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To: CIty of San Juan Mayor Garza

Save the San Juan Hotel

The City of San Juan voted in January 2024 to demolish the San Juan Hotel. Tell the city to preserve the hotel, not demolish it. The original hotel structure was built in 1909. In 1919, it was replaced with the current structure and in 1983 it was refurbished and reopened. In 1986, the hotel was designated a state of Texas Historical landmark. The hotel is one of the most iconic buildings in San Juan and the Rio Grande Valley. the San Juan Hotel is a part of the collective memory of generations of San Juan and Valley residents. We should preserve history, not erase it. We call on the City of San Juan to conduct a feasibility study by someone that specializes in historical restoration and do whatever they can to preserve the hotel.

For additional information and to keep up to date on the issue follow the Save the San Juan Hotel Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560391466810

Why is this important?

We must restore and preserve the San Juan Hotel and be a model for the rest of the Valley to preserve our history.

Updates

2025-05-16 22:43:52 -0400

Thank you all for helping us to get to 1,000 signatures! Please help us by sharing information about our cause and a link to the petition. We have great news to share. The San Juan Hotel was chosen by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of the 11 Most Endangered Historical Sites in the United States. This demonstrates the importance of the hotel, not just in the history of the Valley but in the history of the United States.

Here's a story about the designation in The McAllen Monitor.
https://myrgv.com/local-news/2025/05/09/a-really-big-deal-san-juan-hotel-makes-national-endangered-list/

If you are not following us on social media yet, please do!
Facebook: Save the San Juan Hotel https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560391466810
IG: @save_the_san_juan_hotel

If you are in the Valley and wish to join our Save the San Juan Hotel Organizing team, reach out to us!

Thank you for your support!

2025-04-26 16:20:45 -0400

1,000 signatures reached

2025-04-11 02:37:01 -0400

Updates! A TikTok about the San Juan Hotel and why it should be saved has gone viral! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/sanjuanhotel
If you are in the RGV this weekend, stop by our event on Saturday, April 12th from 6pm to 9pm at The Landmark on Tower in Alamo. This free bilingual community event will highlight the history of the San Juan Hotel in the context of white settler colonialism, La Matanza, and the Texas Rangers in the Rio Grande Valley during the early 20th century.

The event will feature:
History Exhibit curated by Professor & Students
Art Exhibit
Panel discussion on the history.
Print-making
Zine-making
DJ Queen Killah Bee
Live Corridos
Recording of Oral Histories about the topics.

Link to our event page: https://www.facebook.com/share/18XN2MKNwp/

Recent Essay on the Topic: https://truchargv.com/the-san-juan-hotel-history-and-fight-for-preservation/

Thank you for your support!

2024-07-20 22:32:41 -0400

500 signatures reached

2024-06-04 10:04:33 -0400

100 signatures reached

2024-06-03 21:44:19 -0400

50 signatures reached

2024-06-03 20:32:30 -0400

25 signatures reached

2024-06-03 18:56:45 -0400

10 signatures reached