By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ
The interior of the Stonewall Jackson restaurant in San Benito is shown. The facility is prepping for its Dec. 10 grand opening. (Staff photo by Yvette Ybarra)
It’s been about a year since Rick Partida of Weslaco purchased Stonewall Jackson, enough time to transform the historic San Benito establishment’s restaurant into a facility reminiscent of its prominent days in the 1930s and 40s.
Partida said he purchased the former hotel, the price of which he has yet to disclose, in 2009 and has since remodeled rooms and closed the restaurant for a month pending renovations.
Now that approximately $175,000 worth of remodeling has been completed, Partida said Stonewall Jackson will reopen to the public on Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. A grand opening has been scheduled that day to mark the occasion, featuring San Benito High School’s Conjunto Estrella, and Danza Matachines & Mucho Mas.
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3 comments
My great Uncle, Frank Corkill, used to shine shoes there.
Hope the grand opening did well,this is a fantastic historical hotel. will be there the last of December to check it out!
This is fantastic and glad that it was not demolished. I use to go there for many years with my father in law, Joe Corkill to have coffee and talk. He has since past away. This is great for the citizens of San Benito and local area. I will stop and check it out and have a meal there. LG San Antonio