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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />PORT OF HOD STON <br /> <br />The Fentress Bracewell Farbours Cut Container Terminal is one of the world's <br />leading containerized ports, and is growing. The City of LaFbrte can suffer the <br />truck traffic, the container storage yards, and the dust, or we can capitalize on <br />this world-wide publicity and marketplace. We could become a leading import <br />center with an International Marketplace offering prime imports from around the <br />world to the Southeast Texas region. Manyvisitors from inland are extremely <br />interested in seeing the ships, so we should provide facilities for viewing ships <br />as they travel up the channel, and provide an observation tower for those who <br />wish to watch the loading of cargo. <br /> <br />OLD MAIN STREET <br /> <br />LaPorte's old Main Street District must be rescued from the probability of be- <br />coming a slum area. This district cannot compete with regional malls as far <br />as shopping opportunities, but the potential is there for a rather charming his- <br />toric area composed of specialty shops, restaurants, theaters, offices, galler- <br />ies, museums, and import shops. The City of LaPorte should recognize the <br />needs of this district and provide the necessary assistance and expertise to the <br />Main Street Association and local merchants in restoring this area to a viable <br />shopping district and entertainment center. <br /> <br />CITY PARK FACILITIES <br /> <br />Bay Forest Golf Course and Little Cedar Bayou Nature Trail and Wave Pool are <br />first-class facilities which are available at low cost to visitors to our city. Such <br />local attractions can serve as secondary activities which would provide pleasure <br />to those tourists whose main reason for coming to our area would be to visit NASA <br />or San Jacinto. <br /> <br />-3- <br />