The first thing you may notice is that something is missing. Actually, a lot is missing since construction is still going on. The building was finished later in 1937. Even when the first initial construction ended, the Hilton Gym was added a few years later.
Also, you may notice that there are very few buildings around Loretto. You see, Loretto was originally built near the outskirts of town. Can you imagine that the school was going to be built even farther than from here? Well, to you it may not sound so bad, but before, transportation was a lot more difficult. Since the school was too far from people, it was moved here to 1300 Hardaway. Loretto Academy is about four miles from the center of the city.
Although it may not be apparent at first, Loretto is facing Juarez. The Loretto building was built so that it would look as if it were about to embrace Mexico. This was to show that Mexicans were welcome to come to Loretto.
