The Crystal City and Uvalde Railroad was built in 1909 with bonus money and land donations. J.E. Franklin, chairman of the railroad, changed the name to San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf (S.A.U. & G.) and extended the tracks toward Pleasanton. In 1912, North Pleasanton was established at the division point by president M.E. Leming and other officials of the Nueces Valley Townsite Company to accommodate railroad employees. Its location between San Antonio and Corpus Christi made it suitable for general operating offices, machine shops, and a round house. The two-story S.A.U. & G. Depot, designed in the Mission Revival style by Henry Phelps, who also designed the Atascosa County Courthouse, was built there. As the town grew, streets were surveyed and named, and a bridge over the Atascosa River connected North Pleasanton to Pleasanton. Businesses opened along First Street, including the Gulf Coast Hotel, a post office, the First State Bank of North Pleasanton, stores, and other hotels. In 1914, an advertisement in the San Antonio Light Newspaper called North Pleasanton the fastest growing town in the south. In 1927, the Missouri Pacific Railroad Museum purchased the S.A.U. & G., and the shops began closing as the town struggled through the depression. In 1952, citizens formed the North Pleasanton Community Club to improve the town, and a new city hall, fire station, park, and swimming pool were built. After residents of Pleasanton and North Pleasanton lived side by side for almost fifty years, citizens voted unanimously on December 22, 1961, to consolidate with Pleasanton.