El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11
100000 In
Buildings In
1910
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the new hotel structure. which will be
from eight to ten stories. with all of
the modern conveniences.
While this building is being projected
the New Sheldon has been opened and
is proving a temporary solution of the
hotel problem IN Ell Paso. The Smell
don building has been remodeled and
refurnished at a cost Of 100000 The
lobby and basement have been rebuilt
and the entire building remodeIed, re-
decorated and finished in hardwood and
marble.
The Fisher hotel in the Look build
ing is another addition to the hotel
facilities OF the city It has 30 rooms
with baths and telephones, and has
been opened since December l. The
Angelus has been completely refinish-
ed and furnished.
Big New Business Home.
The Krakauer, York & Moye whole
sale and retail stores on San Fran
cisco street have been completed at
cost OF $50. 600. and are now occupied
buildings consist OF a concrete retail
store-three stories-facing on San
Francisco street, a large warehouse in
the rear, another across the tracks and
three smaller ones back Of these.
The Roberts Banner building mas
been completed and occupied with
stores. 1t was built at a cost of $685.
600 and is occupied by some of the
best appointed stores in the city.
The Buckler building, which burned,
has been replaced with a two story
structure costing $25, 900. It is built
of brick with concrete trimmings, and
Is devoted to stores on the first
floors and offices on the second floor.
The Morehouse building, two stories
in height, and having a frontage on
both San Antonio street and Mesa ave-
nue., is one Of the years additions to
the bushes districts of the city.
A F1atirSn Building.
The first flatiron building was built
by D. W. Reckhart on San Francisco
street at the intersection of Main.
The building is two stories in height
and IS built Of yellow brick aud steel
at cost OF $4,000.
The first building 10 be erected on
West San Antonio street. which was
recently opened, was the Look building
on the corner Of San Antonio and FL
Paso streets. The building was built
from the ground UP, only small por-
ton Of the old Look building being
used. It is three stories high. and IS
veneered with yellow brick. The cost
of the building was $4,000.
One Of the landmarks Of the busi-
ness district was replaced with a mod
ern concrete building by Maj W. ].
FeweI 1t was built or the corner OF
FL Paso and San Antonio, one story
high and cost $4,000.
New Furniture Store.
The Schultz building on San Fran
cisco street. just west of The Herald
building, is another concrete addition /
to the city. II was built by Mrs. Sam
ueI Schultz at a cost Of $4,000 and is
of concrete construction throughout,
with the walls sufficiently heavy to
permit Of a third and fourth floor
when needed. TIE building has a
frontage OF san Francisco and North
FL Paso streets.
A number Of smaller business build
tnRs have been built during the year
lust closed. Clyde Holmes has built
an $4,000 cleaning works on Texas
street; w. c. White has finished
grocery store Of concrete costing S12,-
OO0; the E. E Neff company has built |
q. warehouse and office costing $4,000;
y. T. White built brick store build :
ing on lower san Francisco street, !
costing $4,000: Storms, Stewart &
Pitnan have finished a group of store
buildings at a cost Of $4,000, the |
Printing company has
completed a printing plant costing
$1,000.
A New POstoffice.
OF the proposed buildings which are
expected to be built during the COM |
ing year. the postoffice is the one, |
next TO the hotel building, which is |
most needed. A number Of sites have /
been offered to the postomice depart
ment for building locations, but none |
has yet been accepted. The building, /
when II is completed, viii cost ap /
nd will ha r
ranged to accommodate the business
of the Ell Paso postoffice. Congress |
has appropriated 100000 for the site |
Another proposed building IS the Plaza 4
block to replace the present Plaza /
block on Pioneer place. The owners |
Of this building nave received num-
Der OF offers from firms out Of the /
city wishing to lease this building, /
should it be built
The Bronson block viii also be re- /
placed with modern 10 story build /
ing. providing a suitable tenant can |
be secured.
H B. stevens is also planning to
erect a five story concrete building /
on the vacant lots at the corner Of /
san Francisco and Santa Fe streets
T. White and 9. II. Baum have |
planned concrete buildings on West /
san Antonio street, to be erected dur
ing the year
RemodeIfng Old Buildings.
Keeping pace with the buildings
which have been erected. the remodel /
ing and rebuilding Of the older build /
ings has added much TO the attractive /
ness of the city. The Wa1z building i
on San Francisco street has been con-
verted into five store fronts on FL |
Paso and San Francisco streets, the
basement enlarged and the entire /
building repainted. The Howard, Ran
kin & O'Fallen building on Overland /
street, between Il Paso and Oregon, /
formerly occupied by the Krakauer. I
Cork & Moye hardware store, has been I
completely remodeled and converted /
into storerooms the full length of the I
block on Overland street. These rooms
are TO be occupied by small stores.
The entire cost Of remodeling the
building was $4,000
Store EnlarEes Space.
The building occupied by the E. B.
WEIGH Furniture company, which was
partially burned, has been rebuilt and
is now occupied by the J. Cahsher
Dry Good company and will be until
the new 100000 Calisher building is
The Popular store has also
rebuilt the second floor Of the Masonic
temple at a cost of $4,000 and has /
snf0 ha ready