El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

( wooden shanties were placed on the
Z southwest portion of it. In one Of
I them Dick HiHebrand opened beer
( hall, using the park behind for the
/ beer garden Nightly a Mexican or
! chestra discOursed sweet music as the
I visitors quaffed the teutOnic beverage.
Next to this place was the famous
boarding house OF Annie Burns, which
was the first Harvey house on the
! street.
on this same property was erected
in 1885 the building covering that en-
/ tire block, known as the Bronson
block: Stanley Good. now deputy sheriff
has his dry goods store here. On De-
cember 10, 1886. the firm OF Albers &
was conducted by A. K Albers for
several years and is the same place as
the present Wards Pharmacy. Next
east of them was the saloon and gamb-
/ ling hall Of Marcus and afterward, 1892,
jew elers, and next east dry goods
store afterwards occupied by Fred
Schaffer's drug store; and on the cor
ner of Oregon was BrOnson's bank, on
the site of the present American Ma
East of and across Oregon street
was the old adobe one story house Of
Gen. Harrison. used by him for A home
associated with W. F. Kneeland in
land business Beyond this was 4
vacancy up TO near Emerson & Ber-
riens. On the open space adjoining
was a triangular flat iron shaped
piece Of land owned by J. r Currie,
an old Mississippi schOOlmaster. who
is said to have traded Gin 1880 the
horse he rode into town on for this
little piece of land and some other
lots up town From this start he
amassed fortune and in 1884 he erect
ed the three story building. the flat
iron building called the "Currie block"
Curry sold out few years later,
cleaning up SIS, 200 and moved to Dali
las. This was the first three story
building ever erected on San Antonio
street.
The First Theater.
Between Kneeland and Harrison's
ana Emerson & Berrien's store a frame
building was erected by the latter
firm in one day, the day before Christ
mas 1881. for a heatrical troupe to make
one performance in This was the first
public hall or theater ever built in
FL PasO. r. NJ. McKie and Deal pub
hshed The Herald in the Harrison
building during 1881. Mrs. Deal had
a millinery store on the corner.
The next new building erected on
that block was the two story brick
building still standing. built expressly
Tor the home Of the first social club
ever organized in FL Paso, viz: the
Cactus club. of which ". s Hills was
president and l. II. Davis, secretary.
East Of this was the long old adobe I
house owned then by A. NJ LOOMS
extending to the corner Of north Utah
street Mesa Ave.) The Palace saloon /
building the old Harrison office site
and the Hills three story building Oc-
cupies the sites of the old furniture
store. now the FL Paso House and the
old theater. The Silver King is also
on the old Harrison site. Hiss old
office and the Cactus club building
still stand ]. A Buckler's land office +
C. Q. StantOn's. ThOs H COnklin and Z
Dr- justices Offices were In the Hills 4.
building in 1881 The building recently
built by Richard Caples. called Pose
ners, is on the site of the old LoOmis
adobe In that old house then owned .
BY Dr. Manning, LOOmis had his office
v lille justice of the peace in 1SS2-4
Opposite these last mentioned build
ings and on the south side Of San
Antonio street, was the old homestead /
Of the Marsh family. Mr.. Marsh had I
once been L. :. collector OF customs
and this was the custom house. VIII
liam Marsh was the last of the family
to occupy 1t up to the time OF his J
tragic death by suicide in 1855. On