El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-29

entire southwest The American va
tional bank building was purchased by
the First National bank and an addi-
uons having a frontage OF 20 feet on
San Antonio street, was erected This
addition was in general style and de-
sign. exactly like the American Ma
tiOnal building and made an entire half
block Of beautiful bank building. The
exterior Is finished in buff orick and
terra Gotta with ornaments at the cor
nice and massive granite columns at
the main entrances The interior OF
the bank is more beautiful than the
exterior. It is finished in Circassion
walnut, the Uniting is in gold and
French gray, and the massive paint
ings Of the old west are Of especial
historic and decorative value The
banking room is cooled and heated "
a special apparatus and is arranged
for the most efficient work The addi-
tiOn cost $3.50. 600 and is occupied by
offices above the bank proper, which
occupies two floors, with its high cell
ing and meZZaniue floor
Clears Site for S2OO,OOO BulidinE-
The Commercial National bank has
cleared the site at the corner Of Mills
and Mesa avenue for its $500, 900 build
ing. which is expected to be erected
this year II viii be the first steel
frame building 10 be erected in FL Pas0
and will be either u or IA stories
high It Will be finished in brick and
terra Gotta and viii have offices above
mezzanine floors viii be reserved for
the banking rooms. There will also be
store rooms on the first floor, flanking
the bank rooms
Union Bank and Trust Co.'S Building.
The Union Bank and Trust company
is just completing its new banking
rooms on san Antonio street which cost
$4,000 The old Wells Fargo building
has had an entire new front Of classic
design added. with massive Ionic col
banking room proper is on the first
floor and the bookkeeping department
VIII be located on the second floor. The
third floor viii be separate from the
bank and VIII be divided into offices
frost and frost were the architects for
this bank building
city National Remedies Home.
The City National Bank spent SIS. 900
in improving its banking room during
the past year The room adjoining the
bank proper was cleared and included
In the banking quarters new ele-
vator was installed in the south end
Of the building and the entire interior
refinished and refurnished- A patent
cooling system was installed and new
tile floors and a new mortgage room
added.
Handsome New Theater.
The AIhambra theater has just been
completed on south FL PasO street by
ROdOlfO Cruz and represents an invest
ment Of $3.50. 000. II is three stories in
height, has a seating capacity for 1000
persons and is built in the Moorish
style, with elaborate exterior decora-
tions- The theater is a popular priced
vaudeville and picture show place II
is firaprOof throughout and Is supplied
with a number of fire doors and exits
The stage measures q by A feet and
the main lobby and balcony occupy the
first and second stories except for
soda fountain and confectionery on the
front of the second floor. This is ar
ranged with palms and potted plants
and is intended as a Longing place
before and after the theater- On the
first floor are two store rooms at each
side Of the main theater building and
the third floor includes the operators
room the managers office and storage
rooms The theater was opened on
August IL frost and frost were the
architects for the building.
Crosby Company spends $4,000
The Crosby company has spent S70,-
600 during the past year in improve
ments TO the property held by this COM
pany. At the corner Of Myrtle avenue
and Kansas street this company has
erected a three story building measur-
ing 50 by 137 feet with stOrerOoms on
the first floor and apartments on the
second and third floors Adjoining this
is a one story store building measuring
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