El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-02
THE GROWTH OF
TEXAS STREET
is REMARKABLE
Present Rialto Theater F irst
Modem Building East
Of Stanton Street
, TWO REPUBLICS
IS THE LATEST
An Important Artery Of
Traffic That Has De-
veloped IN Few Years
By c. A. MARTIN.

by u a. MAX IN.
IT IS not such a Tar cry back TO the
day when Texas street had its be-
ginning as a business street
lr is not 60 long since the rabbits
hid in the brush along this thorough
rare east Of Cotton avenue and Il
was but a few years ago when a hide
house was about the only thing along
the thoroughfars east Of Ocravia that
was not a residence.
Today the street is lined with bust
ness houses storage houses and dis
trlbutiug concerns. Some Of the
largest in the Southwest are located
thereon and u is almost soIdly built
up from its beginning at oregon
street 70 Its eastern end at Piedras.
more than IS blocks away
The rapid and vigorous growth Of
this street as a business thorough
fare Isl but an indication OF the pro-
Eress Fl Paso Is making as a whole
and proves the prediction Of those
who had faith in Fl Paso in the early
days Men who invested in Texas
street property q few years ago have
made q fortune from the Investment
and the end IS not yet; its era OF de-
velopment, progress and prosperity
seems only beginning.
The Beginning.
Not many years age there was no
business east q Stanton and very
little east OF Mesa
Where the Republics Life In
Eurancs company asy Ecraper Isl now
nearing completion there stood q
little red brick church. the place o.
worship OF the congregation Of
Trinity Methodist church
Residences, most OF them small,
brick structures. q lot OF them Edobes,
lined both sides c. the street
The Texas Grand theater-noW the
Elalto-started business down Texas
street It was the pioneer Of the
street Business began 10 follow IL
but o. was slew. When the Rialto
vas completed It was considered
away out" Today &c is surrounded
by business houses and the street
IS goldly built up with substantial
business Institutions between the
Rialto and the rest OF the city.
The Rialto OF Texas Grand was fol-
lowed b. the RaTuolds building. then
called Every 1odTs- The present
home OF the Il Paso Bank and Trust
Co. Et Mesa and Texas was erected
about the same time
About that time. q tWo-story bust
ness house took the place o. Trinity
church. This helped to hold the
street together" and turn the tide Of
business that way Other buildings
Otheru to Come.
The republics building, At the
corner OF Texas and Stanton, just
nearing completion, iI the latest big
building 20 be erected. but plans are
under way for several more.
G. ~. BaEBert has announced his IN
tentfon, as soon as money ia easier
Of doubling the present capacity OF
the Ratio by erecting an addition On
the vacant lot east OF the theater.
This would extend ne theater % the
Campbell street corner.
llr. Bassett also has plans FOR the
erection Of a building Is large as the
ITo-Republics building On the cor
ler diagonallT opposite the Two
Republics building
Joe Eonf. who recently purchased
the property en- the southeast corner
o. Texas and Stanton, also has plans
fer q large building 70 be erected
as Hoon as the money market Is
easier.
A. Schwartz. who less than a year
ago purchased OF G. n. Bassett the
three story roominE house on the
south side OF the street on the alley
between Mesa and Stanton IS plan
ming to erect in place Of this building
9 Counterpart Of the present Popular
binding.
Maurice s, Ewartz and otners. who
purchased the property directly across
the street, adjoining the Eaynolds
buildlng. also plan to build modern
structure on il soon
Outlook a. Bright
Altogether there Is no brighter
outlook for any section Of the city
than Texas street
During the past few years many
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars
have been spent on the erection OF
big buildings on Texas street esat
OF what IS generally recognized as
the business section
These buildings include the three
story home Of the Iri-State Grocery
and Bakery Co., the home Of the bor-
darland Auto supply Co. new homes
FOR several automobile tire com
nanfes. etc. u can be said that no
other street in the city has had 50
much spent upon g IA tbs way Of new
buildings IN the last few years
Naturally, its length has some
thing 20 do with this, as it extends
for many blocks, 20 Piedras street
iu East FL Paso, but Texas Grteet is
generally Recognized as me IutuE e
east and west big business alreeL
OF the city. by reason q its length
and o. the heavy traffic IL bears
To IS the logical point OF ingress 70
and eErssg from the city for valley
farmers and tourists 10 81 also the
artery that feeds the traffic into the
city from a large section Of Govern
Home OF Big Houses
Several lumber yards, warehouses
and supply houses Of VariouH kinds
have located on the eastern end OF
Texas street OF IN Its immediate VI
cinlty, IN recognition Of Its Importance
IS e trade artery Of the city.
While the White Way Just IN
stalled By the merchants Of the
street does not extend for any great
distance out the street. considering
the length. che chances are that IL
VIII be extended rapidly until, at no
distant date. the entire street VIII be
wen lighted IN this manner, making
e beautiful approach 20 the city from
the valley and the eastern and north
eastern suburbs
Texas street leads almost direct
10 the important Five Points neigh
borhood ana IS one Of the three feed
era CIyrle avenue and san antonio
street being the othera) o. Alameda
aTeuuo and the main county high
way