Adobe home by railroad tracks, 1907 (26/74)

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Adobe home by railroad tracks, 1907
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  1. My Paternal Grandmother’s Family in Los Lotes in El Paso . The homes were next to the Railroad Tracks and they were built out of Adobe with dirt floors. I remember visiting in the late 50s and I remember the smokestacks on the roofs that were used for wood burning 🔥 stoves. I envision seeing my family living a similar lifestyle as the ones in this photo.

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    • Mine, too. My great grandmother and Great grand uncle and Great grand Aunt lived in this area, too, close to the railroad tracks. We actually had several family members living in this area, which looks like it was close to the Lincoln area. The railroad tracks ran right next to Evergreen Cemetery.

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  2. I think that was my Great Grandma’s house!!
    (JK, although my Great Grandmother lived in the area just north of where UMC is now) in the Lincoln area, on Durazno street, close to the railroad tracks. Most of the houses around that area were adobe houses!!

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