Parade in downtown El Paso, 1907 (24/74)
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Nice photo. This is looking east down San Antonio from the El Paso St. intersection, with the photographer likely on the roof of the old Stuart’s Photographic building. The date is definitely pre-1900 because the Ernest Krause designed Coles-Hubbel building, erected in 1900-1901, is not present. However, the electric lines date it pretty close to 1900 – maybe 1898, 1899. The most interesting building in the photo for me is in the foreground to the right – the First National Bank, designed by pioneer El Paso architect Albert Larmour, built in the early 1880s and destroyed by a fire in 2012. I think the only building in this photo that stands today is the right portion of the State National building, which is the Wigwam Saloon/State Theater structure. Down the street from there, on the right, are a bundle of E. Krause buildngs, including the Patterson. Yeah, it’s gotta be very late 1800s, but definitely before 1900 because the Coles is missing. 😊
And is that a church back on right side?
Masonic Knights Templar from El Paso Commandery No. 18 are marching. El Paso No. 18 was chartered in 1884, and is still active today.
WOW, I wish we had a little detail on this photo.
Parades were big deals back then.