El Paso, Texas

Change over time....
SANBORN MAPS
and CITY DIRECTORIES

Maps are from Sanborn Fire Map Collection UMI

1883

1905

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El Paso City Directory 1906

There are no changes (since 1904) to the types of business taking place in the Federal building.

El Paso Street between San Francisco to San Antonio: People were exercising the following professions and trades:

Architects
Attorneys
Barbers
Brokers
Cemetery Real Estate
Chinese Restaurants
Cigar
Clothing
Curios
Dentists
Drugs
Grocers
Hotel Grand Central
Jewelers
Meats
Milling
Mining
Page Press
Pawn Brokers
Real estate
Saloons
Sewing Machines
Shoe shine
Shoes
Stationery
Tailor
Union Ticket Office


El Paso Street between San Antonio to Overland: People were exercising the following professions and trades: Note: At this location there are many vacant spaces recorded in the directory at this time)

Artist
Attorneys
Barber
Books
Café Saloon
Cleaners
Clothing
Dentists
First National Bank
Hatter
Jewelry manufacturer
Liquor
Mercantile
Optician
Saloons
Shoes


1885
1888
1893
1900
1902
1905
1908
1943
1948
1951
1954