Maps are from Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Collection UMI

1883

1885

Pioneer Plaza and environs

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There is no city directory at the Center for American History for 1885 at this time, but on the Sanborn map, on El Paso Street between San Francisco and San Antonio we see the following:

Baker
Clothing
Drugs
Grocery
Market
Meat
Millinery
Photo Gallery
Saloons

On El Paso Street between San Antonio and Overland:

Bank
Books and Drugs
Cigars
Grocery
Hardware
Jewelry
Lunch Saloon
Offices
Produce Restaurants
Saloons
Variety and Toys