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Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1891Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNW. Taken from a point in Military Plaza showcasing the razing of the City Hall/County Courthouse (1852) also know as the “Bat Cave.” The upper photograph is indisputable evidence in that the Elmendorf Building with the façade date of 1890 can be seen just over the roof.
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#1
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: May 1909Subject: Photo crop of Veramendi Palace. View is most likely south from a point just north of the “end” of the building. Probably taken during the “short” razing (north 25 feet of bldg.), in May 1909.1
#2
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1896-1910Subject: Photo crop of Veramendi Palace. View is SSE along Soledad showing the Veramendi Palace, the former Bexar County Court House (with the twin Mansard Roofs) and at the end of the street, the massive Kampmann Building.
#3
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1848-1878Subject: Photo crop of The Vance House (1848) at Houston and St. Mary’s. View is NNE from Houston Street showing the Vance House built by Vance as US Army Headquarters during period of 1846-1848. Reconditioned as a hotel after the war. There does not appear to be any street car tracks on Houston Street. The line was in place by summer of 1878.
#4
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1884-1886Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is ESE along Veramendi Street showcasing three mounted riders with Decker’s Veramendi Garden (the Veramendi Palace), 132 Soledad, in the background.
#5
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1903-1926Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNW. Taken from Travis park showcasing The Travis, a boarding house that opened in 1903 and was razed in 1926.
#6
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1848-1878Subject: Photo crop of a book page with caption of the Vance House (1848) at Houston and St. Mary’s. View is NNE from intersection of Houston Street and St. Mary’s Street showing the Vance House built by Vance as US Army Headquarters during period of 1846-1848. Reconditioned as a hotel after the war. There does not appear to be any street car tracks on Houston Street. The line was in place by summer of 1878.
#7
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 11 June 1936Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is SSW. Taken from a switching tower showcasing a crowd and an infantry unit waiting for the arrival of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s train. He will enter the car that is sitting to the tracks and be driven to the Alamo, where he will make a speech and lay a wreath to the Alamo defenders.
#8
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Post 1936.Subject: Photo crop of street scene. View is north on St. Mary’s Street. Taken from NE corner of Commerce Street intersection. Potchernick’s at 211 is clearly visible as is the Star Garage at 213. The automobiles would seem to indicate early 1930s, however, the parking meters in place mandate a date after 1936.
#9
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Pre-1877.Subject: Photo crop of street scene. View is south on Soledad. Taken from the west sidewalk showcasing Robert Wulfing’s dry goods (and according to the Mexican Consul, guns also) store at the SE corner of Soledad and Main Plaza. Must be prior to 1877 as the three-story stone Dauenhauer building is completed there by late 1877. Note how the iron-tired wheels of the hacks, wagons and other vehicles shatter the sidewalk.
#10
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1871-1898Subject: Photo crop of a book page with caption. View is NNE. Taken from Commerce Street showcasing St Joseph’s Roman Catholic parish church and the rectory beyond. The church occupies the probable second site of San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo) before it was moved to its present location in 1724. The cornerstone of St. Joseph’s was laid in 1868, and it was completed in 1871. The steeple was added in 1898.
#11
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: May 1909 - March 1910.Subject: Photo crop of street scene. View is south along Soledad Street. Taken from in front of the San Antonio Printing Company. The north 25 feet of the “Veramendi Palace” was razed in May 1909 to build the new printing company building (which can be seen in the left foreground) and the remainder is razed in March 1910 for street widening.
#12
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: About 1925Subject: Photo crop of street scene. View is ESE and elevated across a portion of Travis Park. Taken from, almost certainly, the Travis Hotel (1903) showcasing the St. Anthony Hotel (1909) with the 1915 addition. The Travis is razed in 1926.
#13
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1939Subject: Photo crop of street scene. View is towards exterior of building. Taken from interior across a toy display showcasing two young Hispanic “shoeshine boys” looking into store window. San Antonio Light – UTSA Special Collection L-2326-C.
#14
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1921Subject: Photo crop of street scene. View is south along St. Mary’s Street. Taken from south of Pecan Street intersection showcasing flood damage and US Army troops being used to maintain order.
#15
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1914Subject: Photo crop of a book page (with an incorrectly dated caption) depicting a street scene. View is south along Soledad Street. Taken from a point south of Veramendi Street. The “Veramendi Palace” is gone, the old Bexar County House is being razed. The County Commissioners planned special ceremonies on 8 May 1914 for the demolition.
#16
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1908-1909Subject: Photo crop of street scene. View is north and elevated. Taken from, most likely the building along the east bank of the river, south of the bridge, occupied by The Southern Messenger. The photograph showcases the Commerce Street Bridge and the Riverside Building. The bridge is the fourth one at this location. It is a lenticular pony truss bridge built in 1880 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Conn. and replaced by a tee beam bridge in 1915. The Riverside Building, now renamed the Clifford Building was built in 1891 and designed to evoke memories of a river steamboat.
#17
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1886-1939Subject: Photo crop of street scene. View is NNE. Taken from S. Flores Street showcasing the San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railroad Depot at 1318 S. Flores and is a slightly better crop than #28 and a slightly different angle. Built in 1886 and razed in 1939. The Texas Transportation Museum website contains excellent information on both the railroad and the depot.
#18
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1900-1910Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east and elevated along West Commerce Street. Taken from second floor level and almost center of the street, most likely from a boom off or out of the Kampmann Building. The Hertzberg Clock is present in the photograph in front of the Hertzberg Jewelry Company at 329 W. Commerce. It will be moved in to a new location at the Gunter Building on Houston Street in 1910. The electric light bulb decorations, the bicycles and the women’s fashions indicate a turn of the century period. The cyclist approaching the camera could be a San Antonio Police Officer.
#19
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: April 1947Subject: Photo crop of a street scene with a handwritten ascription. View is SSE. Taken from the Gunter Hotel showing the end of a parade as it passes the Majestic Theater on Houston Street. Note the SAPD marked cars and motorcycles and the white hats of the Military Police in the jeep.
#20
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo:Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is SSE along Soledad. Taken from the Veramendi Street intersection showcasing the Veramendi Palace, with an excellent image of the old Bexar County Courthouse to the south. Marked with an over-stamp “San Antonio Conservation Society Foundation.”
#21
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1873-1877Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is west and elevated along Commerce Street. Taken from a building just east of the Commerce Street bridge. The wooden bridge has a pedestrian separation as is shown on the Koch 1873 map and most likely is the 1861 “heavy load” bridge. However, the photograph clearly indicates a three-story building on the south side of Commerce which the 1873 map does not detail, while the 1877 Sanborn map does reflect a three-story building at Cocarron (sic) and Commerce.
#22
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1891Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east. Taken from the north bank of the San Antonio River showcasing The Mill (Navarro Street) Bridge.
#23
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1921Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is north along Navarro. Taken from just north of the Navarro Street Bridge, nearest cross street is College. Note what the water did to the street paving.
#24
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1906-1908Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNW. Taken from the driveway on the southside of the building showcasing the southern exposure of the I&GN Railway Passenger Terminal at 123 N. Medina.
#25
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: c.1870sSubject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east along Market Street Taken from Main Plaza showing Market Street and the City Market House (1859) which housed Police Headquarters in the period right after the Civil War.
#26
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1907Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNW. Taken from Houston Street showcasing the razing of the Mahncke Hotel.
#27
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1934Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNE. Taken from Main Plaza showcasing the Kampmann Building (1884).
#28
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: June 1930Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is north and aerial showcasing a portion of downtown San Antonio. The Central Fire and Police Station (1915) can be seen at the intersection of Market and St Mary’s and the Police Headquarters (1927) at the corner of Dwyer and Dolorosa. A point of orientation is the 31 story (403’) Smith-Young Tower at St. Mary’s and Villita.
#29
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1909Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is SSE. Taken from a point across Medina Street and in front of the I&GN Passenger Terminal showcasing the I&GN Hotel on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Heimann Building (1909).
#30
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1934Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is west along Houston Street. Taken from the Houston Street bridge.
#31
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1920sSubject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is WNW along East Houston Street and elevated. Taken, almost certainly, from the Woolworth Building, showcasing Houston Street.
#32
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1926Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is ENE along Houston Street. Taken from just east of Avenue C. showcasing east Houston and the just completed Medical Arts Building.
#33
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1940Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is ENE along Houston Street. Taken from a point on Houston, just west of the Texas Theater, showcasing Houston Street.
#34
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1887-1900Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east. Taken from just east of the Soledad intersection showing the length of Houston Street from Soledad to Alamo Plaza. The firm of JN&HS Groesbeeck, operated under that name from 1887 to 1900.
#35
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1913-1915Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is west. Taken from a point on Houston Street in front of the US Post Office showcasing the Houston Street @ Alamo Plaza intersection and the view west on Houston. This crop is from the central “pane” of a panoramic photograph.
#36
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Oct. 1913Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east along Houston Street from St. Mary’s. Taken from the St. Mary’s Street intersection showcasing flood damage.
#37
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Post 1912Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is west along Houston Street. Taken from a point on Houston Street in front of the US Post Office showcasing the Houston Street @ Alamo Plaza intersection and the view west on Houston. Note the interface of animal drawn vehicles with automobiles both parked and moving.
#38
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Post 1913Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is west along Houston Street. Taken from a point on Houston Street east of the Princess Theater and west of the Navarro Street intersection, showcasing Houston
#39
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Late 1920sSubject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east and elevated along Houston Street. Taken from a building on the SW corner of the St. Mary’s Street intersection, showcasing the Gunter Hotel and east along Houston Street.
#40
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: October 1913Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is west along Houston Street. Taken from just east of the St. Mary’s Street intersection, showcasing the flood damage along Houston Street. Note the Hertzberg clock. During the night of the 1921 flood the clock was under water.
#41
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1887-1901 Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east on Commerce Street. Taken from a point in front of the Kampmann building just east of Main Plaza showcasing Commerce Street.
#42
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1909-1926 Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNE and elevated. Taken from a building across the St. Mary’s Street and Houston Street intersection showcasing the Gunter Hotel. Largest building (8 story) in San Antonio when opened in 1909. Three floors added in 1926.
#43
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: September 1921 Subject: Photo crop of a flood damage scene. View is north. Taken from the St. Mary’s Street and Houston Street intersection. Note the height of the water on the Gunter Hotel. Officer David Bradshaw, SAPD who joined the force in 1915 was working the corner the night of the flood and stated, “I heard the water coming and looked north on St. Mary’s…the water looked like it was boiling as it came down St. Mary’s, ripping up the mesquite block paving…me and the Hertzberg clock went under water at a quarter to twelve.”
#44
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: September 1921 Subject: Photo crop of a flood damage scene. View is west along Houston Street. Taken from the St. Mary’s Street intersection showcasing flood damage, with hand written ascription.
#45
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1873-1880 Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is WSW along Alameda-Commerce Street. Taken, almost certainly from a building at the NE corner of the Losoya Street and Alameda Street intersection showcasing the length of Alameda Street (east of the bridge) and Commerce Street (west of the bridge).
#46
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: pre-1910 Subject: Photo crop of a post card rendering of a street scene. View is east on Commerce Street. Taken from intersection of Main Plaza. The rendering has removed such items as power/telephone poles and wires and as such is not a depiction of any actual period of time.
#47
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1902-1906 Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is west on Commerce Street. Taken from a point east of the Commerce Street bridge. showcasing Commerce Street.
#48
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1896-1910 Subject: Photo crop of a post card rendering of a street scene. View is west from the Navarro Street intersection. Taken from the south side of the Navarro Street intersection showcasing Commerce Street.
#49
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1941 Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is west on Commerce Street. Taken from the Commerce Street bridge showcasing Commerce Street. The United States was still at peace.
#50
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1900-1915Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is ESE and elevated across the city. Taken from the New Market House (1900).
#51
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1870sSubject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east along Commerce Street. Taken from a point on Commerce Street in front of the Freie Presse Fur Texas newspaper office at 88 Commerce.
#52
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1915Subject: Photo crop of a book page of a street scene. View is north on Belknap Place. Taken from a point in the front yard of a residence showcasing the neighborhood. Almost certainly a realtor advertisement
#53
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1923Subject: Photo crop of a very clear photograph of a street scene. View is north and elevated along Broadway. Taken from south of the Houston Street intersection with a handwritten ascription.
#54
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1901-1910Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNW. Taken from a point within the plaza showcasing the Chili stands and buildings beyond, such as Frank Lichtinger's Green Front Saloon.
#55
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1888-1891Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is WNW on east Houston Street. Taken, almost certainly from the roof of the Saloon on the SE corner of Losoya and Houston. The building at the bottom right is on the west corner of Avenue C and Houston. The street west (that the single horse buggy is passing) is Jefferson. The is Navarro. Following Navarro to the right leads to the Travis Park Methodist Church.
#56
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1970Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNW across the city. Taken from the Tower of the America Americas showcasing Joske’s of Texas and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.
#57
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Post 1925Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is SSE. Taken from the NW corner of the South Alamo Street – East Commerce Street intersection showcasing the (formerly) Angelus Hotel, purchased by J.C. Penny in 1925.
#58
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1883-1888.Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is SSE along east side of Alamo Plaza below Blum Street. Taken from Blum Street intersection. Alamo Drug Store/Dreiss building (1877) is in foreground with the Joske Brothers (the company moved from Austin Street location and was renamed Joske Bros. in 1883) apparently doing business at that location (will move across street in 1887-88 and leave building vacant). The towered Dullnig building (1883) can be seen at the corner of Alamo and Commerce.
#59
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1940Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View (I think) is SSE along South Presa. Taken from within the South Alamo-South. St. Mary’s-South Presa-Camargo-Turner street intersection showcasing the Alamo Service Station at 601 S. Presa. If I am correct, the driver of the 36 Chevrolet with the spare tire kit on the trunk lid, in the foreground of the photograph, intends on continuing on S. Presa (SSE), the older model car crossing in front of him is headed SSW on S. Alamo.
#60
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1932-1935Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is north along the westside sidewalk of Alamo Plaza. Taken from a point just south of 327 Alamo Plaza showcasing shopping activity with a printed ascription. The young man is looking down into the loading dock at or just north of Peyton’s at 329. The old US Post Office and Courthouse (1890) can be seen to the upper right.
#61
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: September 1921Subject: Photo crop of a flood scene. View is west on Travis Street. Taken from the west side of the Navarro Street intersection showcasing flood conditions with a handwritten ascription.
#62
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1930Subject: Photo crop of a street scene with a typed caption. View is ESE along Commerce. Taken from a point the Missouri-Pacific RR yard showcasing the yard and along Commerce.
#63
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1897Subject: Photo crop of a street scene with a handwritten ascription. View is ENE across Main and Military Plazas. Taken from the observatory of City Hall showcasing the view of the city. In the foreground just south of the Silver King Saloon and behind (west) of the Frost Bank building is a type of rental unit known as a “corral.” On the NW corner of Main Plaza is the L. Wolfson (dry goods) building and to it, moving east, is what was at one time, the White Elephant Saloon, which by the time of the photograph had been purchased by Wolfson in an expansion. The massive Kampmann Building sits on the NE corner of Commerce, Soledad and Main Plaza. Both the City Council and the District Courts had been tenants at one time. The building north on Soledad with the twin mansard towers is the former Bexar County Courthouse. The park, the northern portion of which can just be seen in the middle of Main Plaza means that the new Bexar County Courthouse (1897) on the south side of Main Plaza has been completed.
#64
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1913-1925Subject: Photo crop of a street scene with a typed caption. View is NW. Taken from the S. San Saba intersection of W. Commerce showcasing the Pruitt Commission Company.
#65
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1907-1909Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is north. Taken from a point on W. Commerce showcasing the Giovanazzi store and saloon.
#66
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1877-1885Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is west along W. Commerce from Corcoran Street. Taken from a point just east of the Corcoran Street intersection showcasing Commerce Street.
#67
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Pre-1877Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is ENE along W. Commerce. Taken from a point in Main Plaza.
#68
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1904-1909Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNE. Taken from intersection of Houston and Avenue C showcasing the Moore Building (1904). One floor addition and along Houston Street in 1909.
#69
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 13 April 1868-3 October 1872Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is SSE. Taken from a point in Main Plaza showcasing the French Building (1858).
#70
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Pre-1877Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is north along Acequia. Taken from San Fernando Cathedral showcasing the corner of Acequia and Main Plaza. The dark roof in the foreground covers the hardware store of Carl Elmendorf, then a hide roof and just at the bottom edge of the photograph is the roof of the Frost building. L. Wolfson’s store is at the NE corner of Acequia and Main Plaza.
#71
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1877-1881Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east and elevated along Presidio (W. Commerce Street) and the north side of Main Plaza. Taken from, almost certainly, Frederick Kalteyer’s Drug store on Military Plaza, showcasing Presidio and the north side of Main Plaza. The three story Dauenhauer Building (1877) sits at the NE corner of Main Plaza with its north façade on Commerce Street. It does not appear that the Terrell Block on the north side of Presidio has yet begun construction (begins 1881).
#72
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1887-1889Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is SSE across Military Plaza. Taken from a point in Military Plaza showcasing the rear (west) façade of San Fernando Cathedral, Military Plaza and the Southern Hotel.
#73
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo:Subject: Photo crop of a street scene with written ascription. View is east along Houston Street. Taken from the Soledad intersection showcasing Houston Street.
#74
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Pre-1872Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is north along Soledad. Taken from the Commerce Street intersection showcasing Soledad and the three-story Masonic Building which will be purchased by Bexar County on 3 October 1872 for the new Bexar County Courthouse. The first doorway on the left is a stairway that leads to the second floor of what will be Harris’ Vaudeville Theater, the scene of several famous shootings.
#75
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1898-1912Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east along W. Commerce. Taken at a point on West Commerce just west of the “Bon Ton” millinery shop at 127 showcasing Commerce Street. The Presa Street intersection can be seen just beyond the two-story building on the right. The Steeple (1898) of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church can be seen beyond the towers of the Dullnig Block. The narrowness of the street and the reticence of the business owners to widening (not until 1912) allowed Houston Street to become the premier business location of the city.
#76
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Pre-1877Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNW along West Commerce Street. Taken from a point on the north side of Commerce just east of the St. Mary’s Street intersection showcasing William Gamble’s bookstore and post office. The US Post Office was in the new Gallagher Building by 1877 and had moved through various locations at various times.
#77
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1854-1867Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is SSW along W. Commerce between Navarro and St. Mary’s. Taken from a point across the street and slightly east, showcasing the Zork and Griesenbeck store. The building was built in 1854. Zork bought out Griesenbeck in 1867.
#78
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1875Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is SSE across Travis Park. Taken from a point at the Pecan Street intersection showcasing the park.
#79
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1891Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNW. Taken from a point in Military Plaza showcasing the razing of the City Hall/County Courthouse (1852) also know as the “Bat Cave.” The upper photograph is indisputable evidence in that the Elmendorf Building with the façade date of 1890 can be seen just over the roof.
#80
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1854-1867Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is west along Commerce Street. Taken from a point in the street just east of Zork and Griesenbeck’s store. Zork & Griesenbeck was dissolved in 1867.
#81
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1917 to 1921.Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is south. Taken from a point in the middle of Chestnut Street and north of the E. Commerce Street intersection. The Sunset Loan Company will occupy that location from 1908 until after 1963.
#82
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1904-1910.Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNE across Avenue C. Taken from the west sidewalk of Avenue C. Between Travis Street and Houston Street.
#83
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1928.Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNW along Soledad Street. Taken from a point in one of the buildings on the east side of Main Plaza showcasing the National Bank of Commerce building (1919) and the “Fatal Corner.”
#84
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo:Subject: Photo crop of a post card of a street scene. View is WSW along Houston Street. Taken from the Gibbs Building showcasing the Maverick Hotel (1897). Photograph the post card rendering was created from was exposed after 1909. There is also an overprint on the card.
#85
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1907-1909.Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east along Houston Street. Taken from the intersection of Soledad Street showcasing E. Houston between Soledad and the bridge. The Soledad building (later the Hotel Savoy in 1910) and the Book Building on the south side create one solid block from Soledad to the river.
#86
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1890s-1909.Subject: Photo crop of a post card of a street scene. View is NNE. Taken from the W. Commerce Street and Alamo Plaza intersection showcasing the Joske’s Brothers store (1888). The rendering reflects the store as it would have been after the 1890s Alfred Giles/Henri Guindon designed renovation and before the 1909 addition of two floors.
#87
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Early 1930s.Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east along Houston Street. Taken from the Houston Street Bridge showcasing Houston Street.
#88
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: May 1955.Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is SSW along Houston Street. Taken from the sidewalk across from the Majestic Theater showcasing the world premiere of Walt Disney’s “Davy Crockett”. Note the police officers on crowd control. For the 36 months, 5000 coonskin caps would be sold per day amounting to a three-year total of 2.6 billion dollars in merchandising.
#89
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Late 1930s.Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNW across the Broadway intersection of Houston Street. Taken from the SE corner of the intersection showcasing the Hicks Building (1896).
#90
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Early 1930s.Subject: Photo crop of a post card rendering of a street scene. View is east along Houston Street. Taken from a point in front of the Gunter Hotel showcasing Houston Street.
#91
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1870sSubject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is ESE. Taken from a point on S. Flores Street showcasing the 1st Ward Primary School at S. Flores and Guilbeau Streets.
#92
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1914-1915Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is ENE and elevated. Taken from a building just east of Navarro showcasing the widening of Commerce Street and particularly the raising and moving of the Alamo National Bank at the SW corner of Commerce and S. Presa. It is said that the 8000-ton building was raised by 1800 screw jacks, placed on 1600 rollers and then pushed back 17 feet. That much is fact. The legend says it was all done while not disturbing bank business inside. Another part of the same legend says once it was on the rollers it was drawn over and let down onto blocks of dry ice which as they evaporated allowed the building to settle.
#93
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: After 1867-1877.Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is SSE. Taken from a point in Commerce Street showcasing the home and business of G. A. Duerler.
#94
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: Late 1920sSubject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is WSW and elevated along W. Pecan. Taken from, possibly the Riverside Apartments showcasing the 100 block of West Pecan.
#95
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1914-1915Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east. Taken from Commerce Street showcasing the Alamo National Bank being lifted and rolled back for the street widening. For additional information see #158.
#96
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: 1887-1891Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is east. Taken from the Commerce street sidewalk on the west side of Navarro showcasing W. Commerce St. Of particular interest is the marked pedestrian crossing.
#97
Photo crop exposure date: unknown.Exposure date (or window) of subject photo: ca. 1877Subject: Photo crop of a street scene. View is NNW. Taken from Houston street at the Alamo Plaza intersection showcasing the two-story Albert Maverick Building (1877) and E. Houston Street.