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Real estate appraisal card. 135 F Street, part of lots 14-17, block 22, in Salida, Colorado. This building was erected by Frank W. Gill following the fire of January 1888. The newspaper reported following the fire that "Frank Gill will build a two-story brick as soon as he can get the materials." Gill opened the bakery in 1884 and operated it until 1922, at which time it was called "one of the oldest business institutions in the city." The 1903-04...
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Real estate appraisal card. 135 Lower (or North) F Street, rear 10', lots A, B, & C, block 4, in Salida, Colorado. The Victoria Bar & Tavern is visible on the left. This building was erected between 1914 and 1929, based on Sanborn maps. The building was labeled 'store' on the 1929 map. In 1951, the Indian Grill Restaurant, operated by Earl Stevenson was located here. (M.W. Yale Custom Gunsmithing was located at 133 Lower F, a building which is...
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Real estate appraisal card. 135 Lower (or North) F Street, lots A, B, & C, block 4, in Salida, Colorado. This building was erected in 1901=02. The 1902 Salida Mail reported: 'Messrs. Moore and Killen have their building at the corner of F and Front streets almost completed. The structure is of brick, substantially built, and includes two stories and a basement. The room fronts on F street, and presents a neat, up-to-date appearance. The finishing...
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Real estate appraisal card. 137-141 F Street, part of lots 14-17, block 22, in Salida, Colorado. This building, originally known as the Wheeler Block, was built by Egbert and Lena Wheeler following the fire of January 1888. The January 3, 1888 Salida Mail reported that the fire had rapidly consumed the building owned by E.H. Wheeler: "E.H. Wheeler, hardware business in his own building on F Street. Loss $8,000; insurance $4,000." By 20 January...
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Real estate appraisal card. 142 Lower (or North) F Street, part of lots 1-4, block 5, in Salida, Colorado. This is currently 140 Lower F Street. The building was erected between 1904 and 1909 and has always been a restaurant. It first housed the Rio Grande Cafe, then the Chili Parlor Restaurant, then the Star Cafe. Mae Prunty bought the place for $1 in 1943 and was subsequently contracted by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad to serve food...
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Real estate appraisal card. Back yard view of 142 Lower (or North) F Street, in Salida, Colorado.
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Real estate appraisal card. 147 F Street, part of lots 14-17, block 22, in Salida, Colorado. Sanborn maps indicate that this building was erected between 1888 and 1890. The previous building at this location burned in the fire of January 1888, and the Sanborn map of 1888 shows a vacant lot. The present building appears on the 1890 map, when the building housed a saloon (143) and a meat store (147). The meat store was listed in the 1903-04 city...
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Real estate appraisal card. 200 F Street, part of lots 1-4, block 32, in Salida, Colorado.
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Real estate appraisal card. 201 F Street, NELy 25' off lots 11-13, block 31, in Salida, Colorado. This site was where the disastrous fire of January 1888 started in Salida. At that date, Peter Mulvany was completing a three-story brick hotel on the site. A workman dropped a spark into a pile of shavings and within minutes the building was engulfed in flames. The fire soon spread to neighboring buildings, and the heat was so intense that buildings...
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Real estate appraisal card. 204 Lower (or North) F Street, pt. SE 1/4, SE 1/4, Sec. 32 T 50N R 9E, in Salida, Colorado. The Palace Hotel was erected in 1906 by Ambrose Ramsey. The Salida Mail reported: 'Plans and specifications are now being drawn by Architect Anderson for a two-story brick block to be erected by Mr. A. Ramsey on lots owned by him on lower F Street adjoining the Windsor Cafe. The building will be 48 x 100, the first floor to contain...
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Real estate appraisal card. 207 F Street, part of lots 9-13, block 31, in Salida, Colorado. This is the Crews-Beggs Mercantile Co. building. The B & C Dry Goods Store was located at 211 F St.
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Real estate appraisal card. 214 F Street, lots 1-4, block 32, in Salida, Colorado. This building is no longer standing. Part of the First National Bank is visible in photo, which is also no longer standing.
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Real estate appraisal card. 217 F Street, part of lots 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, block 31, in Salida, Colorado. This building was erected in 1904, according to its stone plaque, and was christened the "Adilas Building" (Adilas is Salida spelled backward). On 1 January 1904, the Salida Record published a drawing of the building and stated, "this handsome building will be named by the people of the county as soon as the foundation is completed. A handsome...
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Real estate appraisal card. 220 F Street, part of lots 1-4, block 32, in Salida, Colorado. The Sandusky building is currently 222 F Street. This building is associated with the development of dry goods businesses in Salida, having been built between 1906 and 1909 to house S.W. Sandusky Dry Goods. The company traced its roots to the origins of the city in 1880, and S.W. Sandusky was a pioneer merchant, who operated the oldest dry goods business in...
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Real estate appraisal card. 226 Lower (or North) F Street, part of SE 1/4. section 32 T, 50N R 9E. This building is currently 216 Lower F Street. The 1903 city directory lists the Donmyer & Haley Restaurant in this building, William J. Donmyer and Joseph L. and John E. Haley, proprietors. The 1909 Sanborn map indicates that the building still housed a restaurant but by 1929 it had become store space. It then reverted back to a restaurant by 1945. History...
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Real estate appraisal card. 129 F Street, lot 19, block 31, in Salida, Colorado. Mislabeled as 129 F Street. Sanborn maps indicate that this buildng was erected about 1888, when the present building is shown and indicated as "not completed." The 1890 and 1893 Sanborn maps show a grocery on the first story and a photography studio on the second. In 1898, the Sanborn map Indicates that a printing shop was on the first story and a photo studio was...
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Real estate appraisal card. 230 & 240 F Street, part of lots 21-26, block 32, in Salida, Colorado. 230 F is currently 232 F. The McKenna Building: On 24 January 1902, the Salida Mail announced, "The plans for the splendid new business block to be erected by J.J. McKenna on the lots on upper F street opposite the Record block have been completed by Architect Henry Silf and are now in the hands of the contractors for estimates. The block will be...
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Real estate appraisal card. 233 F Street, lot 18, block 31, in Salida, Colorado. Sanborn maps indicate that this building was erected between 1888 and 1890. The 1890 map indicates that the building was vacant. In 1893, a laundry operated here. By 1898 the building was being used for furniture storage. The 1903-04 city directory indicates that the Boston Tea and Coffee Company (tea, coffee, spice, staples, and fancy groceries) was located here. Chester...
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Real estate appraisal card. 3rd and F Streets, lots 16-17, block 31. This building replaced two small buildings (one a tailor shop) previously on the site. The building does not appear on the 1914 Sanborn map, but it is shown on the 1929 map. The 1922 and 1927-28 city directories do not appear to list this address, suggesting a 1929 year of construction. The 1929 Sanborn map indicates that the building housed an auto sales and service building....
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Real estate appraisal card. 309 F Street, lot 24, block 50, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado. This house, built in 1891 according to the Chaffee County Assessor, was the residence of dentist Charles S. Kramer, who was listed in the 1903-04 city directory. He continued to live here during 1905-06. By 1910, Mr. Kramer was renting another house on F street. By 1910 Joseph "Joe" D. Randol, one of Salida's most prominent businessmen, lived...