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Rev. E. R. Dille filled the pulpit at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, and was followed by Rev. Alfred Kummer. The church was at the corner of Clay and Fourteenth, and both pastors resided at 1401 Castro Street.
The East Oakland Presbyterian Church, at the corner of East Fourteenth Street and Fifteenth Avenue, was under the supervision of Rev. E. S. Chapman. His home was at 1264 Twelfth Avenue.
The First Congregational Church was located at the northwest corner of Twelfth and Clay streets, and the pastor presiding over its destinies was the Rev. J. K. McLean, who lived at 529 Thirteenth Street.
VIEW ON THIRTEENTH STREET, OAKLAND, 1896
FOURTEENTH STREET, OAKLAND, 1896
ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, OAKLAND, 1896
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The Christian Church, at the corner of Thirteenth and Myrtle streets, had as its pastor in 1890 Rev. George W. Sweeney, who was succeeded by Rev. James M. Monroe.
Rev. C. W. Wendte was pastor of the First Unitarian Church, on the southeast corner of Fourteenth and Castro streets.
The rector of the Church of the Advent (Episcopal), at Twelfth Avenue and East Sixteenth Street, was Rev. H. D. Lathrop.
Rev. F. A. Horton, followed by Rev. Robert F. Coyle, preached at the First Presbyterian Church, at the northeast corner of Fourteenth and Franklin streets.
CHAPTER VIII
THE BUSINESS SECTION IN 1896
THE MACDONOUGH THEATRE-BROADWAY, WEST SIDE, FROM THIR- TEENTH TO FOURTEENTH-BROADWAY, EAST SIDE, FROM TWELFTH TO THIRTEENTH-WEST SIDE OF BROADWAY, TWELFTH TO THIR- TEENTH-EAST SIDE OF BROADWAY, ELEVENTH TO TWELFTH-THE BROADWAY BLOCK-THE EVERTS AND BENITZ BLOCKS-ACROSS FROM THE EVERTS AND BENITZ BUILDINGS-EAST SIDE OF BROADWAY, NINTH TO TENTH STREETS-ACROSS THE STREET-THE BLAKE AND MOFFIT BLOCK-ON THE WEST SIDE- EAST SIDE OF BROADWAY, SEVENTH TO EIGHTH-ON THE WEST SIDE-WASHINGTON STREET- WASHINGTON STREET, BETWEEN EIGHTH AND NINTH-FROM NINTH TO TENTH-WASHINGTON STREET, TENTH TO ELEVENTH- BETWEEN ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH STREETS-WASHINGTON STREET, THIRTEENTH TO FOURTEENTH-THE CENTRAL BANK BUILDING-CROSS STREETS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND BROAD- WAY-THE PLAYTER BLOCK-SAN PABLO AVENUE
THE MACDONOUGH THEATRE
At the southeast corner of Broadway and Fourteenth stood the, for that day, imposing four-story Macdonough Building, with its quaint tower or dome. It was built by the late Joseph Macdonough, and housed the Macdonough Theatre, a playhouse advertised as one of the best on the Pacific Coast in those times. It was the leading theatre of the city-larger and more pretentious than the Oakland Theatre. It was even advertised as "the handsomest theatre in America." Charles E. Cook was manager of the theatre at the time we are writing about. A portion of the upper stories were devoted to office rooms, the en- trance being at 1166 Broadway ; while several business firms occupied stores on the ground floor. The entrance to the theatre was on Four- teenth Street. At 417 to 419 Fourteenth Street, in this building, was the Maison de L'Opera, a French restaurant, of which Charles Scharff
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was proprietor. Next to this place, and between it and the entrance to the theatre, was "The Macdonough," one of the numerous saloons of the day. Its proprietor was Fred C. Poock. The Oakland Business College and School of Shorthand was housed in the structure; and J. F. Street, an attorney, conducted Street's Commercial Collection Agency in Room Six. The offices of the Pacific Mutual Fire Insurance Company were on the second floor. On the corner of Fourteenth and Broadway was "The Oakland Shoe House." Dr. W. O'Rourke, the dentist, had offices on the second floor over the shoe store, and directly above him were the offices of the city engineer. Dr. E. C. Love, phy- sician and surgeon, was located on the third floor, fronting on Broad- way. O. P. Johnson and F. Peterson, engineers and contractors who engaged in railroad, bridge, wharf and reservoir building, pile driving and concrete work, had offices on the top floor. T. W. Morgan and Ross Morgan, civil engineers, were also located on the fourth floor. F. Thomas' "Parisian," dyeing and cleaning establishments, was situ- ated at 1164 Broadway.
Between the Macdonough Building and Thirteenth Street was a two-story brick, with four store rooms. In the corner store at Thir- teenth and Broadway was the Dalziel & Moller hardware and plumb- ing store. F. W. Larrabee conducted an art and music establishment on the second floor, and Mrs. F. Larrabee had her dressmaking parlors on the same floor. The old Macdonough Building is now known as the Henshaw Building, and now houses the State Theatre and its recently installed vitaphone.
BROADWAY, WEST SIDE, FROM THIRTEENTH TO FOURTEENTH
The Delger Block, a two-story structure, with its many bay-win- dows and decorations typical of the architecture of the time, occupied the entire block on the west side of Broadway, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. At 1163 to 1167 was the Taft & Pennoyer store, which has since grown to a far greater business concern. G. B. Dan- iels & Company had their stationery store at 1153 Broadway. The firm manufactured frames, mouldings and pictures, and also handled sta- tionery, tpyewriter supplies, blank books, school books, cutlery and leather goods. Mme. Marguerite Reed, importer and designer of "fine millinery," had her store at 1161, adjoining the Taft & Pennoyer store. Among the professional men who had offices in the Delger Block were Dr. L. S. Burchard, Dr. J. L. Mayon, Dr. J. M. Shannon, Dr. H. E.
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OAKLAND BANK OF SAVINGS Northeast corner, Twelfth and Broadway
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THE UNION NATIONAL BANK Northwest corner, Twelfth and Broadway
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THE PARK BLOCK Fourteenth Street between Broadway and Washington streets
THE BLAKE & MOFFITT BUILDING Broadway and Eighth. Still standing
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THE OLD PLAYTER BLOCK Fourteenth and Broadway
THE MACDONOUGH BUILDING AND THEATRE Southeast corner, Broadway and Fourteenth Street
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Muller, Dr. E. E. Fall and Dr. R. Harmon. Dr. J. M. Dunn, the den- tist, also had offices in the building. Dr. Burchard resided at 318 Dur- ant Street. Dr. Mayon resided at 1069 Market Street, and Dr. Shannon at 1409 Market Street. Dr. Muller's home was at 1143 Filbert Street, while Dr. Fall was a guest at the Hotel Crellin.
BROADWAY, EAST SIDE, FROM TWELFTH TO THIRTEENTH
This block in the middle nineties was occupied by structures that were all three stories high. The Jurgens Block occupied half the block next to Thirteenth Street. On the corner, at 1120 Broadway, was a piano store; and at 1118 was the ticket office of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, together with the real estate office of F. J. Woodward. Wood- ward was at that time receiver for the H. P. & F. V. Railroad Company. J. J. Warner was then freight and passenger agent for the Atlantic & Pacific. A carpet and rug firm was located at 1114 Broadway, and at 1112 was the store of Leavitt & Bill. The Laclade House occupied the second and third stories of the Jurgens Block. On the corner at Twelfth Street was the Oakland Bank of Savings, with I. L. Requa as president; W. E. Miller, vice president; W. W. Garthwaite, cashier ; and E. C. Hagar, also a cashier. Among those who had office space over the bank were Dr. A. H. Pratt, Dr. Charles Phipps, Dr. F. L. Adams and Dr. J. S. Adams. T. W. Hall, the dentist, who lived at 2203 West Street, also had an office in the building. Between the Jur- gens Block and the bank building, that is from 1106 to 1110 Broadway, was another three-story structure. The two lower stores were occupied by Kenny & Wells (later Charles B. Wells), an art store; and by Clark Wise & Company's music house. The Dunn Dental Company had offices on the second floor, R. K. Dunn being the proprietor. Dr. Pratt and Dr. Phipps lived at 1659 Grove Street and 951 Myrtle Street, respectively.
WEST SIDE OF BROADWAY, TWELFTH TO THIRTEENTH
In the middle nineties the Union National Bank was at 1101 Broad- way, and the Farmers' & Merchants' Savings Bank at 1103, the corner building housing both institutions being three stories in height. Thomas Prather was president of the Union National; J. West Mar- tin, vice president ; and C. E. Palmer, cashier. The officers of the bank next door were E. F. Adams, president ; C. E. Palmer, vice president ;
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and J. C. McKee, cashier. The entrance to the upper stories was at 11031/2, and Dr. O. D. Hamblin and Dr. E. H. Woolsey had their offices on the second floor. Dr. Woolsey resided at the Oakland Hos- pital and Hotel for Invalids, on Twelfth Street, between Jackson and Madison. His down-town office hours were but from two to four o'clock afternoons. Dr. J. P. Dunn's offices were also in this building. The remainder of the block on the west side of Broadway, from 1105 to the corner of Thirteenth Street, was occupied by two two-story build- ings. The M. J. Keller Company, manufacturers of shirts, tailors, and dealers in men's clothing, occupied the structure from 1105 to 1109. There was a drug store at 1111, another store at 1113, a dry goods store at 1117, and on the corner at Thirteenth was the jewelry store of M. Lissner & Company. The entrance to the second story of the corner building was at 1115 Broadway. Offices there included those of Dr. Russell H. Cool, the dentist ; Dr. R. O. Baldwin; and Dr. N. H. Chamberlain. Dr. Chamberlain resided at 562 East Fifteenth Street.
EAST SIDE OF BROADWAY, ELEVENTH TO TWELFTH
Both sides of Broadway, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets, were occupied by two-story buildings. The old Central Block was on the east side, occupying about two-thirds of the block, between 1060 and the corner of Twelfth. The stairway to the upper floor was at 1068. Among the physicians of the '90s who had offices in the build- ing were Dr. J. M. Selfridge, Dr. T. C. Coxhead, Dr. D. D. Crowley, and Dr. J. Maher. S. M. Gilman, the dentist, had his office there. On the lower floor there were store rooms at 1070 and 1072. Frank C. Howe, successor to Robert J. Beeby, had his harness, saddle and buggy store in the room at 1064 to 1066. The Western Union Telegraph office was at 1062. Next to the Western Union, at 1060, was the Em- pire Furniture Company. At 1058, adjoining the Central Block, was a two-story structure occupied by the Postal Telegraph and the J. C. Wilson & Company, dealers in coal, coke, pig iron, hay and grain. The feed yard of this latter firm was at the corner of Fifth and Webster streets. The third building to complete the block was a low, two-story frame building at the corner of Eleventh Street. The ground floor corner was occupied by Heron & Holcomb, "agents for the purchase, sale, care and appraisal of real estate." The building also housed a cigar factory, and the printing plant of Harrington & McInnis, the latter on the second floor.
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THE BROADWAY BLOCK
The Broadway Block occupied the entire west side of Broadway between Eleventh and Twelfth streets. It was a two-story building, with entrances to the second story at 1055 and 1069 Broadway. The upper floor was devoted to office rooms, and the job printing estab- lishments of the Jordan Printing Company and that of D. W. Robin- son. F. A. Webster, the photographer, had his studio over the Twelfth Street corner. C. S. Weston, the dentist, occupied room 4; and Dr. W. H. Bluett, had rooms 1 and 2. M. J. Healy, merchant tailor, was in rooms 7 and 8. There were eight store rooms on the ground floor. M. Scharman, the retail and wholesale cigar dealer, had his store at the corner of Twelfth and Broadway.
THE EVERTS AND BENITZ BLOCKS
The Everts Block and Benitz Block were on the east side of Broad- way, between Tenth and Eleventh street, each occupying about half the frontage. The former a three-story building, was built in 1884, and reflected the architecture of that day, with its bay windows, gables, and ornate decorations of carpentry. At 1020 Broadway was the old Philadelphia Restaurant, advertised as the "oldest and best equipped family dining rooms in Oakland." It was operated by Spiars and Welti. There was a tailoring establishment at 1018, a hardware store at 1016, and the paint, wall paper and glass store of Adolph H. Rott at 1012 Broadway. The stairway to the upper floors was at 1014. The entrance to the second floor of the W. Benitz Block, which was erected thirteen years prior to the Everts Building, was at 1004 Broadway. The First National Bank was at the corner of Tenth Street, with P. E. Bowles, president; G. W. McNear, vice president ; and L. G. Burpee, cashier. J. S. Myers operated a real estate office at 1002, and the office of the Home Mutual Insurance Company, with H. F. Gordan as man- ager, was at 1006. E. E. Bunce's real estate office was at 1008; while A. H. Blow, another realty dealer, had his office at 1010. The office of H. Nash, dealer in wood, coal, hay and grain, was around the corner, at 713 Tenth Street.
ACROSS FROM THE EVERTS AND BENITZ BUILDINGS
Two two-story buildings, each occupying about half the frontage, were on the west side of Broadway between Tenth and Eleventh
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streets. The stairway leading to the second floor of the building on the corner of Tenth and Broadway was at 10031/2. The music studio of Baldwin & Durant was in room 18. E. M. Gibson, the attorney, had rooms 4, 5 and 6. A. LaJuenesse, surgeon chiropodist, had room 11. R. B. Myers, the lawyer, had rooms 14 and 16; while Dr. C. H. Walker, the dentist, occupied room 2. He lived at 1417 Grove Street. There were nine store rooms in the two buildings on the ground floor. There was a clothing store at 1001; a crockery store at 1003; a shoe store at 1005 ; the Keller & Fitzgerald clothing store at 1007; Mason's ice cream and candy store at 1009; another room at 1011; the Kohler & Chase piano and organ establishment at 1013; and the J. T. Morgan clothing store at 1017 to 1019 Broadway. The Kohler & Chase warerooms were on the second floor of the building on the Eleventh Street corner.
EAST SIDE OF BROADWAY, NINTH TO TENTH STREETS
The structures on the east side of Broadway between Ninth and Tenth were far from imposing in the eighties and early nineties. Squatty two-story buildings took up about half the block toward Ninth Street, while the other half toward Tenth was covered with a one- story frame structure, with sign boards overhead above each business establishment, the tops of the signs being about on a level with the adjoining two-story building. On the corner of Ninth, 950 Broadway, was the office of the Peoples' Express and Transfer Company and the branch office of the San Francisco Chronicle. At 952 was the jewelry store of William Wilson, the optician. Overhead, at 954, were the offices of John F. Young, watchmaker ; and Robert Reed, who dealt in artifical limbs. J. W. Moss maintained a real estate office at 958; and N. W. Winton had a similar office at the same street number. The Overland Ticket Office, Burlington route, was at 962, H. W. Lowns- berry being the passenger and ticket agent. At the same address was the real estate and loan office of Benj. W. Ferris. The Oakland Times, the morning daily, was at 966. Gavin Dhu High was editor and proprie- tor. The Ne Plus Ultra Tonsorial Parlor was between the Times office and the railroad office. At 968 was the old Palace Restaurant, owned by Ruedy & Ruedy. Meals were served there costing from fifteen cents upwards. Alex Hirshberg, the wholesale and retail tobacco dealer, had his place of business at 970. He was the sole agent in Oakland for the much advertised "Carl Dunder" five-cent smoke of that day. The Whitney Transfer Company had its office at 972, on the corner of
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Tenth and Broadway. Around the corner, at 416-418 Tenth Street, was the three-story building and home of the Oakland Enquirer, of which Frank A. Leach was then manager.
ACROSS THE STREET
The west side of Broadway between Ninth and Tenth was more presentable than the east side, with a two-story building extending the full length of the block. Beginning at the corner of Ninth Street and running to Tenth, in the order named were the stores of Bowman and Company, druggists, at 951; Mrs. Nettie Laymance, "importer of fine millinery." 955 ; a cigar store; a book store; R. W. Edwards, jeweler, 963; the G. A. Blank candy store, the Palace of Sweets, 965; C. H. Smith, the hatter, at 967; the Pierce Hardware Company at 971; and then the Owl Drug Store at the corner of Tenth, 973 Broadway. There were stairways at 957 and 969 to the upper floor. There were over a dozen attorneys and legal firms with offices on the second floor. Included in the number were George E. DeGolia, James H. Smith, John Yule, Melvin C. Chapman, Tom M. Bradley, Z. N. Goldsby, Abe P. Leach, S. P. Hall, John R. Glascock, Samuel Bell McKee, John H. Brewer, C. T. Johns, and Metcalf & Metcalf. Down in the basement under the Bowman Drug store was the "Montana" pool and billiard hall owned by J. J. Carroll. Hot lunches were served daily in the "Mon- tana," and these could be augumented with "cool steam and lager beer."
THE BLAKE & MOFFIT BLOCK
The Blake & Moffit Block, almost a sky-scraper for those days -- being four stories high-occupied about two-thirds of the block on the east side of Broadway between Eighth and Ninth streets, from 900 to 912, according to street numbers. The office of the Contra Costa Water Company had the ground floor at the corner of Eighth and Broadway. Henry Pierce was the president of the company; Charles F. A. Talbot, vice president ; and Robert S. Knight, treasurer. The en- trance for the upper stories was at 906 Broadway. This was one of the most desirable and popular office buildings in the city, and contained the offices of several legal firms. Among the attorneys of the nineties who maintained offices in the building were H. G. Walker, B. McFad- den, J. E. McElroy, Frank W. Sawyer, Clinton G. Dodge, F. W. Fry, Edward A. Holman, Frank B. Josephs, E. H. Shaw, who seemed to
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specialize in mechanic's lien practice, Darwin C. DeGolia, and Waste & Stetson. Cunningham Brothers, architects, were located on the fourth floor. The Oakland Business College and School of Shorthand, O. J. Willis, principal, also occupied a portion of the fourth floor until it moved to the Macdonough Building, 1166 Broadway. Adjoining the Blake & Moffit Building, toward Ninth Street, was the building and office of the San Francisco Examiner, a three-story structure, occupy- ing the ground from 914 to 916 Broadway. The Union Savings Bank Building, two stories high, was on the corner of Ninth and Broadway. Thomas Prather was president of the institution; J. West Martin, vice president ; and Charles E. Palmer, cashier. J. K. Miller, the printer, had his plant in the basement at 922: and A. A. Moore's law office was above the bank.
ON THE WEST SIDE
The buildings on the west side of Broadway, between Eighth and Ninth streets were not as imposing as those across the street. A three- story building occupied about half the block next to Ninth Street, while two two-story structures completed the block toward Eighth. On the corner of Ninth and Broadway, No. 927, there was a clothing store. At 925 there was a jewelery store; at 923 a cigar store; at 919 a mil- linery store; and at 915 there was the hardware store of Rittigstein & Hutchinson. There was also a store room at 917 Broadway, com- pleting the business locations on the ground floor of the three-story building. The studio of F. O. Haussler, the photographer, was at 911. There was a boot and shoe store at 905. The Pearl Oyster House, of which Hanah Jenson was proprietor, was located at 903, and this eat- ing establishment took pride in advertising its fine brands of wines, liquors and cigars handled. There was a clothing store on the corner of Eighth and Broadway, No. 901; and directly over was the law office of George Babcock, court commissioner for Alameda County. The entrance to his office was at 452 Eighth Street, however.
EAST SIDE OF BROADWAY, SEVENTH TO EIGHTH
A three-story frame building with a fantastic tower, prevalent bay windows and decorative wood work; a two-story building; a livery stable; and another two-story building on the corner of Eighth and Broadway comprised the structures on the east side of Broadway from
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Seventh to Eighth. Dr. Cecil Corwin, the dentist; Dr. O. L. Jones ; C. L. Colvin, the attorney; and Fitzgerald & Abbott, attorneys, had offices in the three-story building. It also housed the Broadway Shav- ing Parlor, owned by Fred Gatter, as one of the ground floor places of business. There was a laundry at 864 Broadway. The Fashion Livery and Sale Stable, owned by Charles McCleverty, was at 866 to 870. In a front corner of the stable, at 872, was the combined real estate and employment office of J. P. Jounston & Company, doing business under the firm name of the Oakland Employment Bureau. One of the popu- lar refreshment resorts of the day was located at 874. Leitch & Cor- rigan, undertakers, were located at 878 Broadway, on the corner of Eighth. Overhead, with an entrance and stairway at 876, were offices. J. J. Allen, city justice of the peace of that day, had his law offices in the corner rooms. His court room was then situated on the second floor of the building on the opposite side of Broadway. . Around the corner on Eighth Street, at 415 to 419, was the Oakland Tribune, owned and published by W. E. Dargie.
ON THE WEST SIDE
Three business blocks, all two stories high, took up all the build- ing space on the west side of Broadway between Seventh and Eighth. The one at the corner of Seventh had more frontage than either of the other two, and because of its five bay windows on Broadway and its ornate decorations indicated an earlier architectural period than its two painfully plain neighbors. Several professional men had offices in the first mentioned, which had two stairways, one at 855 Broadway and another at 861. Among those who officed on the second floor were Phil M. Walsh, the attorney; Dr. T. D. Hall, who conducted the Hall Medical Institute; J. B. Richardson, attorney ; and Thomas F. Garrity, also an attorney. Louis Schaffer maintained his detective agency there. The corner store room at Seventh was occupied by R. J. Boyer, dealer in tobaccos and cigars. There was a shoe store at 853; and a book and stationery store at 857. E. E. Bolton, proprietor of the New York Tea Company and manufacturer of the London Prize Baking powder and flavoring extracts, had his establishment at 859. S. Rubel & Com- pany, a clothing and furnishing firm, occupied the fifth store room in the building, at 863. There were two store rooms in the middle building, and three in the one at the corner of Eighth and Broadway. The Studio Novelty Photo Company, owned by W. J. Byers, was in
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the former building. The justice court was then held in the corner room on the second floor at Eighth and Broadway, directly opposite the office of its judge, J. J. Allen. The S. P. railroad tracks were on Seventh Street.
WASHINGTON STREET
Washington Street in the middle nineties offered Broadway its main competition as a business thoroughfare. In fact Washington Street could boast of more hotels; did not have a livery stable on its frontage between Seventh and Fourteenth, as did Broadway; and could vie with its sister street in the number of bay windows, quaint towers and queer decorations of its business houses, most of which were in- dicative of an architectural period of from ten to twenty-five years previous. While there was not a vacant lot on Broadway between Seventh and Fourteenth, Washington Street had one tract of land upon which no structure stood. This was next to the Masonic Temple, and near the center of the block between Twelfth and Thirteenth. The old Clarendon Hotel, three stories in height, was at the corner of Seventh and Washington. It was then conducted by Mrs. Mary Hayes. There were three store rooms on the ground floor, the middle one being used by Fogarty's Shoe Store, a successor to the Co-operative Boot and Shoe Company. In the adjoining two-story frame structure, and at 865 Washington Street, was the undertaking parlors of Henry Evers. The three-story Dunn Block, built in 1876, and another two- story frame building at the corner of Eighth completed the block. Across from the Clarendon, on the east side of the street, was the old Newland Hotel, M. Freudenberg, proprietor, also three stories in heighth. The corner ground floor room was occupied by one of Oak- land's well-known saloons-The Oak. No hotel in those days was com- plete without a saloon being maintained in connection or in close prox- imity. A small two-story building, a larger three-story building (the Oriental Block), and a one-story affair at the corner of Eighth, all frame, completed the list for that side of the block.
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