Description
The majestic Hotel Paso del Norte in El Paso, Texas, stands proudly in red brick, its imposing presence captured on this vintage postcard. American flags wave nearby, and cars are parked in front, hinting at a bustling scene. This evocative postcard, featuring a 1-cent stamp and postmark, dates from approximately the 1910s-1930s.
Front Text (cleaned):
Hotel Paso del Norte, El Paso, Texas
Paso del Norte
Back Text (cleaned):
At the very door of Uncle Ben's Saloon, which stood on the exact spot where the most ornate hotel in the Southwest now rears its imposing and pensive head, two great constellations crossed one another. From Owen P. White's book "Them the Days."
