Description
Explore the vibrant street life of El Paso, Texas, circa 1943, captured in this vintage postcard featuring the Gateway Dig St. Coffee Shop and Popular Dry Goods Co. The bustling scene showcases cars, pedestrians, and noteworthy buildings along San Antonio Street, looking west. This colorful postcard, postmarked July 1943, offers a glimpse into El Paso’s mid-20th-century charm.
Front Text (cleaned):
GATEWAY
DIG
ST.
COFFEE SHOP
COFFEE SIMP
2152 SAN ANTONIO STREET,
LOOKING WEST, EL PASO, TEXAS
POPULAR DRY GOODS CO.
Department Store
BLDG.
DEVILLE
& CO.
HOTEL
SO DEL NORTE
Back Text (cleaned):
D. MELVILLE
COM.
ESET-31-194
MRS DON MELVILLE
508 C Street
North Wilkesboro
North Carolina
Just arrived in El Paso.
We have a twenty-minute leave.
Sell white Angora, then mail this afternoon.
Sure wish I could see you.
Everyone is well. Give my regards to all. Love. Non
