The Plaza Theatre opened September 12, 1930 for movies and stage shows, it had a seating capacity for 2,298. The theatre’s Atmospheric style beauty is equally matched by its glorious Spanish Colonial decor. A truly stunning movie palace, it is one of a handful of theaters that became part of the Save America’s Treasures program.

The Ellanay Theater dates back to at least 1918 when a Wurlitzer theater organ was installed. Later renamed Capri Theater, it was showing movies at least through to 1966. Eventually the building bacame a clothing store which closed in 1983, and the building was subsequently demolished.

                Live alligators at downtown plaza.                                                                                                San Jacinto Plaza

                        Kress department store.                                                                                                                    Hotel Dieu Hospital

        Gateway Hotel, Paso Del Norte Hotel, Popular Dry Goods Co.                                                   Hotel Paso Del Norte

Crawford Theater in bottom right corner.

                Trolley car in Downtown El Paso                                                                                         Trolley car in Downtown Juarez

The Lobby club, across the bridge in Juarez                                                                       Long John Hunter played at the Lobby