[100 Block of West Hubbard]
Date: 1988-09
Creator: unknown
Description: The south side of the 100 block of W. Hubbard St. looking southeast. The north side and back view of Cole's Florist and Hill's Style Shop can be seen at the center of the picture with Lynch Plaza, the darker brick building in the left middle background. Oak Ave. (U.S. Highway 281) extends north/south between Cole's House of Flowers and Lynch Plaza. Cole's occupies the site of Davidson Hardware which burned in the Damron Hotel fire of 1975. Lynch Plaza, the site of the mineral water discovery well, was built on the site where the Oxford Hotel burned in 1983. The parking lot in the right foreground was the site of the Damron Hotel that burned in 1975.
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Back View of Businesses on West Side of 100 Block and S. Oak
Date: c. 1988
Creator: unknown
Description: Businesses at the SW corner of W. Hubbard St. and S. Oak Ave., the location of the original Colonial Hotel. (Originally built in 1906 by J.T. Holt for his second wife who would not live in the country, and renamed the Damron Hotel about 1917 when Agnew and Bessie Damron traded a ranch for it. The hotel burned in 1975.) The small white building in the left foreground is the back view of Cole's House of Flowers (where Davidson's Hardware burned in the Damron Hotel fire), next to it is Hill's Style Shoppe and Mineral Wells Office Supply. The vacant lot in the foreground is where the Damron hotel was located. At the far left edge of the picture, to the east across Oak Ave., is Lynch Plaza on the site of the former Oxford Hotel that burned in 1983 along with the First National Bank. Lynch Plaza is named for J.A. Lynch, Mineral Wells' founder, drilled a well at this location and discovered the mineral water that made Mineral Wells the most popular health spa in the nation at the turn of the twentieth century. Obscurely in middle distance, at the right edge of the picture, south and across ...
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[Brochure "Mineral Wells - A Town Built on Water"]
Date: c. 1981
Creator: unknown
Description: One side of a fold-out brochure produced by the Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce, probably during the City's Centennial year. On the reverse side is a statement: "Mineral Wells, a Texas Main Street City, looks back over a century of history rich with the tales of early day ranching and the discovery of mineral water and its medicinal qualities." Color photos of city and scenic area landmarks are contained in the brochure along with a listing of some annual local activities.
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Centennial Booklet of First Baptist Church
Date: 1982-10-10
Creator: unknown
Description: Booklet of twenty pages celebrating centennial of First Baptist Church of Mineral Wells, October 10, 1982. Bobby E. Moore, pastor. Paperback, vanilla-coloured. Text in brown sans-serif. Interior text in script.
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[Coles House of Flowers]
Date: 1988-09
Creator: unknown
Description: Cole's House of Flowers was built on this location in 1980 after a fire had destroyed the Davidison Hardware and the Damron Hotel buildings in 1975.
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[Corner of Oak Avenue and East Hubbard]
Date: c. 1989
Creator: unknown
Description: This picture is the north side of the intersection of Hubbard St. (US Hwy. 180) and Oak Ave. (US Hwy. 281) and is the center of downtown Mineral Wells. In this picure are The First State Bank, The Gentlemen's Closet, and Lorene's Fabrics. The First State Bank began at this location with Leon Cowan as president and Tony Street and Leon Groves as vice-presidents. The City National Bank was once located here, but moved to their new location at 1900 E. Hubbard St. The Gentlemen's Closet and Lorene's Fabrics occupied a newly remodeled building to the right (east) of the bank. George's Mens Shop was one of the businesses in the building across Oak Ave. to the left and west of the First State Bank.
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[Downtown Mineral Wells, 01 of 03]
Date: 1988-09
Creator: unknown
Description: [This photograph of downtown Mineral Wells was taken looking north from South Oak Avenue. The visible buildings are: on the left, Hill's Ladies' Apparel, Cole's Flowers, (intersecting street), George's Men Store. On the right, Lynch Plaza and parking lot and the plaque on the wall in the lower right-hand corner commemorates the finding of the first water welll. In the background, First State Bank can be seen.
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[Downtown Mineral Wells, 02 of 03, Different View]
Date: 1988-09
Creator: unknown
Description: [This photo is of downtown Mineral Wells. The stores visible are (left to right): Hill's Ladies' Apparel; Cole's House of flowers; (Intersecting street); George's Man's Shop; Shoe Store (former Gem theatre); Poston's Dry Goods; Palace Saloon. The Crazy Hotel is visible in the background.]
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[Downtown Mineral Wells, 03 of 03, 100 Block]
Date: 1988-09
Creator: unknown
Description: This photo is downtown Mineral Wells. The dominant building is Mineral Wells Office Supply(formerly Lattimer Funeral Home), follow by R.P.'s Western Outlet; next door: Jenn's Boutique; next, Jenn's Fashions; next Hill's Style Shoppe.
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[First Presbyterian Church - 01 of 13, Front View]
Date: 1980
Creator: unknown
Description: This is the first in a series of pictures of architectural details prior to demolition of the Presbyterian church of Mineral Wells. The first church in Mineral Wells was built by the Presbyterians in 1883 at the southwest corner of what is now the Crazy Hotel block. The early church served both the Presbyterian and Baptist churches, and was sold to the Baptist congregation. The First Presbyterian Church was built at 300 NW 4th Ave. in 1896 and burned in 1908 This picture shows the front entrance to the Sanctuary of the second First Presbyterian Church in Mineral Wells, TX at this location. This domed structure, built in 1909, replaced the church that burned in 1908. This picturesque domed building survived the disastrous fire of July 4, 1914, that destroyed a two by three city block area surrounding it. The building suffered serious structural deterioration to its foundation and was replaced in the decade of the 1980s by a more modern structure.
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