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Paris Texas Plaza Square

Description: Photograph of the west side of Plaza Square,looking north from 100 1st SW Street in down town Paris,Texas.The First National Bank building is in the left background and the Plaza Theater on the right background on the north side of Plaza Square.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Paris Texas Plaza Square

Description: Photograph of the south side building,facing east,on the west side of Plaza Square.The building is next to "Spangler's".It has been tastefully redone. The view is west on Grand Ave from the First Street SW intersection.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Paris Texas Plaza Theater

Description: Photograph of the Paris Community Theatre in downtown Paris, Texas. Also known as the 1927 "Plaza" Theater. It was built during the time of Art Deco-style influence, which featured vertical lines, as in the two tall sides of the front with arches, the arches are repeated over the four windows. The tall, slender, white stone columns are in a spiral pattern. The cornice brackets (consoles) are curved and the red tile roof repeats curves.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Paris Texas Plaza Theater

Description: Photograph of the Plaza Theatre in downtown Paris, Texas. This is an Art Deco-style building with strong vertical lines, arches, spiral-cut columns, white stone window ledges, column bases, cornice consoles, and dentil contrasts with the red tile roof, window trim, and trim at the ground level. The buff-colored brick of the walls predominate the building and there is also an urn on a pedestal, centered between the windows. The large Plaza Theater sign appears to be the original although the ma… more
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Paris Texas R.F. Scott Building

Description: Photograph of the 1916-1917 R.F. Scott building as built after the 1916 fire. The architect was J.L. Wees, who had built Mr. Scotts home in 1910. Mr. Wees was called from St. Louis to help rebuild Mr. Scotts' buildings after the fire. Mr. Scott owned this block. The building is in a Neo Gothic style appropriate for a business building.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

[Paris, Texas Square]

Description: Photograph of the square in Paris, Texas. There is a traffic light at the intersection of S. Main Street and Clarksville Street, and a building and cars are visible in the background.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Paris, Texas Union Station Tower

Description: Photograph the Union Station Depot tower, located west of downtown Paris, Texas on Bonham Street. The tower literally towers over the Prairie-styled, one-story Union Station. The style of the tower, to many, resembles an old Italian-style watch tower.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Plaza Square Building Canopy in Paris, Texas

Description: Photograph of the canopy hangers and chains on the 1927 Plaza Theater building in downtown Paris, Texas. There are white stone medallions surrounding the canopy hanger in the wall. Although previous architecture styles were massive and had massive stone carvings, this Early Art Deco style shows evidence of a move to more modern styles.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Plaza Square Corner

Description: Photograph of north end of the east side of Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas. The R. F. Scott building is in the background. On the right, several workmen with ladders are working on the corner building; near them, a banner that says "Another Main Street Project" is hung on the building.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Plaza Square in Paris

Description: Photograph of buildings east of Plaza Square on Clarksville Street in downtown Paris, Texas. The last building on the left, with a dark red canopy, is the 1916 V. W. Wall building. The building across the street on the corner is on the southeast corner of Plaza Square. Several street signs and street lights are visible; the street lights are historically accurate for downtown Paris.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell
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