Popular Department Store - El Paso, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 45.505 W 106° 29.199
13R E 359203 N 3514620
The Popular Department Store is another design by architect
Henry C. Trost in the Chicago Commercial Style using all
white terra cotta.
Waymark Code: WMRE37
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2016
Views: 2
In 1917 Schwartz transformed The Popular from a general store to a modern department store with a six-story building on Mesa and San Antonio Streets.
The Popular, “La Popular,” served the El Paso, southern New Mexico and Chihuahua region for 93 years.
In 1995, the devalued peso and Mexico’s recession along with the newly enacted North American Free Trade Agreement posed an economic strain to the region. All Popular stores were closed on November 6, 1995.
Street address:
102 North Mesa Street
El Paso, TX USA
County / Borough / Parish: El Paso County
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Commerce/Trade
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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