FIRST - Cafe, Board of Alderman - Canyon, TX
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 34° 58.738 W 101° 55.731
14S E 232628 N 3874630
A hotel, a cafe, even hardware kept this building active and profitable.
Waymark Code: WM132VQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2020
Views: 1
County of Marker: Randall County
Location of Marker: 420 15th St., Canyon
Marker Erected by: Texas Historical Commission
Date Marker Erected: 1980
Marker Text:
THE SMITH BUILDING
(Palace Hotel)
J. Frank Smith constructed this commercial building in 1906, the year Canyon was incorporated as a town. Elected to the first city board of alderman, Smith operated a land company on the second floor. The ground floor was initially occupied by the Canyon Mercantile & Hardware Store. S. B. McClure opened the Palace Hotel at this location in 1912. A cafe, first operated by P. D. Casey, later shared the first floor. Despite several changes in ownership, the Palace Hotel remained in operation until 1960.
(1980)
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