Abilene High School, Abilene, Texas

Alexander Alexander Building, Abilene, Texas

Wooten Hotel Abilene, Texas

Pine Street Abilene, Texas 1900

South First and Chestnut Streets, Abilene, Texas 1900

Underpass and Pine Street, looking north, Abilene, Texas 1940s

The eight story red brick building is the Alexander Building, still in use as an office building mostly lawyers, in the past doctors offices.  The old Farmers & Merchants National Bank (now First Financial Bank) formerly was housed on the first floor. Across from the Alexander Building in the fifties was the Citizens National Bank which later built a tall building on Cypress St.

In the background to the left is a sixteen 16 story building, was the Wooten Hotel, at 1103 N. 3rd St., really 3rd and Cypress, then the Abilene Towers Apartments until 1998 when it had to be closed due to lack of maintenance.   Still standing in 2000 but in terrible shape and may be remodeled into shops and condominiums. The restored Paramount Theater is in the building.

The red brick hotel on Cypress Street and was the Grace Hotel when it closed (formerly the Drake Hotel).  It is now the Grace Museum.

United States Post Office and Courthouse, Abilene, TX 1940

Abilene Federal Buildinig..about 1900

Alexander Sanitarium, Abilene, Texas 1931

First Presbyterian Church Abilene, Texas

John Guitar's Home, Abilene, Texas 1931

A duel was fought in Texas lately, by Alexander Shott and John
S. Nott. Nott was shot and Shott was not. In this case it was
better to be Shott than Nott. There was a rumor that Nott was
not shot, but Shott swears he shot Nott, which proves either
that the shot Shott shot at Nott was not shot, or that Nott is
shot notwithstanding.

Reference: April 1867 issue of `Printers' Circular.'