Downtown Tyler
1909

This shows "the July 6, 1909, parade as it travels south on North College Avenue and turns east onto West Erwin Street ... Business signs visible include Goldstein and Brown; John's; Wadel, Caldwell, Hughes, and Patterson; Mayer and Schmidt; I. Liebreich; and Jester National Bank." (Reed, Robert E., Jr. 2009. Tyler, p. 78. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing.)

This view is to the north along North College Avenue. The east-west street at the end of the block is West Ferguson. The east-west street in the foreground is West Erwin.

Apparently, the earlier Tyler National Bank "located in the 100 block of West Ferguson Street" was replaced by the Jester National Bank at the same location, which is at the upper right in this photograph, partially hidden behind the tent.

This is a closer look.

The Peoples National Bank later occupied the space filled by Goldstein and Brown, which is at the left foreground in this picture, on the northwest corner of the intersection of North College Avenue with West Erwin Street.

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