Beginnings of Broadway
Broadway, which was originally named
Carlsbad Avenue, has seen
considerable changes through the years, as these photographs show.
The fact that it was the obvious center of business activity led some
photographers to mislabel their photographs "Main Street".
Photo
courtesy of Max
Clampitt
Hobbs
Hotel was the first hotel in Hobbs, located at
Broadway & Turner, it was built by Ed Cathey in 1928.
Photo courtesy of Max
Clampitt
(Click
photo for a LARGE view)
Hobbs Townsite office, Berry's Grocery Store and the Owl Cafe
at Broadway and South Turner in about 1929.
Woolridge Lumber Yard on East Dunnam Street 1928
Photo courtesy of Max
Clampitt
J.T.
Harris Lumber Co. was located in the 200 block of
North Shipp, shown here in about 1929.
Photo courtesy of Max
Clampitt
B.F.
Walker tank truck on Broadway in about 1929. City Cafe at right.
Photo courtesy of Max
Clampitt
Broadway,
about 1930.
West Broadway at Linam, facing east
Photo courtesy of the Permian Basin
Petroleum Museum, Webel Collection.
(Click
for a LARGER view)
Photo courtesy of the Permian Basin
Petroleum Museum, Abell-Hanger Collection.
Photo courtesy of the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Abell-Hanger Collection.
(Click for a LARGER view)
Photo courtesy of the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Abell-Hanger Collection.
(Click for a LARGER view)
Broadway, about 1930.
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