Casa Navarro and Historic Laredito Emiliano ‘Nano’ Calderon Site Educator 228 South Laredo St. • www.visitcasanavarro.com BARRIO DE LAREDO 1768 plan of the settlements by José de Urrutia Courtesy of British Library Laredito’s Origins Engraving from Edward King’s article “Glimpses of Texas: A Visit to San Antonio” appearing in Scribner’s Monthly: An Illustrated Magazine, January 1874. Courtesy of the Institute of Texan Cultures, the University of Texas at San Antonio Historical Map of Old San Antonio de Béxar San Antonio de Béxar, Texas From the West Side by Seth Eastman, by John D. Rullman. 1849, pencil on paper Courtesy of the The Dolph Briscoe Center for American Courtesy of the Witte Museum History, the University of Texas at Austin Navarro’s Laredo Street Property Augustus Koch Bird’s Eye View of San Antonio, 1873 Laredo Street • Courtesy of Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Commerce Above: Vegetable stands on Military Plaza, San Antonio, c. 1886 Courtesy of the Institute of Texan Cultures, the University of Texas at San Antonio Above Right: Hay vendor on donkey in San Antonio, 1870s Courtesy of the Institute of Texan Cultures, the University of Texas at San Antonio Right: Family washing clothes in a creek in San Antonio, 1870s. Courtesy of the Institute of Texan Cultures, the University of Texas at San Antonio Leisure Corrida de la Sandia by Theodore Gentil, date unknown, oil on canvas Courtesy of Yanaguana Society Collection, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library Fandango by Theodore Gentilz, date unknown, oil on canvas Courtesy of Yanaguana Society Collection, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library Gathering and Preparing Food Above Left: Tortilleras by Theodore Gentilz, date unknown, oil on canvas Courtesy of Yanaguana Society Collection, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library Above Right: Aguador, or water seller, by H.A. Doerr Courtesy of the Witte Museum Right: Women grinding corn with a mano y metate represented in the painting Cocina by Theodore Gentilz, date unknown, oil on canvas. Courtesy of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library Gathering and Preparing Food Laredito Architecture 311 North Laredo St. Courtesy Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo 319 North Laredo St. Courtesy Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo Laredito Architecture 300 Block of North Laredo St. at Salinas St. Courtesy Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo Mexican Store on Laredo St. Courtesy Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo Laredito Architecture 320 South Laredo St. Courtesy Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo 607 South Laredo St. Courtesy Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo Laredito Architecture Candy peddler on Laredo St. Courtesy Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo 823-825 South Laredo St. Courtesy Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo Jacales, Chamacueros and Adobes WEST OF SAN PEDRO CREEK José Antonio Navarro House, c. 1930. Calle Laredo El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 86, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1890 El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 87, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 27, 1890 Calle Laredo El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 226, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 29, 1893 The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.) Vol. 42, No. 34, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 3, 1907 El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 173, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 9, 1892 El Regidor. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 724, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 16, 1903 Pablo Cruz La Cocina en el Bolsillo Foodways at Casa Navarro “Little Mexico” “Little Mexico” “Little Mexico” Washington Square and Haymarket Plaza Jose Padilla selling mesquite wood to Dan Herrera on Washington Square, Bird's-eye view of Haymarket Plaza from roof of Municipal Market House, San Antonio, Texas. December, 1948. San Antonio, Texas. Circa 1925. Courtesy of UTSA Libraries Special Collections Courtesy of UTSA Libraries Special Collections Washington Square and Haymarket Plaza Produce dealers on Washington Square, San Antonio, Texas. November, 1948. Mrs. John H. Wood, Jr. shopping for a Thanksgiving turkey at Courtesy of UTSA Libraries Special Collections Haymarket Plaza. November, 1941. Courtesy of UTSA Libraries Special Collections EVE OF DEMOLITION Shiner Alley, between 300 Block of South Laredo Street and San Pedro Creek. Courtesy of UTSA Libraries Special Collections. The Diaz-Sauceda Family Maria Diaz, June 1960 Courtesy of Hortencia Sauceda Hortencia Sauceda and Angie Courtesy of Hortencia Sauceda The Diaz-Sauceda Family Luis Flores, January 1949 Elisa Sauceda and Maria Diaz, January 1944 Courtesy of Hortencia Sauceda Courtesy of Hortencia Sauceda The Diaz-Sauceda Family Urban Renewal Above: Navarro House roof restoration, Circa 1962 Small houses on unpaved Dinero Alley, San Antonio, Texas. Ray Howell Collection. Right: Condemning first piece of property for Courtesy of UTSA Libraries Special Collections urban renewal site, October, 1961. Courtesy of UTSA Libraries Special Collections South Laredo Street, facing north. May, 1962. Courtesy of UTSA Special Collections.