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<\/p>\nOne person was injured when pieces of the eaves fell from a vacant building at the site of the historic Acme Saloon in Downtown El Paso.<\/p>\n
The injured person was transported to a hospital with minor injuries after paramedics responded at 11:55 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, to 227 East San Antonio Ave., El Paso Fire Department spokesman Hector Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n
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Barricades close the sidewalk outside 227 East San Antonio Ave. in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, after falling pieces of the building\u2019s eaves injured one person.<\/p>\n
“A portion of the eaves of the building fell and injured an individual, who was transported with minor injuries. Early reports referenced a building collapse, that is not the case,” El Paso city spokeswoman Laura Cruz-Acosta said in an email.<\/p>\n
The sidewalk next to the building has been closed off by the El Paso Police Department as a precaution. The incident is under investigation.<\/p>\n
Building condition ‘an imminent danger to public safety’<\/p>\n
The city’s planning, inspections and code enforcement staff checked the property to determine what will be needed to secure the site and address any safety concerns, Cruz-Acosta said.<\/p>\n
The city lists the building’s address as 101 N. Mesa St., at the corner with the address of the incident on San Antonio Avenue.<\/p>\n
An inspection by city staff determined that “a portion of the building’s cornice detached due to deteriorated structural connections,” Cruz-Acosta said.<\/p>\n
More: America 250: El Paso timeline of key moments that shaped US history<\/a><\/p>\n Pieces fall at Acme Saloon site, Lerner Building in Downtown El Paso<\/p>\n 1 of 6<\/p>\n A San Antonio Avenue street sign hangs in front of the damaged balcony at 227 East San Antonio Ave. in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Gaby Velasquez\/ El Paso Times)<\/p>\n The situation is “an imminent danger to public safety” because the remaining cornice is unstable and directly above a public sidewalk, which will require that the cornice to be removed, Cruz-Acosta said.<\/p>\n Notices have been posted at the site and will be mailed to the property owner to give the owner an opportunity to address the building’s condition, Cruz-Acosta stated.<\/p>\n The Planning and Inspections department found there are no active permits for work at the building or any permitted activity at the site, she added.<\/p>\n El Paso Central Appraisal records show the building is owned by a company that, in 2022, was tied to El Paso businessman William Abraham. He owned many other Downtown buildings until he lost most of them in bankruptcy several years ago.<\/p>\n Building was site of Acme Saloon<\/p>\n The building at the corner of San Antonio Avenue and North Mesa Street is the site of the former Lerner Store and Acme Saloon.<\/p>\n On Aug. 19, 1895, gunslinger John Wesley Hardin<\/a> was shot and killed by Constable John Selman at the Acme Saloon, putting an end to the notorious Old West gunfighter.<\/p>\n The original Acme Saloon building, made of wood and adobe, was removed in 1910 for the construction of a new building at the site, according to El Paso Times archives.<\/p>\n Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n El Paso then, now photos: San Jacinto Plaza, JCPenney, Downtown<\/p>\n 1 of 6<\/p>\n The Two Republics Building at 222 Texas Avenue, then and now. (El Paso Times)<\/p>\n