Real estate appraisal card. 126 Lower (or North) F Street, part of lots 1-4, block 5, in Salida, Colorado.
The current building represents only a small portion of the original building which was erected between 1890 and 1893. The 1890 Sanborn map shows a different, smaller, one-story saloon on this parcel. By 1893, the current building is shown, although it was originally much smaller a much-larger two-story building. The building is shown housing a saloon until 1909. The 1903 city directory indicates that this building was known as the Vail Block. In that year, the building housed Sam Romeo Saloon (Romeo also lived here) and furnished rooms operated by Mrs. Mary C. Witham. In 1905, the Louis Dalla Saloon was listed here and by 1909 it had changed to the Silver Dollar Saloon, operated by Nick Muto and Anton Presta. It was subsequently a billiard parlor and confectionery, then a restaurant, and by 1930, it was the New Grand Cafe, operated by Sim Wong. In March of 1948, the building was gutted by fire. It was then rebuilt and became Stancati Liquor in the 1950s.
History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.
