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Gila Cliff Dwellings,
Gila
Cliff
Dwellings
is
in
the
heart
of
an
area
where
the
prehistoric
Mogollon
culture
was
centered
circa
A.D.
90D-1100.
Some
of
this
group
are
known
for
their.
famous
black-on-white
Mimbres
pottery,
unusual
because
of
the
use
of
not
only
geometric
patterns,
but
pictures
of
people
and
animals.
Silver
City
is
known
as
the
gateway
to
the
Gila
Cliff
Dwellings,
(below)
a
national.
monument.
This
area
was
one
of
the
last
strongholds
of
the
Apaches.
We are known by several names, Silver City Trading Post,
Silver City Antique Mall, We are the “Antique Mall”
Officially we are Silver City Trading Co. -Established 1994
Mon.-Sat. 10-5 / Sun. '12-4,
205 W. Broadway
Silver City, NM 88061
575/388-8989
ilver
City
Trading
Company
is
located
at
205
West
Broadway
in
Silver
City,
New
Mexico.
This
historic
building
is
located
on
the
corner
of
Texas
and
Broadway
and
in
the
1870s
the
site
was
occupied by a meat market and shoe shop (See Photo Above)
C.1897
In
the
original
corner
was
the
"Cave
Saloon"
and
the
"shoe
store"
was
more
of
a
mercantile.
The
final
stage
of
the
"Uhli
Block"
was
the
addition
of
a
fourth
store
front
-
being
the
fist
utility
company
in
Silver
City.
C.1905,
reportedly
Telephone
and
Telegraph
services.
The
earlier
building,
half
a
block
south
on
Texas
Street
was
built
in
1883
-
and
was
reportedly
was
a
Bordello
at
the
time.
Texas
Street
was
the Red-Light district of Silver City at the turn of the 20th century.
Excerpts From out Brochure