aldosalato
 
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Fire burn "La Perla" de La Paz 
 
 
The historic building owned by Ruffo family since mid 19th century has been totally burned down by fire.  
The historic frontage seems can still be recovered but for sure the whole store will need total demolition.
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thebajarunner
 
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Are you referring to the old "Perla Hotel" on the Malecon? 
 
Where we had race headquarters and awards in the NORRA years?
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comitan
 
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No the Department store, the black smoke was visable here in Comitan 8 miles away. Then again probably visable 50 miles away.
 
 
 
 
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real. 
 
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song) 
 
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth. 
 
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wow I realy liked that store.
 
 
 
 
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Don Alley
 
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wow, that is really a big bummer. I liked that place, and some history is now, well, just history.
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Barry A.
 
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That is really tragic---- 
 
 
----that store was as close to a "Mercantile" as a store is these days. I loved that place. 
 
What a shame.
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comitan
 
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20 years ago it really was a mercantile, carried hardware, paint, booze, food, clothes, but in the last 10year was modernized more of just a
department store. 
But still had that old time flavor.
 
 
 
 
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real. 
 
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song) 
 
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth. 
 
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false” 
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aldosalato
 
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http://www.oem.com.mx/elsudcaliforniano/
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tim40
 
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I was just in there last week when I was down checking on some of our properties.  A loss for sure.
 
 
 
 
When searching for the end of your rainbow you only have until dusk.... 
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