Solo Café
102 West Murphy Street
Originally constructed as a residence, Tomas Valadez purchased the
building ca. 1937 and opened the Solo Café. The building provided a
meeting place for black Alpine residents, through the support of Mr.
Valadez, at a time they were widely discriminated against elsewhere.
Other names include Thomas Café, and the Cactus Café, which was operated
by Anita Losoya and Erlinda Galindo. More recently, Ofelia Valadez
operated it as the Valadez