The Occidental Life Building is caddy corner to our office downtown. It was built in 1917 for the Occidental Life Insurance Company and designed by Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost architecture, El Paso. Although it’s very well restored on the outside, the interior space is not the most desirable. We considered renting space in it a few years ago when we were short on space and I wasn’t very impressed by the quality. The fire escape is on the Berger Briggs building across the parking lot from the Occidental Life Building, and the last photo is of the brick and glass on the New Mexico Bank & Trust Building on the west end of the parking were I stood to do the photos.
Off Center & Not Even 
-The Occidental Life Building is quite beautiful, the architecture seems like a mix of oriental, arab and french styles.
I love the way you ‘developed’ the first photo. Even with the pickup, it has the feeling of an ageless image that could have been taken at any time during the life of that building.
perfect!
Susan, thanks for the comment. Are typing with one hand or is your hand improving after surgery?
Wolf the building does have an interesting mix of styles that is quite different for Albuquerque.
-The small towers at each side remind me of Disneyland LA ……………………… 🙂 It could have been an MGM studio as well I guess 🙂
Hi, Tim. One hand 😦 But, I get a cast on Tuesday, which I hope is lighter weight and less bulky!