DE SOTO HOTEL ON FIRE!
The De Soto Hotel in downtown El Paso is burning. See the attached photo from a friend of mine. It was originally called the Great Northern Hotel when it opened…
The De Soto Hotel in downtown El Paso is burning. See the attached photo from a friend of mine. It was originally called the Great Northern Hotel when it opened…
This past November I reported that there is a plan to demolish the Trost-designed Haymon Krupp building, located at the northeast corner of Santa Fe and Overland, in order to…
Dear Friends and Media, I just learned that the Trost-designed International Building, completed in 1921, was just sold to Jerome Karam, a Houston based real estate developer who apparently plans…
Dear Friends, I am pleased to report that the Segundo Barrio is featured in a report by Roberto José Andrade Franco in the current issue of Texas Highways Magazine. I…
Dear Friends and Media, I have just learned that the Meyers Group plans to demolish the Haymon Krupp & Co. Building, designed by Trost & Trost and erected in 1916.…
“In her guest column dated Nov. 5, Adair Margo accused me and Dr. David Romo of spreading lies about the historic neighborhood the city hopes to demolish to clear space…
Dear Media and Friends, After spending more than three hours in executive session, our City Council emerged and voted 8-0 to adopt the following two motions: Item 8 “To direct…
Tomorrow at 3pm, Commissioner David Stout of El Paso County Precinct 2 will host a press conference at Sacred Heart Church to discuss the establishment of the Segundo Barrio National…
Dear Media and Friends, Commissioner David Stout of Precinct 2 has led the effort in the County Commissioners Court to establish both the Segundo Barrio National Register Historic District and…
Dear Media and Friends, I am overjoyed to report that the Segundo Barrio National Register Historic District was established by the National Park Service on November 3, although I just…