News and opinion
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…
Dear Friends, The event is free and includes a guided visit to the church and a short guided historical walk around the Segundo Barrio. Please consider making a donation for…
Dear Media and Friends, We are pleased to announce that the National Fund for Sacred Places has awarded a matching grant of $250,000 for the restoration of Sacred Heart Church,…
Dear Media and Friends, I have learned that Lester Holt of NBC Nightly News sent a team of four to El Paso this past Monday and Tuesday: a correspondent, cameraman,…
David Crowder of the Oligarchy Gazette (aka El Paso Inc) just published a report on the plan to convert a Trost-designed mansion in Sunset Heights into a bed & breakfast…
Dear Media and Friends, Roberto Carrillo of El Diario de El Paso has published an excellent report on the Segundo Barrio National Register Historic District that will be created by…
Dear Media and Friends, I just received word from the Texas Historical Commission that their Executive Director has signed off on El Paso County’s nomination of Segundo Barrio to the…
Yesterday I posted my observations below on the Facebook page of the El Paso History Alliance, which has more than 63,000 followers. That is a lot of people, and two…
Yesterday I was walking downtown when I saw something interesting on the north entrance of the Popular Department Store Building, which was designed by Trost & Trost and completed in…
Dear Friends and Media, Yesterday I learned about a plan to convert the Mathias Residence at 607 W. Yandell Drive in Sunset Heights into a luxury bed & breakfast. The…
