PANCHO VILLA STASH HOUSE TO BE FEATURED ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL MARCH 1
I am pleased to announce that the Pancho Villa Stash House at 331 1/2 Leon Street in Duranguito, across the street from the City’s “Arena Master Plan” area, will be…
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…
HAYMON KRUPP BUILDING ADDED TO “MOST ENDANGERED PLACES LIST” OF PRESERVATION TEXAS
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…
TROST-DESIGNED INTERNATIONAL BUILDING SOLD!
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…
THE SEGUNDO BARRIO FEATURED IN TEXAS HIGHWAYS MAGAZINE
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…
PLAN TO DEMOLISH A MAJOR DOWNTOWN TROST BUILDING REVEALED
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.…
SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT ESTABLISHED: PRESS CONFERENCE MONDAY AT 3:00PM
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…
THE SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT IS ESTABLISHED, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STOUT!
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…
THE SEGUNDO BARRIO NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT HAS BEEN ESTABLISJHED!!!!
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…
TOUR OF SACRED HEART CHURCH AND THE SEGUNDO BARRIO TOMORROW, OCTOBER 23, 9:00 AM
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…