FIRE IN DURANGUITO: DON LUCIANO’S TENEMENT
A 121-year-old tenement in Duranguito owned by Don Luciano caught fire this afternoon, but it was put out quickly by the fire department. Built in 1900, it is located at…
NPR REPORT: “IN TEXAS, A STRUGGLE TO PRESERVE HISTORIC DURANGUITO NEIGHBORHOOD”
Dear Media and Friends, There are five representatives on City Council, aka the Oligarch Caucus, who still refuse to abandon the sinking ship that is the City’s half-billion-dollar multipurpose basketball…
EL PASO TIMES: HISPANIC ACCESS FOUNDATION ADVOCATES FOR PRESERVATION OF DURANGUITO AND CASTNER RANGE
Yesterday Anthony Jackson of the El Paso Times published a piece informing El Pasoans that the Latino Heritage Scholars, an initiative of the Hispanic Access Foundation, published a national report…
ROBERTO CARRILLO OF EL DIARIO: RESIDENTS OF LARGEST DURANGUITO TENEMENT TOLD TO VACATE BY MAY 4
Dear Media and Friends, The fate of the historic tenement at 315 W. Overland and its residents was covered by Univision at 5pm and 10pm yesterday. Other networks are investigating.…
RESIDENTS OF LARGEST DURANGUITO TENEMENT TOLD TO VACATE BY MAY 4
Dear Media and Friends, I have received word that the largest tenement in Duranguito is being emptied of its remaining residents by the owner, Lynx Properties, Ltd, which is controlled…
EL PASO INC: COUNTY VS. KEMP SMITH LAW FIRM
Dear Friends and media, David Crowder of El Paso Inc published a report this past weekend on the County’s ongoing effort to create a National Register Historic District in our…
LUCIANO TENEMENT IN DURANGUITO AGAIN BREACHED BY INTRUDERS, RAIDED BY POLICE
Dear Friends and Media, Sadly, Don Luciano’s tenement at 217-219 W. Overland Ave., located across the street from the “Arena Footprint,” has yet again been invaded by intruders. The attached…
DOWNTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT: WILL THE MAYOR TAKE ACTION?
Dear Friends and Media: First, a point of clarification. It was Dee Margo who sent the letter to the Texas Historical Commission on December 23 (shared yesterday). There is no…
CITY VOTES 5-3 TO ASK THC TO REMOVE “ARENA FOOTPRINT” PROPERTIES FROM THE PROPOSED DOWNTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
Dear Friends and Media, Today in Executive Session under item EX4, the City Council discussed the request by the Texas Historical Commission for an opinion from the City regarding the…
MAYOR MOVES TO PRESERVE A TROST BUILDING WHILE WORKING TO DEMOLISH ANOTHER TROST BUILDING
Dear Friends and Media, Item 4.1 of the current City Council agenda authorizes Mayor Margo “to sign and submit an application, and all required documentation, to the Texas Historical Commission…