by Bob Chessey A Tale of Pacing and Endurance Summer’s end in 1930 was proving to be a tough time
Category: History
The Half House
Trish Long talks about the Shanghai Grocery in this piece in the El Paso Times: The Shanghai Grocery was located
History Showcase this Saturday
Here’s a local history showcase with El Paso history all-stars.
Juarez Loses a Defender of the People
by Vanessa Johnson Beto Dominguez Rodriguez passed away on September 16, 2022, at 4 p.m., surrounded by his loved ones,
Ballad of a Corrido, Part Two
By Bob Chessey Gabriel Jara and “El Contrabando de El Paso” On the night of August 7, 1924, a somber
Ballad of a Corrido, Part One
Gabriel Jara and Tom Threepersons’ Border Shootout. by Bob Chessey On the summer evening of Saturday, June 14, 1924, two
El Ojo del Chuco
This isn’t my first blog. If you’d asked me yesterday, I would have said it is, but today I stumbled
Vox – “The Dark History of ‘Gasoline Baths’ at the Border”
Local legend Dr. David Romo hipped me and contributed to this disturbing history of El Paso.
God Bless Adair
“Former First Lady of El Paso” Adair Margo just won’t let it go. From a guest column in today’s El
LatinX El Paso : Odyssey of a Mexican American/Hispanic Community by Oscar Martinez
Latinx El Paso provides a historical and contemporary overview of the Mexican American/Hispanic population in one of the major urban centers
David Romo vs. Adair Margo
From Adair Margo’s guest column in the El Paso Times: Since 2016, a falsehood has been spread nationwide about El
Justice For Chet
Today is the second anniversary of the day that blues drummer Chet Woodward was murdered at the streetcar stop by
Descanse en Paz, El Recreo
El Recreo closed. El Recreo opened in 1921. This year we should be celebrating its centennial. But El Recreo is
Segundo Barrio
Have you seen this map of the Segundo Barrio Historic District the El Paso Commissioners Court approved last Monday? It’s
The Storm That Swept Mexico
Here’s a cool two hour video that covers the history of Mexico, mostly the first half of the twentieth century.
Teddy Roosevelt in Juarez
Lookie what I found. Isn’t that our future 26th president enjoying a cigar as he plays roulette at the Monte
Where Am I?
A reader sent in this photo, and he’s looking to identify the location. Here’s what Phillip tells us: Westward bound
Some Almost Lost Local History
Here’s a story from CabinetMagazine.org of a religious colony founded outside of Las Cruces in the late 1800’s. The search
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone
I found this artefact on the street the other day. You think it’s old? From the Texas State Historical Association