Local legend Dr. David Romo hipped me and contributed to this disturbing history of El Paso.
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El Barrio Park: Attack of the Bureaucrats
Here’s a letter that Cruz Morales posted on Facebook: RE: Cease and Desist – EL BARRIO PARK Mr. Morales This
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
David Dorado Romo in The Atlantic
Local historian David Dorado Romo is prominently featured in this month’s Atlantic Magazine, in a story titled America Never Wanted
The King of Mesa Street: The Life and Death of a Border Bluesman, Part 2
by Kent Paterson This is Part 2 of a three part series. You can read Part 1 here. Days of
The King of Mesa Street: The Life and Death of a Border Bluesman, Part 1
By Kent Paterson He was the King of Mesa Street, the main drag that winds up and down El Paso’s