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Vox – “The Dark History of ‘Gasoline Baths’ at the Border”

2022-01-18 elrichiboy History, Local Heroes, Slider Leave a comment

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

2021-12-26 elrichiboy Ben Fyffe, City Management, Local Heroes, Slider, sports, Taxes 11 comments

Here’s a letter that Cruz Morales posted on Facebook: RE: Cease and Desist – EL BARRIO PARK Mr. Morales This

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Descanse en Paz, El Recreo

2021-05-07 elrichiboy History, Juarez, Local Heroes, Mexico, Slider 8 comments

El Recreo closed. El Recreo opened in 1921. This year we should be celebrating its centennial. But El Recreo is

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David Dorado Romo in The Atlantic

2021-05-03 elrichiboy Local Heroes, Migration One comment

Local historian David Dorado Romo is prominently featured in this month’s Atlantic Magazine, in a story titled America Never Wanted

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The King of Mesa Street: The Life and Death of a Border Bluesman, Part 2

2020-12-03 elrichiboy Local Heroes, Music, Slider 6 comments

by Kent Paterson This is Part 2 of a three part series. You can read Part 1 here. Days of

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The King of Mesa Street: The Life and Death of a Border Bluesman, Part 1

2020-11-30 Kent Paterson Hot Hits, Local Heroes, Music, Slider 7 comments

By Kent Paterson He was the King of Mesa Street, the main drag that winds up and down El Paso’s

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