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El
Paso Texas Attractions |
Camino
Real National Scenic Byway
by Delbert Trew
The old road "Camino Real" or Royal Road may not be
the oldest road in America but was completed in 1598... It begins at the San Juan
Pueblo in northern New Mexico, goes 400 miles south to El Paso then on another
1,200 miles to Mexico City. The U.S. designated it a National Scenic Byway... |
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El Paso Landmarks
Architecturally, El Paso has many (but not all) of West Texas' crown jewels. Included
are the Bassett Tower (c.1930), The Hotel Cortez (1926), The Kress Building (1937)
The Alhambra Theater (1914), The Merrick Building (1887), the Railroad
Station and El Paso High.
Bassett Tower c.1930
Old postcard
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El
Paso as Movie Location
El Paso also has a film commission. Recent films in and around El Paso have been
scenes from Dead Man's Walk (Salt Flat), Courage Under Fire,
Blue Sky (an appropriate title) and the recent Traffic.
El
Paso Hotels > Book Your
Hotel Here & Save |
St
Patrick's Cathedral El Paso Texas
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, 2005 |
| | Downtown
El Paso
Postcard
courtesy rootsweb.com/
~txgenweb// postcards/Index.html |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The history and culture of El Paso go back to 1598 and earlier. El Paso
and Ciudad Juarez are the largest border cities on the Texas/ Mexico border.
The battles fought for control of Juarez during the Mexican Revolution were observed
with great interest by El Pasoans who stood on freight cars to watch. ... more |
| An
award-winning history of the El Paso Salt War |
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| View
Of Franklin Mountains from twelfth floor of the current El Paso County courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2005 |
El
Paso Tourist InformationEl
Paso Convention and Visitor's Bureau:
915-534-0600
http://www.elpasocvb.com/
http://www.elpaso.org/
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