Corazón, Historia, y Raíces, a County-sponsored series of heritage and cultural activities highlighting hidden histories of El Paso. Other activities are planned to follow, including a series of walking tours, and development of a mural on a large El Paso County Coliseum wall facing Delta Drive. Corazón, Historia, y Raíces was developed to celebrate the […]
Follow Edgar Lopez, Principal Architect of In*Situ Architecture, and Adair Margo, Founder of the Tom Lea Institute, for an exciting tour!
Learn the history of Mr. Magoffin, his introduction of the streetcar, and the history of the construction of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The walking tour starts at 12 p.m. at the Magoffin Home State Historic Site Visitor Center, followed by the Streetcar’s tour at 2 p.m. at the Courthouse Streetcar stop, on the corner of North […]
In 1918, when Tom Lea was an 11-year-old boy, the Texas School of Mines and Metallurgy (UTEP) was constructed in the Bhutanese style. He grew to love the thick-walled campus of UTEP and commemorated some of its significant milestones with his art in 1936, 1965, and 1984. While in Providence Memorial Hospital for heart trouble, […]
