Commission votes unanimously to support Duranguito inclusion in downtown El Paso historic district
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Vacant Duranguito neighborhood properties.
EL PASO, Texas El Paso’s Historical Landmark Commission voted unanimously Monday to support the inclusion of hundreds of downtown properties into the National Register of Historic Places and designate the area a historic district.
The 6-0 decision by the commission recommends roughly 1,000 properties for the historic district including 13 locations in the Duranguito neighborhood. Those Duranguito properties sit in an area where the city plans on building the long-awaited Multipurpose Performing Arts and Entertainment Center - also known as the arena project.
Leeser admin news
Thereâs word on the street that Oscar Leeser, El Pasoâs incoming mayor, will name his chief of staff soon.Â
Itâs said to be Estrella Escobar, who was Diana Natalicioâs right-hand person while she was UTEP president.
Escobar held several positions during her 19 years at UTEP, including senior advisor to the president and associate VP for communications. She left last year as Heather Wilson became president.
Escobar also has city experience, as executive assistant to Mayor Carlos Ramirez from 1998 to 2001. Ramirez followed Larry Francis as mayor, and was succeeded by Ray Caballero.
During Leeserâs first term as mayor, from 2013 to 2017, his chief of staff was Taylor Moreno, who is now with El Paso Childrenâs Hospital Foundation.
As the effort gets underway to restore Sacred Heart Church, one of the most significant buildings in Segundo Barrio, we explore the impact and culture of the historic neighborhood.Â
On the Dec. 26 broadcast of âThe El Paso History Radio Showâ hosted by Jackson Polk and Melissa Sargent, we talk with historian David Romo and Fr. Raphael Garcia, who leads the parish of Sacred Heart, about Segundo Barrio.
Then in the second hour, historian Max Grossman joins Fr. Garcia as we discuss how the Sacred Heart restoration is proceeding.
The only live radio program about El Paso history airs from 10 a.m. till noon Saturday on News Talk 690 KTSM and streams live at Facebook.com/ElPasoHistoryRadioShow. For more information, visit EPHistory.com.
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