Has there been a busier fall for the Trost Society? We’d say not, but then again we are spending as much time as possible out and about in El Paso’s…
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For the Gage Hotel’s 90th Anniversary, TTS Executive Director Malissa Arras interviewed J. P. Bryan, renowned businessman and historian, about finding a run-down hotel in the middle of Nowhere, Texas, and…
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THE TEXAS TROST SOCIETY IS LOOKING TO PROJECT YOUR TROST-RELATED ARTWORK ONTO A HISTORIC BUILDING DURING NEON DESERT MUSIC FESTIVAL – DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS MAY 15, 2017 If…
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By now we have all read the great news that the Abdou Building, the tall, narrow building that could be called El Paso’s version of the Flatiron Building in New…
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(Photos courtesy of Preservation Texas and El Paso Development News.) During our most recent “Toast to Trost” pub-crawl, we had the honor or leading a group of 75 people through…
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This year marks 100 years since El Paso High’s opening in 1916. When something’s been around for that long, there’s a natural tendency to reflect and wonder: about its history,…
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Amongst the pristine silence of Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso, Texas lies a man who molded the Southwest into the iconic treasure which still endures today. Throughout history, the region…
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While walking past the construction gridlock currently occupying San Jacinto Plaza down Alameda Avenue, it is impossible to ignore the Hotel Cortez. The building is undoubtedly one of the most…
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I’ve been thinking lately about the peculiarity of place. I find its formative nature fascinating and the exploration of its traits rewarding. I’d like to share with you the particular…
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El Paso’s battle for historic preservation has been fraught with many ups and downs. As citizens of this amazing city we have witnessed many stunning achievements made on this front,…