EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Museum of History will be hosting a new exhibit focusing on downtown El Paso from the 1910s to the 1930s.
The exhibit, titled “Neighborhoods and Shared Memories: From the Rio Grande to Franklin Heights,” will open at the museum, located at 510 N. Santa Fe Street, on Thursday, June 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.
According to a news release issued by the city, the exhibition will examine “themes including architecture, places of worship, education, working-class history and the rise of gentrification.”
Also featured are notable residents such as Maestro Abraham Chavez Jr., Judge William Henry Burgess, Judge Walter D. Howe, artist and author Tom Lee and the late State Senator William Ward Turney.
The new exhibit at EPMH is the latest in an ongoing series that “spotlights historic neighborhoods throughout El Paso, exploring community stories, collective memories and amplifying the stories of residents from all classes and genders,” according to a news release.
Neighborhoods that have been featured so far include Chihuahuita, Segundo Barrio, Sunset Heights, Manhattan Heights and South Central.
“Neighborhoods and Shared Memories: From the Rio Grande to Franklin Heights” will run through May 2025.
For more information about the El Paso Museum of History, including exhibits and programs, visit www.EPMuseumOfHistory.org
