El Paso, Texas and Surrounding Areas

The Facade
Looking up at the facade of Saint Ignatius Church, built in 1921, near El Segundo Barrio at El Paso, Texas.
Patriotic Socorro
An American flag waves in the breeze at a cemetery in Socorro, Texas.
Dry Fountain
A dry fountain next to the Socorro Mission on the El Paso Mission Trail in Socorro, Texas.
Socorro Patriotism
Patriotism on display at a cemetery in Socorro, Texas.
Colonel Bliss
The grave of Colonel William Bliss, the namesake of Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. Bliss, an aid to President Zachary Taylor, eventually married Taylor's daughter. He died and was buried in New Orleans, a century later his grave was moved to Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
Wrought Iron Cross
A weathered and rusted wrought iron cross at the historic Smeltertown Cemetery in El Paso, Texas.
Purdue University Hero
Jill McCormick's grave at Fort Bliss, an aviation professor at Purdue University learniing to fly during WWII with the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Flying 23 types of transport/fighter aircraft, she remained in the USAF Reserves as a Major.
Seventies Vintage
A vintage car displaying its hydraulics at a car meet in El Paso, Texas.
Tailgate Chain
The chains on the tailgate of a 1953 pickup truck at a car meet in El Paso, Texas.
Forties Pickup
A black pickup truck from the early 1940s, proudly flying an American flag, at a car meet in El Paso, Texas.
Greetings
The morning sun warms a colorful mural greeting visitors to the Five Points neighborhood of El Paso, Texas.
Middle of the Road
A view down Hueco Tanks Road and rural countryside near El Paso, Texas.
Food Truck Court
A crowd gathers for local cuisine at the Boardwalk at Ricky's food truck court in El Paso, Texas.
The Menu
People walk around a menu sign inside the Boardwalk at Ricky's food truck court in El Paso, Texas.
Clint Veterans Memorial
A tribute to the US military sits in the Texas sun at Clint, Texas near El Paso at the Veterans Park.
Meters
Power meters with various coats of paint over the years make for a colorful alley in the El Segundo Barrio of El Paso, Texas.
The Reynolds Building
The morning sun warms the Reynolds Building, designed by architects Trost & Trost, and standing in downtown El Paso, Texas since 1911.
Food Truck Court
A crowd gathers for local cuisine at the Boardwalk at Ricky's food truck court in El Paso, Texas.
Texas and Mesa
The sun comes up at the intersection of Texas Avenue and Mesa Street, surrounded by the closed shops the downtown area of El Paso, Texas.
Kress Doors
The sidewalk entrance of the historic Kress building in El Paso Texas.
Standing Horse
A horse stands tied to a tree southeast of El Paso near Clint, Texas.
Target Practice
Texas back road and their signs seem to go hand in hand for target practice.
Sands of New Mexico
Evening shadows are cast on the dunes of White Sands National Park near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
La Isla Graves
An old grave at the La Isla Cemetery near Fabens, Texas just southeast of El Paso.
Rosa's Cantina
The sidewalk doors to the famous Rosa's Cantina, associated with the 1959 Marty Robbins hit song "El Paso."

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