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Corner of Santa Fe & Paisano St., 79901Designed by Trost & Trost and opened on September 19, 1930, this two-story station has three engine stations, concrete sills and steel frame windows.Oleh Visit El Paso

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White House and Hotel McCoy 0:26

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The White House Department Store/Hotel McCoy prominently sited as the terminal point of South El Paso Street, a major north-south axis between El Paso and Juarez, is an outstanding example of the Chicago School format. Since it’s opening in 1912, the first floor and basement housed the store, while the remaining six floors were occupied by the Hote…

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With structural and decorative elements cut sharply into taut ashlar walls of granite and terra cotta, the State National Bank exemplifies the Second Renaissance Revival style with detailed precision and bespeaks the skills of Trost eloquently. The structure represents not only the prominence of Trost as a major influence on the physical appearance…

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Richard Caples 0:17

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Experimenting with the new structural possibilities of reinforced concrete, Trost designed the Richard Caples Building. When completed in 1910, the Richard Caples Building held the distinction of being the first reinforced concrete structure in downtown El Paso.Oleh Visit El Paso

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Plaza Motor Hotel 0:56

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Built for Conrad Hilton as the El Paso Hilton Hotel, the present Plaza Hotel is significant as one of El Paso's early high-rise structures from the office of Trost and Trost. The style is Art Deco, and the exterior remains largely unaltered from its original form. Hilton, born in San Antonio, New Mexico in 1887, rose to international recognition as…

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Palace Theatre 0:33

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Perhaps one of Trost’s most extraordinary examples of stylistic expression is seen in the Palace Theatre, formerly the Alhambra, the facade of which displays a delicate overall tracery of arabesques and Islamic script. This is thought to be Trost's only design in the Spanish Colonial style with Moorish influences. Trost's choice of a Spanish Coloni…

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OT Bassett Tower 0:29

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At one time the tallest building in El Paso, the O.T. Bassett Tower rises fifteen stories with a strong vertical thrust in the setback skyscraper form which prevailed during the Modernistic development of the early 20th century. An elaborate entrance detailed with Art Deco design elements is the focal point of the southeast facade of the ground flo…

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Hotel Paso Del Norte 1:19

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The hotel was designed by Trost & Trost and opened in 1912. This brick and terra cotta structure was the "dream hotel" of early El Paso businessman and promoter Zach White. Designed by the noted El Paso architectural firm of Trost and Trost, the structure was engineered to be fireproof and was modeled after buildings that had survived the 1906 San …

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Hotel Cortez 0:47

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This building was constructed in 1908. Designed as the luxurious Hotel Orndorff in the early 20th century, the Hotel Cortez is an elaborate representation of the Spanish Colonial Revival style with strong Renaissance overtones. The assortment of decorative elements skillfully applied to the tripartite format of the brick structure attests to the ar…

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Constructed in 1909 and 1910, as the Rio Grande Valley Bank Building, the Abdou Building, as it is known today, rises seven stories above the southwest corner of Texas Avenue and Mesa Street. The Abdou building, with its stark appearance, exhibits the structural and decorative capabilities of reinforced concrete, a medium explored by Trost in the e…

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Teatro Alcazar 0:11

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The Alcázar basement was used by its owners lke and Frank Alderete in 1915 to store weapons for the Huertistas.Oleh Visit El Paso

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Episode 18 | March 2015 13:00

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In this episode of the Visit El Paso Podcast, we talk about the USBC Open Championships happening now till July 12, 2015. We'll also discuss the "El Paso. It's All Good." movement and a few can't miss events for March 2015. Outro song is 'Love Don't Pay The Bills' by the Joe Barron Band. www.VisitElPaso.com…

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