El Paso Women and Equestrian Sports Part two: 1940s-1970s Winalin Griffin rode in show for the El Paso Riding and Driving Club held in 1944 with her horse “Red,” proving herself as a jumper. The first Show was held at the Del Norte Saddlery. Griffin recollected that there was just a dozen members, but By […]
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El Paso Women and Equestrian Sports Part One : 1914 to 1930s
El Paso Women and Equestrian Sports Part One : 1914 to 1930s El Paso women horse riders proved they could be just good as men when completing in equestrian sports. The El Paso Horse and Driving Club was founded in 1944, with Mrs. Joseph Carter as was one of the organizers. They […]
Corinne A. Hartman: Founder of Hartman Flower Shop.
Corinne A. Hartman: Founder of Hartman Flower Shop. Corinne A. Hartman came to El Paso in 1913 from Albuquerque Along with her son they opened their own floral shop in 1921. The Hartman Flower Shop it was in several locations, at one point it in the mills building. In 1916, Hartman bought land from Frank […]
Mystery solved: Lolita around the corner
Walking down Texas Avenue recently, I noticed a weathered, sun-beaten sign atop a building at the corner of Texas and Oregon Street. “AROUND CORNER: Lolita,” it read. I walked around said corner but found no teenage nymphette from that book by Nabokov, nor any evidence that she had been there. (The 1997 film remake did […]
El Paso Women Pioneering Athletes: Bowling
El Paso Women Pioneering Athletes: Bowling The El Paso Women’s Bowling Association was founded in 1936. It was also granted a charter from the Intentional Women Bowling Congress. Among charter members of the organization was: Luree Robbins,Marie Willis,Louise Adams, Pearl Paden,Evelyn Brownfield, Mamie Teller, Mary Mogel,Nora Green,Vins Diehl,Helen Lange,Lillian Drehner, and Carrie Ford. Thelma […]
City of El Paso Once Sold Two of Its Streets to Pay the Salary of Its Marshall by G.A. Martin–March 24, 1922
The following story appeared in the March 24, 1922 edition of the El Paso Herald: Note: This article makes reference to Ben Dowell as Ben “McDowell.” Photos were added by El Paso County Historical Society to augment article. By G.A. Martin El Paso once sold two of its streets at public auction, “because the city […]
El Paso Women Pioneering Athletes: Golf
El Paso Women Pioneering Athletes: Golf Photo Credit: El Paso County Historical Society. In 1926, the Tuesday Women’s Golf Club was organized at the El Paso Country Club. Charter members of the organization were Mary Morgan, Reba Armstrong, Mrs. Peyton Edward, Mrs. Ernest Hiles, Mrs. A.L. Cox, Frances Vance, Mrs. Otis Cole, Mrs. Will […]
Dr. Vilas had big impact in El Paso
Walter Nathaniel Vilas brought big ideas, big names and big events to his adopted home of El Paso in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Dr. Vilas was born on Sept. 11, 1847, in Red Creek, Wayne County, N.Y. He was one of seven children of Dr. Calvin Vilas and Mary Catherine Ford. The […]
The Pershing Theater: 2905 Pershing Drive
A newspaper clipping from March 29,1940 from the El Paso Herald Post about the construction of Pershing Theater in the Five Points Area. The construction of the Pershing Theater started in 1939. The Pershing Theater Opened on March 28,1940. -Joseph Longo
Pioneering Women Athletes in El Paso: Tennis
In 1921, the El Paso Tennis and Swimming Club was founded. The organization only allowed men at first, but in 1923 women were allowed to join. Some of the early women members included Mary and Virginia Seamon, Norma Heffler, Dorothy Crawford, Elise Strickland, Bena Perez, Elizabeth Coldwell, Mrs. C.A. Mitchell, Ruth Mott Rawling, Margie McBloom, […]