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El Paso history & stories

Elevate's Historical Board — sourced, citable stories about the city's places, architecture, and people, authored by our own team.

El Paso Celebrities

Jacob “Jake” Erlich: El Paso's Gentle Giant

Born to Jewish immigrant parents, Jacob “Jake” Erlich turned a life that might have been isolating into one of creativity, performance, and community.

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Trost & Trost

George Ernest Trost: Life Stories of the Southwest

The life of George Ernest Trost and the Trost & Trost firm whose buildings shaped El Paso's early-twentieth-century skyline.

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El Paso History

A History of El Paso, Texas: From Ancient Times to the Modern Era

A sweeping overview of the Pass of the North — geology, indigenous peoples, the missions, conflict and reorganization, and the city's rise to the modern era.

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Gunslingers

John Wesley Hardin: The Deadliest Gunslinger in the Southwest

The gunslinger whose trail of law, blood, and legend still echoes at Concordia Cemetery, where history and myth refuse to rest.

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Architecture of El Paso

Singer Sewing Machine Company Building (El Paso, Texas)

Built in 1928, the Singer Building reflects El Paso's commercial rise and the Trost & Trost architectural legacy — mathematical precision meeting artistic vision.

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