The hotel was built in 1956, in the quirky "space age" style, (aka googie style), popular then thanks to the Cold War and a growing interest in outer space.
When it come to history, I'm pretty good. Especially when it comes to the wild west and music history. There are some things I'm not too well schooled on though ...
The list of the 11 richest cities in Texas ... El Paso didn't make it ... includes at least one with a racist past. Sadly, not uncommon in American history.
I recently came across a list of the 11 richest cities in Texas. While they all absolutely deserve to be on the list and certainly earned their spots, one wasn't always exactly welcoming of ALL Texans.
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The Texas Panhandle holds so much history in the top 28 counties of Texas. It's amazing what these Texas plains have seen. Things that once were an important piece of our towns no longer exist except in fading memories and pictures.