5128 x 3406 px | 43,4 x 28,8 cm | 17,1 x 11,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
Januar 2009
Ort:
El Paso, Texas, USA
Weitere Informationen:
Although the Ysleta and Socorro Missions and the SanElizario Chapel were placed in the National Register ofHistorical Places in 1972, years of improvised remodelingand lack of maintenance had left these buildings in a seriousstate of disrepair. It was not until 1990 that the communitycommitted itself to begin the work to restorethese landmarks. In that year, the City of El Paso and theCounty of El Paso created the Office of Heritage Tourism, and received technical support with a grant from theNational Trust for Historic Preservation.The new director appointed a board made up of representativesfrom the city, the county, the Catholic Diocese, and various private organizations that had been workingseparately on the missions. The Office of HeritageTourism was also able to obtain a grant from theNational Park Service for the use of two Mexican architectswho were experts in the restoration of adobe buildings.They completed a survey of the three churches andwrote a comprehensiveplan forrestoration. The cities of El Paso and Socorro andthe county have just submitted a jointgrant proposal to the Texas Departmentof Transportation for $3.5 million inISTEA funds to be spent in the developmentof the Mission Trail. If approved, this grant will be used to create aTourist Information Center across thestreet from the Ysleta Mission, an adobefence around the Socorro Mission cemetery, and the landscaping of the MissionTrail with shade trees.
