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Plaza Theatre
125 Pioneer Plaza Dr
Spanish Colonial Revival landmark from 1930 and one of downtown El Paso's defining facades.
Time at stop
~10 min
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Frontier Noir
Frontier History
A route built around frontier justice, commercial growth, and the uneasy transition from outlaw street to civic downtown.
Audience
General public
Duration
75-90 min
Distance
~0.8 mile
Meeting point
125 Pioneer Plaza Dr
Route overview
Gunfighters, Outlaws, and Early El Paso
This route is part of BOTD's six-tour launch catalog and is presented as a guided downtown walk rooted in the source documentation, meeting points, and operating policy already defined for the site.
Plaza Theatre
Gunfighter sites
John Wesley Hardin
Historic saloons
Map and route shape
Live downtown route map
Start
125 Pioneer Plaza Dr
Finish
Mesa St and San Antonio St
Stop by stop
What the route covers on the street
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Pioneer Plaza
Pioneer Plaza
Historic civic center connected to the acequia, street commerce, and early public life.
Time at stop
~8 min
3
El Paso St and San Antonio St
El Paso St and San Antonio St
One of the most important corners in the early commercial development of the city.
Time at stop
~8 min
4
John Wesley Hardin Office Site
El Paso Street
The place where the famous gunfighter briefly reinvented himself as a lawyer.
Time at stop
~7 min
5
Dave's Pawn Shop
El Paso Street
A surviving commercial structure that hints at the layered life of early downtown retail.
Time at stop
~7 min
6
El Paso St and Overland St
El Paso St and Overland St
A frontier crossroads tied to revolutionary networks and cross-border activity.
Time at stop
~10 min
7
Wigwam Saloon Site
San Antonio St and alley
The site of one of the most remembered gunfights in El Paso history.
Time at stop
~12 min
8
State National Bank Site
Oregon St and San Antonio St
A reminder that cattle, silver, and banking shaped the city as much as legend did.
Time at stop
~8 min
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San Antonio Street Corridor
San Antonio Street
A street-level reading of how downtown commerce evolved block by block.
Time at stop
~7 min
10
Tom Lea Gallery
Downtown El Paso
An entry point into desert memory, art, and the larger storytelling tradition of El Paso.
Time at stop
~8 min
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Ackman Saloon and Popular Building Site
Mesa St and San Antonio St
A closing look at how saloon culture gave way to department-store downtown.
Time at stop
~10 min
Ticket overview
Launch public pricing
General Public
Standard public ticket
$35
El Paso Resident
Local resident rate
$30
Student / Educator
Student or educator rate
$25
BOTD cancellations receive a full refund or reschedule. Visitor cancellations follow the 72-hour, 24-72-hour, and under-24-hour launch policy.
Public booking
Frontier History
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Service notice
Checkout unavailable in this environment
Secure checkout is unavailable until both Firebase and the PayPal client ID are configured for this environment. Visitors can still request booking help directly by email while launch services are being configured.
Email BOTD to bookMember angle
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The dashboard already exists. Richer booking history and badge automation are the next connection step after launch checkout is stabilized.
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