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Corridor Memory

Stanton and San Antonio Corridor

A longer walk through Stanton and San Antonio, where public institutions, trade, and cross-border life intersect in plain view.

Audience

General public

Duration

90-120 min

Distance

~1.1 mile

Meeting point

400 E San Antonio St

Route overview

Commerce, Culture, and Community Along El Paso's Main Arteries

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.

Aztec Calendar
Old Post Office
San Antonio Street history
Border commerce

Map and route shape

Live downtown route map

Start

400 E San Antonio St

Finish

219 Mills Ave

Stop by stop

What the route covers on the street

1

Aztec Calendar Park

400 E San Antonio St

A monumental replica that opens the route through symbolism, identity, and public space.

Time at stop

~8 min

2

El Paso County Courthouse

San Antonio St and Kansas St

A civic anchor for discussing downtown institutions and the storytelling role of public art.

Time at stop

~8 min

3

Stanton Tower

100 N Stanton St

A later office tower that shows how the downtown skyline changed after the Trost era.

Time at stop

~7 min

4

First Public Schoolhouse Site

406 E San Antonio Ave

An education stop that grounds the corridor in everyday civic life rather than spectacle alone.

Time at stop

~5 min

5

Gateway Hotel

400 E San Antonio Ave

A hotel building linked to travel, border circulation, and political drama.

Time at stop

~12 min

6

Blue Flame Building

120 N Stanton St

The weather flame gives the route a memorable moment of infrastructure, branding, and skyline identity.

Time at stop

~10 min

7

International Building

119 N Stanton St

A return to downtown architectural ambition inside the broader corridor story.

Time at stop

~10 min

8

O. T. Bassett Tower

303 Texas Ave

A refined Art Deco tower that adds vertical drama to the route.

Time at stop

~10 min

9

Newberry Building

201 N Stanton St

A department-store era stop that helps frame changing patterns of downtown retail.

Time at stop

~8 min

10

209 E San Antonio Ave

209 E San Antonio Ave

A smaller fabric building that proves how much of downtown history lives in ordinary masonry.

Time at stop

~4 min

11

217 E San Antonio Ave

217 E San Antonio Ave

A companion stop for discussing preservation and the visual texture of the corridor.

Time at stop

~4 min

12

Old Post Office

219 Mills Ave

A Beaux-Arts civic landmark that closes the route on a strong federal note.

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

Stanton and San Antonio Corridor

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Member angle

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