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Post by **mtmynd** » April 30th, 2009, 2:44 pm

The Hilton Hotel (now the Plaza Hotel) opened November 20, 1930 in downtown El Paso -

Post by **stilltrucking** » April 30th, 2009, 2:56 pm

"I never saw the good side of a city"

how many hundred times have I blasted through El Paso

Just looking up at the top of it makes me dizzy

I got a hell of a fear of heights

I used to work high rise construction and loved it

Post by **mtmynd** » April 30th, 2009, 3:17 pm

There's a local success story by the fellow that has "The El Paso Chile Company." Thru hard work and long hours, Park Kerr grew the company into a huge operation.

Last year I heard he was living on the top floor of the Camino Real Hotel just around the corner from the Plaza Hotel (which is currently closed). That was some dream of mine when I was much younger - to live on the top floor of a large hotel. It always had a certain charm about it... having access to the restaurant and the pool and the action of the city your were in. But when we're young dreams don't have a cost.

Post by **stilltrucking** » April 30th, 2009, 3:23 pm

Dreams are still free. Even for geezers like me and you.

Post by **mtmynd** » April 30th, 2009, 3:42 pm

yr right, dreams only cost a wee bit of time.. a good investment in sanity.

Post by **stilltrucking** » April 30th, 2009, 3:49 pm

dreamwork
is productive

Post by **mtmynd** » April 30th, 2009, 4:02 pm

dreams are imagination at work while the body sleeps.

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