204 Palm Street. El Paso Barrio. Extensive Public Phone Directory. From Deep Shadow to Bright Sunlight.
The photography walk about can cough up funky gems if you keep at it. This neighborhood dive bar put a strong emphasis on keeping in touch ….Screw texting, the owners wanted to hear your voice 24/7.
Every street shot has a backstory—sometimes as important as the image itself. Here the backstory is gentrification.These cool places in the El Paso barrio are disappearing in favor of urban redevelopment. Some of the coolest dive bars in West Texas are no more. Goldies is a prime example. A first rate third rate watering hole with Marilyn’s alluring countenance on the exterior. Like I once said in a short story “Gone from the city charts but never from our hearts!”
Every street shot has a backstory—sometimes as important as the image itself. Here the backstory is gentrification.These cool places in the El Paso barrio are disappearing in favor of urban redevelopment. Some of the coolest dive bars in West Texas are no more. Goldies is a prime example. A first rate third rate watering hole with Marilyn’s alluring countenance on the exterior. Like I once said in a short story “Gone from the city charts but never from our hearts!”
The Palm employed a business model which involved reaching out. The owners were up late every night but patrons could reach out whenever.