Central includes some of El Paso's oldest neighborhoods with some homes built in the mid-1800's of adobe block, and later, brick construction, often with flat roofs behind parapets.  The Magoffin Home, Magoffin Street, is one of our finest treasures. This was the home of the Magoffin family from the 1870's to 1990, when it was transfered to the citizens of El Paso as a museum.  Making it more exciting, since the property remained with the family for so long, the home remains fully furnished as it was when built - with the original furniture!

Central is home to much of our legal and medical functions, including the new Texas Tech Paul Foster Medical School, Thomason Hospital (a Top 100 national hospital) and a newly funded Children's Hospital.

One of our finest and grandest hotels, The Camino Real, is located just off the central plaza, San Jaciento.  Here also are the fantastically restored Plaza Theater, a multiuse venue for the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, the El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras, and other top shelf entertainment.  Just a few steps away are the El Paso Art Museum, Convention Center, Chavez Theater, Library, and several other museums.

Heading south from The Plaza Theater area is one of America's most unusual and colorful shopping districts, which runs 3/4 mile to the US-Mexico border, over the Rio Grande, and directly into Ciudad Juarez with Mexican shopping and dining on the other side.

The railroads breathed life into El Paso in the 1870's and contributed greatly to our viability as a commercial center.  Here you'll see our vast rail yards, old brick support buildings, and many familiar railroading logos traversing though town.  Affectionados will be in their element here.

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