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Manhattan Heights

August 20, 2026

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Manhattan Heights emerged in 1912 as a planned restricted residence district in northeast El Paso, centered on the tract surrounding the old Federal smelter. Owned by the Manhattan Heights Realty Company of New York and associated with Judge L. C. Dessar, the 135-acre addition adjoined Highland…

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