Editing El Paso, Texas (section)

===== West-central El Paso =====
{{main|West central El Paso}}
[[File:Madeline_Park_Kern_Place.jpg|thumb|Madeline Park in Kern Place]]
West-central El Paso is located north of Interstate 10 and west of the Franklin Mountains. [[The University of Texas at El Paso]] (UTEP) and the Cincinnati Entertainment district are located in the heart of the area. Historic districts [[Kern Place]] and [[Sunset Heights]] are in this part of town.

Kern Place was founded in 1914 by [[Peter E. Kern]], for whom the neighborhood was named.<ref name="Magruder-2004">{{Cite journal |last1=Magruder |first1=Alicia |last2=Dickey |first2=Gretchen |date=2004 |title=Kern Place Neighborhood: The Man Behind a Name |url=http://epcc.libguides.com/content.php?pid=309255&sid=2603479 |journal=Borderlands |volume=23}}</ref> The homes of Kern Place are unique in architecture and some were built by residents themselves.<ref name="Magruder-2004" /> One of the better known homes is the Paul Luckett Home located at 1201 Cincinnati Ave. above Madeline Park, and is made of local rock. It is known as "The Castle" due to its round walls and a crenelated rooftop.<ref name="Magruder-2004" />

Kern Place is extremely popular with college and university students. The area is known for its glitzy entertainment district, restaurants and coffee shops that cater to both business patrons and university students.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gray |first=Robert |date=July 5, 2016 |title=Cincinnati Street claws back losses |url=http://www.elpasoinc.com/news/local_news/article_49533a06-42bc-11e6-829f-6f25b97ceb1f.html |access-date=May 2, 2017 |work=El Paso Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gray |first=Robert |date=September 14, 2015 |title=Vacancies trouble Cincinnati district |url=http://www.elpasoinc.com/news/local_news/article_144844b4-5afa-11e5-ac50-0b49fe340843.html |access-date=May 2, 2017 |work=El Paso Inc.}}</ref> After UTEP's basketball and football games, UTEP fans pack the Kern Place area for food and entertainment at Cincinnati Street, a small bar district. This bar scene has grown over the years and has attracted thousands to its annual [[Mardi Gras]] [[block party]], as well as after sporting events or concerts. Young men and women make up the [[majority]] of the crowds who stop in between classes or after work.{{Citation needed|date=May 2017}}

Sunset Heights is one of the most historic areas in town, which has existed since the latter part of the 1890s. Many wealthy residents have had their houses and mansions built on this hill. Although some buildings have been renovated to their former glory,  many have been neglected and have deteriorated. During the Mexican Revolution widely popular revolutionary leader [[Pancho Villa]] owned and resided in this area during the 1910s.<ref>Worthington, Patricia. ''El Paso and the Mexican Revolution''. Arcadia Publishing, 2010, p. 20.</ref> During the 1910 Mexican Revolution many Mexicans fled Mexico and settled in Sunset Heights.<ref>Corchado, Alfredo. "[http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/030710dnintexodus.3eab4f7.html Families, businesses flee Juárez for U.S. pastures]." ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. Sunday March 7, 2010. Retrieved on March 10, 2010.</ref>