This past weekend, walking around downtown, I passed the Martin building on Stanton. It has been under a major remodel recently and they were busy installing new air conditioning units on the roof.
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One of the site workers waved to me and motioned me to come over. I guess seeing my camera he thought I might be interesting in taking some shots from the rooftop. He didn’t need to ask twice, and 7 flights of stairs later I was up top.
From up high, the street level buzz of construction fades away and you can enjoy downtown El Paso’s unique mix of old and new architecture.
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Speaking of construction, it is amazing the amount going on as well as what is scheduled that hasn’t begun yet. Downtown is finally getting some luv.
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Not wanting to be in the workers way, I grabbed a few more shots and heading back down. You can see more here:
Martin Building on Flickr