page_title: Chihuahuita, Texas
section_title: Parks and recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Chihuahuita, Texas / Parks and recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: Chihuahuita, a neighborhood in El Paso. April of 2017.
context_page_description: Chihuahuita is a neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. It has also been known as the "First Ward." It is considered the oldest neighborhood in the city. It has also suffered through extreme poverty in its history. It is currently on the Most Endangered Historic Places list as compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is located on the border of the Rio Grande at the Mexico–United States border. For most of the twentieth century, the name Chihuahuita was used to refer to all of southern El Paso, often including El Segundo Barrio. In 1991, Chihuahuita was designated as a historic district by the city of El Paso.
context_section_description: City plans for Chihuahuita included parks and swimming areas in 1912. Census records for 1910 showed that nearly half of all school-aged children in El Paso lived in the Chihuahuita district. Recreational areas were proposed in 1922, and considered a priority by George E. Kessler, a landscape engineer. The area he recommended consisted of two blocks next to Aoy School in the neighborhood and would include a playground and general recreation area.
  Chihuahuita Recreation Center on Charles Street offers sports and summer camps for youth. It was first opened in 1981.
caption: Chihuahuita Park.
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