Armijo Park at the corner of S. Campbell and Olivas V. Aoly Avenue
The Park’s website calls it “Paseo de Los Heros” - no “e”. In other places it is spelled with the e. Hero in Spanish is “heroe”. No matter, this short walk from Florence and Olivas V. Aoy (the corner of the Armijo Swimming Pool) to just passed Park is a pleasant and almost all tree covered walk. I began at Armijo Park on the corner of S. Campbell and Olivas V. Aoy Avenue across the street from Aoy Elementary. A timely fact about Aoy is that during the 1918 Spanish Flu, it was converted to a hospital for those living in the neighborhood plus the many that crossed the river seeking help in El Paso.
The actual linear trail begins at Ochoa and Olivas V. Aoy across the street from the Armijo Swimming Pool.
Rodriquez Mural
Close-up of mural
The path ends behind Hart Elementary and Guillen Middle School complexes. At that end (what would be S. Cotton if extended) is a beautiful mural.
Bowie Bakery
You can’t return to Armijo Park without taking a slight detour. Go north one block on Park and 7th to the historic Bowie Bakery. I could not resist the temptation to pick out some pastries inside and eat one as I returned to my car.
Before leaving I took this picture of an historic marker about Olivas V. Aoy:
