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    The Heart of the Segundo Barrio

    Nov 25, 2021 5 minutes
    By Roberto José Andrade Franco

    Inside Sacred Heart Church in El Paso’s Segundo Barrio, the Rev. Rafael Garcia, SJ, hands out face masks in preparation for a colleague’s speech on the significance of the historic grounds we’re about to tour. It’s a cloudy morning in July, and there are about 80 people here. They wear yoga pants, sweats, and shorts; comfortable shoes; hats and sunglasses. Some have cameras hanging from their necks. Others smell of sunscreen. All are ready to partake in the Segundo Barrio’s first architectural walking tour, led by Max Grossman, who holds a doctorate in art history from Columbia University and is an assistant professor of art history at the University of Texas at El Paso.

    “Sacred Heart Church is the most important, historic, and iconic building in the Segundo

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