Horizon City and Sparks anchor this 2012 survey, revealing a landscape of rapid suburban expansion east of El Paso. The area is defined by a dense grid of residential streets encroaching upon the desert, where traditional infrastructure like the Ysleta Lateral and Mesa Drain still trace the historical water management patterns of the Rio Grande valley. To the northwest, Horizon Airport serves as a local landmark, surrounded by a burgeoning network of thoroughfares including Horizon Blvd and Pellicano Dr. A unique industrial feature, the El Paso Natural Gas Maintenance Rd, cuts diagonally across the northern sector, reflecting the importance of energy transit in this border region. This map effectively documents the transition from open Chihuahuan Desert to a modern planned community, marked by family-named streets and new developments like Emerald Creek Dr.
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1896 · El Paso
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1908 · El Paso
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1939 · Ysleta
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Heuco Tanks
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Heuco Tanks
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Clint
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Ysleta
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Fort Bliss
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Heuco Tanks
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Ysleta
USGS Topo · 1:62,500