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Kern Place

Kern Place combines older houses and curving residential streets around Madeline and Alethea parks with shopping and transit along Mesa Street.

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Madeline Park in Kern Place, El Paso, with trees, a gazebo, paths and playground equipment — Madeline Park, Kern Place — May 10, 2017. Archival photograph; current conditions may differ.

Older houses, Madeline Park and Mesa Street connections

About Kern Place

Kern Place combines older houses and curving residential streets around Madeline and Alethea parks with shopping and transit along Mesa Street. Mesa Brio stations and the UTEP streetcar route serve different journeys. Near the Cincinnati entertainment area, a home’s included parking and the street’s resident-permit rules are worth establishing separately.

Houses around the parks

Kern Place’s housing spans the bungalow era of the 1910s through ranch houses built in the 1950s. The Society of Architectural Historians describes the 1914 subdivision’s curving streets around Madeline and Alethea parks.

Society of Architectural Historians — Kern Place neighborhood

Mesa Brio and the streetcar

Mesa Brio’s route sheet identifies Mesita and Sun Bowl stations on Mesa, as well as Glory Road Transit Center. The corridor links Downtown and West Side transit centers. Those named boarding points give Kern Place residents a way to locate the relevant station along the neighborhood’s Mesa side.

The separate, fare-free streetcar serves the UTEP area on its uptown/downtown loops. It runs until 7 p.m. Monday–Thursday, 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 6 p.m. Sunday under the posted schedule; Saturday and Sunday service begins at noon. That weekend start time matters for a morning trip. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day have no streetcar service.

Resident parking near Cincinnati

The city’s May 2024 assessment of entertainment districts documents a residential permit-parking system in Kern Place intended to keep venue patrons from occupying resident spaces.

The current city decal form asks for picture identification and proof of residency, such as a lease or an accepted address document. Planning & Inspections handles the application at 915-212-0104. For a rental, distinguish the home’s included off-street space from eligibility for a city decal, and use the posted street signs to establish the applicable restrictions.

Groceries on Mesa Street

Albertsons’ Mesa and Gregory store is at 3100 Mesa Street. The operator posts grocery hours of 6 a.m.–10 p.m. daily and offers curbside pickup and delivery. Pharmacy hours are listed separately, so a late grocery trip does not necessarily work for collecting a prescription.

Check these on a visit

Try these in person before you commit to an address in Kern Place.

Which parking space is included with the home, and which street spaces require a decal?
Would a weekend journey start before the streetcar opens at noon?
Does the route to the Mesa grocery also reach the Brio station you would use?

Neighborhoods and districts near Kern Place

The closest neighborhoods and districts in El Paso, measured center to center.

2.4 miManhattan HeightsManhattan Heights has Craftsman bungalows and several revival styles, with documented examples on Federal Avenue and Raynor Street.

All El Paso neighborhoods and districts

Schools near Kern Place

The 6 closest schools within 5 miles, including any outside the city. Being nearby does not mean a home is zoned for a school: confirm attendance zones with the school or district.

All schools in El Paso

Mesita ElElementary
about 0.2 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 916 students
El Paso H SHigh
about 0.9 mi · Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,636 students
El Paso Country Day SchoolK–8
about 1.0 mi · Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 52 students
About Face Program ElElementary
about 1.1 mi · Public · Grades 2–5 · 3 students
Lamar ElElementary
about 1.1 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 265 students
Cathedral High SchoolHigh
about 1.1 mi · Private · Grades 9–12 · 384 students

Distances are approximate. They are straight lines from the centre of Kern Place, not travel distances, and a home at the edge of the area can be noticeably closer to or farther from a school.

Sources & data notesReferences, reporting periods, and how to use this information

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Statistics keep their reporting periods. Survey estimates are not current asking prices or quotes for an individual property. Displayed values are rounded.

1914 subdivision, curving streets around Madeline/Alethea parks, houses from bungalow era to 1950s ranch houses.
Society of Architectural Historians — Kern Place neighborhoodSource checked 2026-10-19Primary architectural-history article’s indexed text reviewed. Direct page presented security verification; no verification bypass attempted. Current presidential residence and ownership claims omitted.
Mesita and Sun Bowl stations on Mesa; Glory Road, Downtown and West Side transit centers.
Sun Metro — Mesa Brio route sheetSource checked 2026-10-19Currently linked sheet; no opening dates or fleet claims.
Free fare, weekday/weekend hours and listed holiday closures.
Sun Metro — streetcar hours and faresSource checked 2026-10-19
Uptown/downtown loops serve UTEP and connect with buses and Brio.
Sun Metro — streetcar routeSource checked 2026-10-19
Kern Place resident parking in the context of Cincinnati venue patrons.
City of El Paso — Sociable City assessment, May 2024Source checked 2026-10-19Original City Council package downloaded and text extracted. Historical context only; recommendations and enforcement observations not stated as current rules.
Proof of residency, picture ID, resident versus downtown decal types, Planning & Inspections contact.
City of El Paso — current resident decal applicationSource checked 2026-10-19Reached through the current Forms & Docs directory. Downtown-specific meter rules not applied to Kern Place; fees not reproduced.
3100 Mesa Street; daily 6 a.m.–10 p.m. grocery hours and separately listed pharmacy hours.
Albertsons — Mesa and Gregory storeSource checked 2026-10-19
Pickup/delivery options and address; booking availability and prices not promised.
Albertsons — Mesa grocery pickup and deliverySource checked 2026-10-19
Taken May 10, 2017; CC BY-SA 4.0. Image and metadata reviewed.
Susan Barnum — Madeline Park photographSource checked 2026-10-19

Photo credits

Image credits and license
Madeline Park, Kern Place — May 10, 2017. Archival photograph; current conditions may differ.
Creator: Susan Barnum
Original source
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Changes: Resized and converted to WebP; display layouts may crop the image.
Madeline Park, Kern Place — May 10, 2017. Archival photograph; current conditions may differ.