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Manhattan Heights

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

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Federal Avenue street sign and residential streetscape in the Manhattan Heights Historic District, El Paso — Federal Avenue, Manhattan Heights — September 2, 2012. Archival photograph; current conditions may differ.

Historic houses, Copper Avenue facilities and the Route 35 connection

About Manhattan Heights

Manhattan Heights has Craftsman bungalows and several revival styles, with documented examples on Federal Avenue and Raynor Street. Memorial Park Library and Memorial Aquatic Center are on Copper Avenue. Exterior changes to historic homes require planning for preservation review, while local Route 35 connects the area with Five Points and downtown.

Housing on Federal and Raynor

Manhattan Heights includes Craftsman bungalows alongside Spanish Colonial Revival, Pueblo, Territorial and Georgian Revival houses. The Preservation Alliance’s guide identifies examples on Federal Avenue and Raynor Street, including a Craftsman bungalow at 3119 Federal and a Spanish-influenced Mabel Welch design at 3038 Federal.

For a purchase involving exterior changes, the city’s historic-property review is part of the planning. Windows, roofing, fences, driveways and landscaping can fall within that review. Many smaller projects can be approved by preservation staff, while larger changes may require the Historic Landmark Commission; the property’s historic overlay and proposed work determine the route.

Memorial Park Library

Memorial Park Library is at 3200 Copper Avenue. Its branch page lists English-conversation and citizenship classes, family and preschool storytimes, and a teen hangout.

When reviewed on October 19, the branch page still carried its September 8–October 15 roof and A/C repair closure notice. Reopening had not been confirmed. For current opening and program availability, call 915-212-0448.

El Paso Public Libraries — Memorial Park branch

Swimming on Copper Avenue

Memorial Aquatic Center is at 3251 Copper Avenue, near the library. The city lists a 25-yard pool with lap and recreational swimming during operating hours, and separate periods reserved for school practice.

The posted schedule has weekday morning sessions, Monday–Thursday evening sessions and Saturday mornings; Sunday is closed. Morning school-practice closures mean that an early opening time does not provide uninterrupted public access. The Memorial section of the city’s aquatics directory gives the session breaks and current contact details.

City of El Paso — Memorial Aquatic Center

Route 35 and Five Points

Sun Metro identifies Memorial Park and Austin High School among Route 35’s destinations. The local bus links Downtown and Northgate transit centers through Five Points, providing a connection to other routes as well as a direct trip along the Dyer corridor.

The currently linked sheet shows roughly 40-minute weekday departures and hourly Saturday service. It is a regular local route, with its own stops and timetable, rather than the Dyer Brio service. The operator also states that Route 35 does not run on city-designated holidays.

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Try these in person before you commit to an address in Manhattan Heights.

Would an exterior project need staff or commission review?
Has the library confirmed reopening after its roof and A/C work?
Do the pool’s public sessions fit around the school-practice breaks?

Neighborhoods and districts near Manhattan Heights

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

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

All El Paso neighborhoods and districts

Schools near Manhattan Heights

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

Crockett ElElementary
about 0.3 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 453 students
College Career Technology Academy (Ccta)High
about 0.4 mi · Public · Grades 9–12 · 151 students
Telles AcademySecondary
about 0.4 mi · Public · Grades 6–12 · 26 students
Moreno MontessoriElementary
about 0.7 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 112 students
Moreno ElElementary
about 0.7 mi · Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 304 students
Austin H SHigh
about 0.8 mi · Public · Grades 9–12 · 946 students

Distances are approximate. They are straight lines from the centre of Manhattan Heights, 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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Craftsman, Spanish-influenced and other revival homes; Federal Avenue and Raynor examples.
El Paso Preservation Alliance — Manhattan Heights architectural guideSource checked 2026-10-19Reviewed directly in browser; automated access failed.
Historic overlay, exterior project review and administrative approval versus commission review.
City of El Paso — historic-property questionsSource checked 2026-10-19Legacy document still served by city; district counts, office hours, fees and processing times not reproduced.
3200 Copper, program listings, phone and visible roof/A/C closure notice September 8–October 15.
El Paso Public Libraries — Memorial Park branchSource checked 2026-10-19Read in live browser October 19. End date has passed but notice remains; no reopening claim made.
3251 Copper, 25-yard pool, school-practice closures, separate lap/recreation hours and Sunday closure.
City of El Paso — Memorial Aquatic CenterSource checked 2026-10-19Memorial section used, not Leo Cancellare Memorial Pool on Wallenberg.
Local bus between Downtown and Northgate; Memorial Park and Austin High School points of interest; designated-holiday exclusion.
Sun Metro — Route 35 DyerSource checked 2026-10-19
Five Points connection, roughly 40-minute weekday and hourly Saturday departures; current sheet code 0926.
Sun Metro — currently linked Route 35 map and timetableSource checked 2026-10-19No Sunday service or frequency inferred from an absent Sunday table.
Taken September 2, 2012; visible Federal Avenue 2800 district sign; CC BY-SA 3.0. Pixels and metadata reviewed.
knaverob — Federal Avenue photographSource checked 2026-10-19

Photo credits

Image credits and license
Federal Avenue, Manhattan Heights — September 2, 2012. Archival photograph; current conditions may differ.
Creator: knaverob
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License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Changes: Resized and converted to WebP; display layouts may crop the image.
Federal Avenue, Manhattan Heights — September 2, 2012. Archival photograph; current conditions may differ.