Rio Grande Substation

Rio Grande Substation is an electrical substation in El Paso, Texas. Rio Grande Substation is situated near the power station Rio Grande Power Plant, as well as near Mender Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Western Playland and Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino.

Western Playland

Theme park

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Western Playland is a 25-acre amusement park located in Sunland Park, New Mexico. It was located in Ascarate Park in El Paso, Texas, from 1960 until 2006, but after conflicts with El Paso County, owner Pat Thompson decided to move it to Sunland Park where the owner of Sunland Park Casino donated land right across from his casino. Western Playland is situated 1 mile west of Rio Grande Substation.

Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino

Sports venue

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Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino is a racino located in Sunland Park, New Mexico, a suburb in southern New Mexico. The casino, open 112 hours a week, also offers many electronic table games including roulette, blackjack and Texas Hold 'Em. Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino is situated 3,100 feet west of Rio Grande Substation.

The Shoppes at Solana

Shopping center

The Shoppes at Solana is a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, owned and operated by Enoch Kimmelman. It is located on El Paso's west side, at Interstate 10 and Sunland Park Drive. The Shoppes at Solana is situated 3,500 feet north of Rio Grande Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunland Park and Kern Place.

Sunland Park

Town

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Sunland Park is a city in southeastern Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, on the borders of Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, with Ciudad Juárez adjoining it on the south and El Paso, Texas, on the east. Sunland Park is situated 2 miles west of Rio Grande Substation.

Kern Place

Neighborhood

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Kern Place is a historic neighborhood on the West side of El Paso, Texas. The neighborhood lies just east of the University of Texas at El Paso, and north of downtown. Kern Place is situated 3 miles southeast of Rio Grande Substation.