"I'm from the city of the 915 ..." proclaims Khalid in his song, American Teen.
New Mexicans identify with the zia.
For Louisianans, it's the fleur-de-lis.
For El Pasoans --> it's "the 915." .... Well, at least one of its personalities is the 915.
915 is the El Paso area code. The story I heard was that back in the day, a larger chunk of Texas had the 915 area code, but these days, only El Paso has this area code. Hence, it became a numeric brand for El Paso.
At Tricky Falls, a downtown concert venue, at a concert, an attendee was asked by a band member where she's from and she said," "915." And he said, "What?" And someone had to translate: "El Paso. She's from El Paso."
The only reason I already knew was because the guy at the food truck in front of the Wigwam Museum one night told me about it.
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| Rebel Grill food truck in front of the Ghosts915 Paranormal Society, El Paso, Texas. September 2016. |
He also told me about the "spaghetti bowl" and the chucos. But those are stories for another day.
I live in the 915.
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