Northeast El Paso, 2004 No. 2
Brick building with red poles, red storefront signage, and white corrugated steel roof. Signage includes “Pour house” in white text with a white martini glass in between the words. A United States flag is painted on the left and right of “Pour house.” On the far right of the red storefront, there’s a yellow sign with a red and black superhero, red text stating “Comics, cards, collectibles,” and blue text with a phone number: 775-6877. Below the comics sign is a door and two windows covered by various comics.
Northeast El Paso, 2004 No. 10
Brick building and white storefront signage with black border. Inside the border is “$5.00 Haircuts” in red text and “The Pros” in black text.
Northeast El Paso, 2004 No. 14
Red and white storefront numbered “5254.” On the left of the door is a white sign with “Now open. Walk in or drive thru!” in red text. On the right of the door is a white sign with “One stop liquor” in navy blue text. On the sign, there’s also a red octagon around the word “stop,” resembling a stop sign. Below this sign is a drink advertisement with the text “Great taste” in white and a yellow price tag with “$1.85” in black text.
Tetman Callis is a writer and artist who lives in Chicago. His stories and photographs have been widely published, and his photographs and other artworks have shown in galleries in New Mexico and New York City. He is the author of the memoir, High Street: Lawyers, Guns & Money in a Stoner’s New Mexico (Outpost 19, 2012), and the children’s book, Franny & Toby (Silky Oak Press, 2015). He can be found online at https://tetmancallis.substack.com.