Northeast El Paso has a certain neighborhood with a reputation that it still seems to be stuck with to this day. Some have tried to change that …

The Devil’s Triangle … or Angel’s Triangle depending on who you are talking to … is a particular section of northeast El Paso with a troubled past. A troubled present as well some would say.

It’s an area roughly defined as being a right triangle formed by Dyer Street, the Patriot Freeway, (aka US-54), and Hondo Pass.

For years, it was populated by nice folks but also had a seemingly, unusually large number of criminals. Gang members, drug dealers and prostitutes were not hard to find and crime rates were high.

How Did The Devils Triangle Get Its Name?

Dominated by apartment complexes and older duplexes or single-family homes with a high poverty rate among its residents, and once notorious for crime, drug trafficking and prostitution, it was known as the Devil’s Triangle before being officially renamed at a meeting of its residents in the 1990s.[2] and is still sometimes referred to as such, or as the Triangle. – wikipedia

Why Was The Devils Triangle Renamed?

In the early 90’s, a group of “triangle” residents and the El Paso Police Department teamed up to clean up the area and polish its image.

The program involved training officers and the community alike to start referring to the neighborhood as the Angel’s Triangle, and involved community participation in neighborhood clean-ups. Within three years of implementing the program, there was a 35% decrease in all crimes in the area. – wikipedia

Today, it still has a reputation but there are other areas of the 915 that are just as bad, if not worse. (Some say the real Devil’s Triangle is on the east side.) No matter where you go, you’ll find something bad but you certainly won’t find as much “bad” in the Angels Triangle as you would have back in the Devils Triangle days. Trust me, I lived there back then …

READ MORE: The Good, Bad And Ugly of Each Part Of El Paso

The residents and the Po-Po have worked hard to improve things, including the name, and that’s why you want to be careful how you refer to the ‘hood. Some of those nice, law abiding peeps may still go gangsta’ on you if you insult them.

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