In this post I want to show some of the photos I took in Santa Fe in 2009 and 2014. It is a beautiful and historic city to visit, with a downtown small enough to be very walkable. My photographs of three Santa Fe churches are in three other posts: Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Loretto Chapel, and San Miguel Chapel. As always, click on a photo for a larger view.

The Palace of Governors, built in 1610, is located on the north of the beautiful Santa Fe Plaza. It is most noticable to the tourists as the place where Native American artisans sell handmade jewelry and other crafts.

The following is from the Wikipedia Santa Fe article: “Santa Fe is widely considered one of the country’s great art cities, due to its many art galleries and installations, and it is recognized by UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network. Its cultural highlights include Santa Fe Plaza, the Palace of the Governors, the Fiesta de Santa Fe, numerous restaurants featuring distinctive New Mexican cuisine, and performances of New Mexico music. Among its many art galleries and installations are the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, a gallery by cartoonist Chuck Jones, and newer art collectives such as Meow Wolf. The cityscape is known for its adobe-style Pueblo Revival and Territorial Revival architecture.”

Below are two views of the New Mexico Museum of Art.

In the old days, wood would be brought into town on the backs of burros. Below, a burro statue and a burro mural in Burro Alley.

As you probably can guess, there are a lot of art galleries in Santa Fe.

At left below is the historic Lensic Theatre. It opened in 1931 as a movie palace and vaudeville stage, and is now the Lensic Performing Arts Center. At right below is the First Presbyterian Church. This church was built in 1939 in Pueblo Revival style, but there has been a Presbyterian church on this site since 1867.

At left below is the Spitz clock. When the Spitz Jewelry Store was opened in 1881, they used a giant pocket watch for advertising. This is the third such clock to grace the streets of Santa Fe (and it is still mechanical). The middle photograph is a detail on the historic Lensic Theatre. And kids having fun.

And hotels…

And excellent restaurants… Below left, Gil in Cafe Pasqual and at right, The Pink Adobe.

References:
Santa Fe in Wikipedia
Santa Fe’s Historic Sites
The Spitz Clock

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