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Nigh photos in Gallup New Mexico after a snowy day that left businesses and schools closed for the day.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Rancho_Hotel_%26_Motel
"El Rancho Hotel, Gallup, New Mexico, is a historic hotel built by R.E. “Griff” Griffith,[2] the brother of film director D.W. Griffith. The pair encouraged early film production in the surrounding area.[2] It is located on old U.S. Route 66 and became the temporary home for many Hollywood movie stars.The rambling, three-story hotel building has a large portico with a central balcony reminiscent of the Southern Plantation style. The National Park Service describes it as having a “rusticated fantasy appearance.” Materials include brick, random ashlar stone, and roughewn wood with a wood shake roof and brick and stone chimneys. The lobby features a spectacular walk-in fireplace made of brick and random ashlar stone surrounded by twin stairways made of split logs that lead to the second floor guest rooms.[2] The slogan “Charm of Yesterday, Convenience of Tomorrow” is rendered in neon above the main entrance.[3]
It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.[4]
History
It opened in 1937 as a base for movie productions. Employees were trained by the Fred Harvey Company.[5]
With the opening of Interstate 40, the property fell into decline. Armand Ortega bought the hotel at a bankruptcy auction[6] and restored the property.
Friday 17 November 2023:
AMTK 158+7 at Gallup with the 5:55pm Amtrak “Southwest Chief” from Los Angeles Union to Chicago Union. I took this train as far as Albuquerque NM
from the window seat on the way from Albuquerque to Las Vegas.
Spring Break gets underway for reals!
Notes in the photo identify stuff.
(that hogback (uplifted spine of rock) is barely noticeable driving through but it really stands out from the air)
(through a dirty airplane window so some clarification was necessary)
A few shots taken in my classroom today...and before I headed back to the rez to take care of cattle.
A few shots taken in my classroom today...and before I headed back to the rez to take care of cattle.
A short film, starring a little cardboard horse!
(Song is 'Plink Plink' by Mirah/Ginger Takahashi)
Used this fantastic pattern by Ann Wood to make my own little horse: annwood.net/blog/2009/05/29/cardboard-stampede/
Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper (drums) in the background. The Cure performing live at the Air Canada Centre, May 15th, 2008 in Toronto.
Photo taken by Matt Walsh, cropped, edited and tweaked in Photoshop by me.