A Stroll around Las Vegas, Las Vegas, New Mexico
Did you know that there鈥檚 another Las Vegas, in New Mexico? But unlike its more famous glitzy namesake, this one is an appealing mix of slightly down-at-heel with trying-hard-to-revive itself.
We鈥檒l start at the hotel we stayed in here, the Plaza, a focal point in the old town. The main hotel building was built and opened in 1882. For a while it was the place to stay. But soon after it was built the focus of the town moved a mile to the west, away from the original Spanish colonial plaza to the area around a new railway station. Eventually the hotel declined, as did the large store next door, Charles Ilfield鈥檚 鈥楪reat Emporium鈥�. The hotel was restored in 1882; and in 2009 the owners bought up the neighbouring emporium, which at one point was the biggest department store in the Southwest, and converted it too into part of the hotel.
We found its sensitively restored Victorian public spaces and rooms a delight to visit; the more so because the unfashionable nature of Las Vegas makes them very affordable when compared to pricey Santa Fe or Taos. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
We鈥檒l start at the hotel we stayed in here, the Plaza, a focal point in the old town. The main hotel building was built and opened in 1882. For a while it was the place to stay. But soon after it was built the focus of the town moved a mile to the west, away from the original Spanish colonial plaza to the area around a new railway station. Eventually the hotel declined, as did the large store next door, Charles Ilfield鈥檚 鈥楪reat Emporium鈥�. The hotel was restored in 1882; and in 2009 the owners bought up the neighbouring emporium, which at one point was the biggest department store in the Southwest, and converted it too into part of the hotel.
We found its sensitively restored Victorian public spaces and rooms a delight to visit; the more so because the unfashionable nature of Las Vegas makes them very affordable when compared to pricey Santa Fe or Taos. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: A Stroll around Las Vegas
Guide Location: USA » Las Vegas
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Sarah Wilkie
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Guide Location: USA » Las Vegas
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Sarah Wilkie
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- The Plaza Hotel
- the Plaza
- Bridge Street
- Stern & Nahm Store
- Romero Hose
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