Santa Fe

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Interesting stuff there Drew! What's that building in the first image?

 

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Interesting stuff there Drew! What's that building in the first image?

Well, I am glad you asked! That is The Inn & Spa at Loretto, and it has an interesting history. I have added a web site that goes over part of the story if you are interested. The whole story involves:
1. An Archbishop enticing 7 nuns from Independence, Missouri to come west to Santa Fe to teach. They wound up having to build the school that the Inn of Loretto stands on.
2. A chapel built for the nuns by the archbishop in which the nuns donated $30,000 of the life savings to help build. Within that chapel a "miraculous spiral staircase built without nails, screws or support, by a solo man who disappeared after the staircase was completed.
3. A Catholic cathedral, Basilica of St Francis of Assisi that was built with the help of funding from the local Jewish community and a very famous Lady who ran the local gambling pallor and ladies of the night establishment. She is buried on the cathedral's property burial ground.
4. https://westernartandarchitecture.com/august-september-2018/western-landmark-inn-spa-loretto
My photographs of the Inn and spa suck, I was too lazy to get back there when the shadows were just right.
The better question would be where did I take the photo of jack o lantern and dogs?

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