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Boutique hotels, unique dining, cultural events and gift shops abound in Las Cruces, the second largest urban community of the state, but don’t leave without trying a green chile cheeseburger.
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Otero County Administration Building
South Region: Alamogordo
Constructed 1938. The building, which was built in 1938 as a post office in the New Deal project, PWA (Public Works Administration), is the home of a beautiful Peter Hurd mural which is on the front exterior of the building. In Alamogordo, under the Art-in-Architecture program titled, “Sun and Rain”, Read more…
Peter Hurd Murals
South Region: Alamogordo
Constructed 1942. In the portico of the Forest Service building are three frescos painted by Peter Hurd in 1940, with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. “Yucca” and “Sorghum” measure 4’x 3′, and are installed on either side of the larger “Sun and Rain”. From Kathryn Flynn, Treasure Read more…
Rio Grande Theater
South Region: Las Cruces
Constructed 1926. The Rio Grande Theatre came to life on July 29, 1926 with the opening of the silent film, Mare Nostrum, (A powerful story of the sea), with pipe organ accompaniment. The original builders of the Rio Grande Theatre were C. T. Seale and B. G. Dyne who acquired Read more…
State Theater
South Region: Las Cruces
Constructed 1941. Designed by El Paso architect Guy Frazer, the State Theater on Main Street in Las Cruces opened on Christmas Eve, 1941. It had a seating capacity of 563 patrons and was built at a cost of $30,000. The theater is a modest and intimate expression of Art Deco Read more…
Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
South Region: Las Cruces
homas Branigan Memorial Library is located at 200 E. Picacho Ave. on the corner of North Main St. and Picacho Ave. “Navajo Blankets Portfolio” by Louie Ewing and a small watercolor by Ramos Sanchez, “San Ildefonso Pueblo,” are available for viewing. On request one can study the “Portfolio of Spanish Read more…
WPA Sidewalks
South Region: Alamogordo
Constructed 1938. Remnants of historic WPA era sidewalks are still serving the community in Alamogordo. New York and 11th Streets Alamogordo, NM 88301 Photo by Eduardo Martinez.