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Photo courtesy Harold Garcia
Table of ConTenTs
6-7 Colorful and Vibrant Las Vegas, New Mexico by Sharon Vander Meer
8 Las Vegas: The Wildest of the Wild West by Howard Bryan
14-16 Castañeda Rediscovered by Stephen Fried
20-24 Pecos: Explore the Pecos Valley; Tex Austin’s Forked Lightning Ranch; Studio Art Tour,; and Pecos National Historical Park
26-28 Las Vegas Railroad District Rises by Elmo Baca
30 Fort Union
An important part of Northeast New Mexico history
34-39 Restaurants in Las Vegas
You’ll want to savor each one!
44-50 Calendar of Events
Ongoing and monthly events in Las Vegas and San Miguel County
54-55 Lights! ... Camera! ... Action! ... Las Vegas! Meditations on Las Vegas Film History, by Elmo Baca
58-59 Rebirth of Railroad Avenue by Rosa Walston Latimer
62-63 The Early History of the Plaza Hotel by M.C. Gottschalk
66-67 Mora County Destination: Mora
68-70 Recreation and Outdoors
Recreation in Las Vegas, Pecos, and San Miguel County
72-73 National Wildlife Refuge: Las Vegas, Maxwell, Mora Birding in Las Vegas
74 Lodging & Restaurants
in Las Vegas, San Miguel and Mora Counties
76-77 Corridor Map of Las Vegas plus reports on
Gallinas Park Revitalization and the Animal Welfare Coalition
78 Las Vegas City Map
Photo of Rancho de Fe, Sapello, New Mexico, courtesy Alicia Robicheaux
Photo courtesy Deanna Roybal
Photo courtesy Devon Silva
2019 las Vegas & san Miguel County Visitors Guide
Contributing Writers:
Elmo Baca
Bob DeGroft Steven Fried Marcus Gottschalk Lea Knutson
Rosa Walston Latimer Margaret McKinney Kayt Peck
Sharon Vander Meer
Sean Weaver Lea Knutson Marshall Poole
Production:
Melissa Greene Andy Kingsbury
Photography:
LVCCHP Archives Gottschalk Collection Elmo Baca
Andy Kingsbury Mykle Williams Richard Gonzales
LVFIBA: lasvegasfirst@gmail.com; www.lvfiba.org
Guide: lasvegasguidenm@gmail.com; 505-429-9447. Copyright 2019.
All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without written per- mission from the publisher. The 2019 Las Vegas and San Miguel County Visitors Guide is published by Las Vegas First Independent Business Alliance, P.O. Box 2004, Las Vegas, NM 87701. Thanks to the City of Las Vegas Lodgers Tax Advisory Board and to the County of San Miguel Lodgers Tax Advisory Board.
Thank you to Clear Light Publishing for use of the book
Wildest Of The Wild West by Howard Bryan.
Cover Photo: Newly reopened La Castañeda Hotel, courtesy Andy Kingsbury
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