And then we were out of Texas in New Mexico on destination travel to my cousin’s house in Bullhead City, Arizona. We still traveled off the Interstates on blue highways through Artesia, Cloudcroft, Almagorda, White Sands Monument to Three Rivers and Billy-the-kid country to I 40.
Artesia, N.M. captured us for 3 hours. This is a Main Street city with art work, bronze statues and murals that capture the history of the area from cattle to oil. We talked with a lot of people in city hall, in retail stores, in the Chamber of Commerce and on the street. Everyone expressed great pride in their town and its transformation over the last 10 years. Plaques paid tribute to the Mayor and the citizens and the corporate sponsors that had contributed six million dollars over ten years to investment in the city. There were no empty stores on Main Street. People are generally reluctant to contribute to a divided business community, a non-involved city leadership and general community controversy. Clearly, Artesian’s acted together in the Main Street partnership.
Thrilled by Artesia, NM Mainstreet:
 |
| The Vaquero |
 |
| The Rustler |
 |
| The Trail Boss |
 |
| Main Street, Artesia, NM |
 |
| The First Lady of Artesia |
 |
| The Derrick Floor |
 |
| The Riggers |
 |
| Doing Business, Artesia |
 |
| The Oil Family |
 |
| Mainstreet Artesia |
 |
| Mainstreet Artesia |
 |
| Mainstreet Artesia |
 |
| Mainstreet Artesia |
 |
| Mainstreet Artesia |
 |
| Heritage Walkway, Artesia |
 |
| Heritage Walkway, Artesia |
 |
| Heritage Walkway, Artesia |
 |
| Heritage Walkway, Artesia |
 |
| Heritage Walkway, Artesia |
 |
| Heritage Walkway, Artesia |
 |
| Heritage Walkway, Artesia |
 |
| Heritage Walkway, Artesia |
Bonsia on Main
Find out more about Artesia, NM:
In New Mexico we were greeted with snow that made the Interstate drive to Gallup my first nightmare. I followed the State Police vehicle with blinking lights to slow the 75 mph to 55 mph. Some cars had skidded off the road, but the 18 wheelers didn’t seem to mind as they zoomed on by.
At Gallup and lunch at the Historic El Rancho where many stars stayed while filming western movies between 1930 and 1960, I considered staying put for the day. Advised by a clerk that the highways would be clear ahead and the big storm was to hit late this night, we hit the road and arrived in Bullhead City at dark.
The next day, the big storm of the century hit with mega inches of rain and /or 7 feet of snow causing flash floods, rock slides and closure of Interstates 40, 25, 17,10 and blue highways as 89 and 60. We watched the angry sky and listened to the wind and were glad we followed the advice to leave Gallup.
Artesia, N.M. captured us for 3 hours. This is a Main Street city with art work, bronze statues and murals that capture the history of the area from cattle to oil. We talked with a lot of people in city hall, in retail stores, in the Chamber of Commerce and on the street. Everyone expressed great pride in their town and its transformation over the last 10 years. Plaques paid tribute to the Mayor and the citizens and the corporate sponsors that had contributed six million dollars over ten years to investment in the city. There were no empty stores on Main Street. People are generally reluctant to contribute to a divided business community, a non-involved city leadership and general community controversy. Clearly, Artesian’s acted together in the Main Street partnership.
No comments:
Post a Comment