Tag Archives: New Mexico

The Coronaball Run, Day 6: Santa Fe to Albuquerque to Flagstaff

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: This is the sixth installment of my series about driving cross-country during the coronavirus crisis. Click here for first post, here for the second post, here for the third post, here for the fourth post, and here for … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Albuquerque, arizona, Breaking Bad, Flagstaff, New Mexico, Petrified Forest, Vince Gilligan | 2 Comments

Architecture Du Jour: The New Mexico Adobe House

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The history of adobe building in New Mexico has its roots in a period (AD 700-1500) when the Anasazi peoples, who had previously been living in semi underground pit houses, began building single-story houses on the ground, using … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture | Tagged adobe, Anasazi Indians, New Mexico, Pueblo Indians, vernacular architecture | 4 Comments

Seekers of Bad Public Art are in luck!

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Sir Barken Hyena

Interactive Bad Public Art Map

Sir Barken Hyena writes:
Seekers of Bad Public Art are in luck, that is, as long as you’re in the enlightened and progressive state of New Mexico (why do they need public art there at all? Aren’t the sunsets enough?). Use this nifty interactive map to locate and view all of the Bad Public Art sites in the Land of Enchantment. True, the map doesn’t claim to show you “bad” art sites, merely “public’ art, but a bit of clicking around will quiet your fears, son.

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