Santa Rosa is a small town situated on the red mesas of
northeast New Mexico. Spanish Explorers discovered the area in 1583.
northeast New Mexico. Spanish Explorers discovered the area in 1583.
Historic Route 66 runs thru downtown with well preserved neon signs,
buildings and other artifacts from 1930 to 1960.
A sample of old rural Route 66 which runs through the outskirts of town.
Route 66 was built in 1926, extending 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. It was also known as the Main Street of America. In 1956, the interstate highway system made the road obsolete.
Route 66 was built in 1926, extending 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. It was also known as the Main Street of America. In 1956, the interstate highway system made the road obsolete.
Billboard rocks on Route 66 used to advertise local stores.
Downtown Main Street has several well preserved old signs...
hmmm cable TV?
Texaco Service Station from 1937
Old hotel sign
Railroad bridge over Pecos River which appeared in the
1940 film Grapes of Wrath.
1940 film Grapes of Wrath.
Historic Saint Rose Chapel and St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
from early 1800.
The Blue Hole is famous for scuba diving.
The sign shares all the stats.
The sign shares all the stats.
New group getting instructions.
It is an Artesian Well. The surface is 60 ft. in diameter but
expands to 130 ft. at the bottom.
A group of divers waiting their turn.
Puerto de Luna is an almost ghost town 10 miles south of Santa Rosa.
The town was founded 1863. Billy the Kid used to hang around this area.
He was a cowboy, rustler, outlaw and gambler in the 19th century.
With a bounty on his head, Billy was ambushed and
murdered 20 miles away in Ft. Sumner, NM.
Old Conoco gas station
Abandoned frontier homes
The weather was changing quickly as
we moved around the area.
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