Tag: Myth of Santa Fe

A SENSE OF TIME AND PLACE: HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN SANTA FE (Part 2)

August 16, 2023

Part 2: The “Myth of Santa Fe” In 1997, Chris Wilson published The Myth of Santa Fe: Creating a Modern Regional Tradition, his influential deconstruction of Santa Fe as the “quintessential American tourist town.”[1] That book’s thesis is stated in the introduction: Following the arrival of the railroad in 1880, the city had rapidly modernized … More A SENSE OF TIME AND PLACE: HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN SANTA FE (Part 2)

A SENSE OF TIME AND PLACE: HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN SANTA FE (Part 7)

August 12, 2023

Part 7: The Addition of Preservation Standards The historic ordinance as enacted in 1957 recognized as one of its purposes the “continued existence and preservation of historical areas and buildings.”[1] However, unlike the style standards, the ordinance’s preservation standards were very weak, providing only: The Historical Style Committee shall judge any proposed alteration … for … More A SENSE OF TIME AND PLACE: HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN SANTA FE (Part 7)