canyon road

A history project by Kamio Media

1972 Photo by Douglas Magnus

The Borrego House, 724 Canyon Road, in 1936.

Photograph by Frederick D. Nichols

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

“A Brief History of Canyon Road”

The first installment of the film series gives an overview to the story, told from the perspective of some of Santa Fe’s leading historians.

Featuring vintage footage by Doug Magnus and archival photography by Eva Scott Fényes (courtesy of the Fényes-Curtin-Paloheimo Collection)

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A collection of slides from the 1940’s. Likely taken by Leonora Curtin. Courtesy of the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collection at the Acequia Madre House. #santafenewmexico #landscape #1940s #vintagephotography #slides #flowers #meadow #santaf
Cristo Rey Church, seen here in 1970. Everyone always talks about how this building was designed by John Gaw Meem, but a lesser known part of the story is that it was built by the community. In the late 30’s the Spanish neighborhood came tog
#newmexicotrue La Cienega, 1930’s. Photo likely taken by Leonora Curtin. Courtesy of the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collections at the Acequia Madre House. #newmexicohistory #lacienega #santafe #historicphotography #historicarchitecture #new
What it would look like to take a stroll around town in 1917? Photos likely by Eva Scott Fenyes and Sheldon Parsons. Courtesy of the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collections at the Acequia Madre House. @wiscsantafe @sfgolondrinas @pasadenamuseumofh
Eva Scott Fenyes and her 8 year old daughter Leonora at the Santa Fe plaza in 1890. It’s very interesting to see the D.B. Chase pennant on the balcony. He was a photographer in the 1800’s and he had a studio on the plaza that he purcha
Let’s take a tour through Sheldon Parson’s house (in the late 1920s). Parsons was one of the big names of the early art colony, and he was also one of the first directors of the art museum. He built his famous house on Cerro Gordo in 1
Shuster’s old press, courtesy of Eli Levin. 1. I found this etching from Will Shuster in the archives at Acequia Madre House. Dated 1925. 2. Will Shuster’s old press at Eli Levin’s house. 3-5. Eli making a print on the old
Eva Scott Fenyes took this photo in 1891. She was a compulsive photographer, and the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collections (at the Acequia Madre House) offer an incredible look back in time to turn of the century Santa Fe. But Eva was also a talente
The history of the New Mexico Art Museum is a wild story.
Acequia Madre in the 1940’s. Photo likely by Leonora Curtin. In 1953 the city of Santa Fe sent this letter to residents of the neighborhood. It reads in part: “Because of the narrowness on Acequia Madre caused by the acequia, the cit
Fiesta 1920. Photo likely taken by Leonora Scott Curtin, courtesy of the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collection at the Acequia Madre House. #santafefiesta #1920s #newmexicotrue
Roarin twenties in Santa Fe. Photo likely taken by Leonora Scott Curtin. Courtesy of the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collection at the Acequia Madre House. #santafe #roaring20s #newmexico #fashion #vintage #style #historicphoto #1920s #thecitydiffer
Julius Rolshoven at the easel, circa 1917-1918. His wife Harriette can be seen on the right. Unknown characters in the background. Rolshoven was pretty much world famous. He settled in the southwest around 1916; he had a studio at the Palace of
Santa Fe, 1919. “It would not have been strange at all for an American to be going down Canyon Road and see sheep being brought up from the fields or farmers bringing fanegas of corn or wheat to sell in order to sustain their families.”
Claude’s Bar, 1971. Photo by Doug Magnus. I wonder if Hal West painted that sign on the wall? #canyonroad #santafe #bar #newmexicohistory #santafenm #1960s #santafenm #thecitydifferent #filmphotography #analogphotography #vintage #newmexic
Casa del Sol, Aka, The Stables. 5/10/68. Photo by Doug Magnus. Doug says: “This is one of my all time favorite photos taken on my first day in Santa Fe. Very nostalgic! I had a mexican rug shop in the corner stable stall for a short time t
Palace Ave around 1920. Photo likely taken by Eva Fenyes. Courtesy of the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collection at the Acequia Madre House. #palaceavenue #santafenm #vintage #filmphotography #historicphoto #newmexico #simplysantafe #thecitydifferen
Santa Fe in 1917. Photo likely taken by Eva Fenyes. Courtesy of the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collection at the Acequia Madre House. #santafenm #historicarchitecture #vintage #filmphotography #newmexicotrue #thecitydifferent #santafeart #simplysan
Fiesta 1932. Photos likely taken by Leonora Curtin. Courtesy of the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collection at the Acequia Madre House. #santafefiesta #1932 #vintage #santafenm #historicphoto #vintagestyle #1930s #newmexicohistory #santafeplaza #thec
Canyon Road in 1918. Photo likely taken by Eva Fenyes. Courtesy of the Fenyes-Curtin-Paloheimo collection at the Acequia Madre House. #santafenm #canyonroad #vintage #thecitydifferent #newmexicotrue #historicphoto #simplysantafe #insidesantafe #