The City of Santa Fe’s Art in Public Places has contributed greatly to Santa Fe’s overall visual appeal. This includes the creation of a giant metal dog with a bench swing hanging from it located behind the Santa Fe Community Convention Center on the corner of Grant Avenue and S. Federal Place. Question: Why would...Read More
One of Santa Fe’s more “solid” ghosts, Julia Staab, is said to haunt various rooms of her former home, today’s La Posada de Santa Fe hotel. Her ghostly apparition is often seen drifting about the staircase, her upstairs suite, and former living room with its lovely fireplace. The comfortable living room is one of the...Read More
Photo of the Palace in the early American Territorial era. When American military forces occupied Santa Fe in 1862 at the beginning of the Mexican-American War, they were reportedly appalled to find a dozen or more human ears nailed to a wall inside the Palace of the Governors. “What is this?” they asked. “That’s pieces...Read More