Thursday, November 19, 2009

Preserving The Past In Valencia County

Los Lunas
Recently the efforts of the Torres family paid off in successfully having the Luna Mansion Wall recognized as a integral part of the property that they recently purchased. It is comforting to drive down Main Street and see that old rock and metal wall doing it's job. In recent years it has been wonderful to see other buildings that have been renovated and preserved with the "feel" of old. The Heritage Arts Museum on Main Street in Los Lunas is a great example of the efforts of the group headed by Patty Guggino.

Often times it is hard to find a balance between modernizing the world we live, while protecting the things that stand as a tribute to our heritage. You do not have to go far in Los Lunas to find someone that will complain about the bottle neck at Main Street as it nears HWY 314 (hopefully someday soon we can have an alternate route through town). The old buildings in and around Valencia County are examples of unique architecture, that in many cases, is not seen anywhere else in the world.

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