Tag: Luna Mansion
PRESERVING OUR HISTORY: Valencia County Historical Society honors those who protect our heritage
by Julia M. Dendinger | News-Bulletin Assistant Editor | Feb 24, 2022 | Features, News | 0
For 53 years, local historians have collaborated and celebrated our vast history and heritage as the Valencia County Historical Society.
Read More“The Tale of Two Eloisas: Los Lunas to Santa Fe & Beyond”
by | Apr 29, 2021 | Arts & Entertainment, Features | 0
The 1880 Luna Mansion, political center of yesterdays’ Territorial New Mexico and today’s vibrant...
Read MoreThe Luna Mansion: A treasured history in Valencia County (Part III)
by Julia M. Dendinger | News-Bulletin Assistant Editor | Sep 17, 2020 | Features, News | 0
It began life as the home of the Luna-Otero family. There were gracious weddings featuring red chile enchiladas and orange blossoms.
It stood through the roaring 1920s, survived the Great Depression, watched as a tiny village became a small city, bustling with chain restaurants.
The Luna Mansion: A treasured history in Valencia County (Part I)
by Julia M. Dendinger | News-Bulletin Assistant Editor | Sep 3, 2020 | Features, News | 0
What is typical of the structure but still surprising given its size is that the building is made from adobe bricks, many of which were terrones, which are blocks of sod cut whole from a riverbank or bottom. As the blocks dry, the plants in the mud act as a binder like the straw does in traditional adobe bricks.
Read MoreLocally-owned businesses closing amidst coronavirus
by Clara Garcia | News-Bulletin Editor | Jun 18, 2020 | Business, News | 0
During the last couple of months of the novel coronavirus pandemic, local business — large and...
Read MoreThe Hauntings of Valencia County
by Valencia County News-Bulletin | Oct 31, 2019 | Features, News | 0
Call them ghosts or spirits, but they have made their mark in some of Valencia County’s most...
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