‘Signs of the Times’ article for JPG online edition
Friday, October 19, 2007
My latest photo essay for the online edition of JPG Magazine looks what a neglected string of Route 66 motels reveal about Santa Fe and the city’s idea of what its identity might be.
Santa Fe, New Mexico is a schizophrenic place. The city of history and culture enjoyed by its many visitors is very different from the city of high rents and unreliable services experienced by its inhabitants.
The manically-imposed architectural consistency that reigns in the downtown area means swanky new hotels have to be donned in ‘fauxdobe’ clothes to look old. Meanwhile, in the rapidly-growing south end of town, big box store follows generic chain hotel in a sad procession all the way to the freeway.
Read the full article over at JPG magazine.