An Afternoon in Carrizozo, New Mexico

US Route 54 bypasses the Town of Carrizozo.  I'm glad that Eric and I left the highway to explore the community.

 

Welcome to Carrizozo

The town was chosen for

a depot by the El Paso &

Northeastern Railroad in 

1899.

Carrizozo is the County Seat for Lincoln County.

The new County Courthouse

Carrizozo Municipal

Building

St. Matthias Episcopal

Church

Happy World 

Playground

Burros are placed around

town.

Ukraine's flag's colors

decorate this statue.

The owner of this fence

recreated an Old West

town with hitching

posts.

This house is lovely.

Intersection Point Zero

Honey Girl Cafe's sign

says Preach Peace.

Eric steals a pistol from 

a Cowboy on a horse.

He's always wanted to be an Old West Outlaw...

This is the gateway to

more Burros.

The Ben Franklin

Building

Tularosa Basin Gallery of

Photography is located in

the Carrizozo Building.

A Burro Astronaut in

his Spacesuit

He's part of the ASSA

Program

Eric spotted the Masonic

Temple.

The Library

Police Department &

SM Ortiz Municipal 

Court

The Foundation of Wisdom

Flows Through Books

This 1937 WPA Building served

as the Lincoln County Book

Depository before it became

the town's Library in 1948.

Roy's Gift Gallery Ghost Sign

This 1929 building is on the

National Register of 

Historic Places.

An old Printing Press sits

next to the Lincoln County

News Building.

Lyric Theater was built in

1916 as an Opera House.

Adios, Senor Burro...

I'm glad Eric and I decided to walk around Carrizozo.  It's an interesting, historic, artistic town.