Madrid, New Mexico (June 2020)– Image by kenne
Located on the Scenic Turquoise Trail (State Highway 14) between Santa Fe and Albuquerque, Madrid
has evolved into a bustling mountain community of some 300 people. Once a mining town, Madrid
is now a creative community with over 40 shops and galleries, several restaurants,
a spa and museum.
— kenne
Madrid New Mexico — Images by kenne
Although Madrid still likes to consider itself a ghost town, it represents a unique example of resurrection.
In the 1920s and 30s, Madrid was as famous for its Christmas lights as for its coal, and airlines used to reroute
traffic during the holidays to show passengers the sight. Coal became important in the 1880s, but when the demand
for coal diminished after World War II, long forlorn rows of identical company houses stood empty.
By the 1970s, the sound of hammers could be heard throughout the town from renovations to these houses.
Today Madrid is a creative community with more than 40 shops and galleries, several restaurants, a spa and museum.
— Source: https://www.newmexico.org/places-to-visit/ghost-towns/madrid/
Becoming is Superior to Being 