The entrance

La Posada - a train back in time

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August 10th 2008
This one is one of our favorite places to stay. An old railroad hotel painstakingly being restored - to offer a grand setting to unwind in. There's a lot of history to this place. The recent history begins with Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter and Fred Harvey, who hired Colter to design the hotel. But La Posada closed in 1957; for the next 40 years, its future remained tenuous. Enter Allan Affel ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more