“Southwest Adobe, Western, Period-Authentic”
About This Location
Not to be confused with Nevada's glittering city, Las Vegas, New Mexico is a genuine cinematic treasure—over 900 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, clustered around a central plaza that has appeared in more westerns, crime dramas, and period films than most productions can count. No Country for Old Men used the town's Del Norte Hotel and surrounding streets for key sequences; Easy Rider rode through its main artery. The New Mexico Film Office promotes Las Vegas NM for its extraordinary density of preserved 19th-century architecture—Italianate commercial facades, Spanish colonial adobes, and Victorian residential streets all within blocks of each other. An active film production community in nearby Santa Fe and Albuquerque means experienced local crew readily available.
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New Mexico Film Office
Promoted by NM Film Office. Over 900 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
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