"Often referred to as the world's oldest apartment house, this pueblo is one of the most beautiful examples of pueblo architecture in existence today." And now Taos Pueblo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A smaller size, vintage postcard, possibly dating from around 1960.
"Shown here are famous Indian baking ovens. The ladders are used to go from one level to another of the multi-storied pueblo."
Another vintage card of the same era as the previous one. Both are Petley postcards.
"A winter storm blankets Taos Pueblo."
A modern card now, and one that I love because the snow is so unexpected. The red colour of the adobe makes me think of scorching deserts, not freezing temperatures. It's always a learning process, this postcard collection.
See also a previous card from Taos Pueblo.
How good to see this. They thought of them much ahead of their times. I wonder if those ladders are used just during the construction time or was it a permanent fixture.
ReplyDeleteThe ladders are the door steps. Beautiful place isn't it. Funny how things seem to surface at the same time. I just made a post of Taos also.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the Pueblo Indians had arthritis. I'm just thinking of myself trying to get up and down those ladders with my creaky knees.
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