Welcome to Las Vegas, New Mexico: The other Las Vegas! - Over 900 Historic Buildings

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

Комментарии •

  • @cassandrafortanidad2519
    @cassandrafortanidad2519 2 года назад +5

    Man. You were about 1 street away from where I currently live. 24 years old. Born and raised. To see some of the streets that I walk down almost daily to Highlands here is incredible.

    • @GravelCyclist
      @GravelCyclist  2 года назад

      Hope I did a good job of capturing the town, with almost no planning.

    • @ben8405
      @ben8405 Год назад

      One story to read about,
      is about The SILVA Gang.
      It''s about the 'Old West'.
      Horse theived, bank robbers
      etc.------- They, hid out in the
      nearby mountains.

  • @ElSnattlerake
    @ElSnattlerake 2 года назад +6

    Thank you for the tour. I was born in Las Vegas several months before the attack on Pearl Harbor and grew up in and around Las Vegas through the 1960's, but last visited nearly 50 years ago. Your video brought back many memories.

    • @smosh2499
      @smosh2499 2 года назад

      Is it better than the one in nevada

    • @ElSnattlerake
      @ElSnattlerake 2 года назад +1

      @@smosh2499 Better for outdoor recreation and climate.

    • @ben8405
      @ben8405 Год назад

      N.m is a pleasent place
      to go see, and see the stars
      at night.
      Great history.

  • @darinfoat8410
    @darinfoat8410 2 года назад +3

    I drove through Las Vegas, NM a few weeks ago, and spent about an hour checking out all of the lovely old homes and buildings. It's a really gorgeous town.

    • @smosh2499
      @smosh2499 2 года назад

      Still doesnt beat the real las vegas in nevada

    • @darinfoat8410
      @darinfoat8410 2 года назад

      @@smosh2499 I think it does.But I'm weird that way.

  • @lonewanderer4248
    @lonewanderer4248 2 года назад +5

    That building that you called the sheriffs office is actually just a movie set! There’s always a tv show or a movie being filmed here. Thank you for this awesome video showing our little town!

  • @edinelsonramirez5656
    @edinelsonramirez5656 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks so much for the slow bike-pace tours! Much appreciated!
    * Stay safe :)

  • @wesleyswaters8643
    @wesleyswaters8643 3 года назад +2

    That creek is the greatest sound, I love Las Vegas NM, tons and tons of historical value

  • @lawrencefalk8714
    @lawrencefalk8714 3 года назад +9

    So much potential in that town! I hope they are successful!

    • @davidj1436
      @davidj1436 3 года назад +3

      I live in Florida now, but came from New Mexico. Great little town, but sadly, it doesn’t have much of a chance to be what it once was.

  • @davidhines68
    @davidhines68 3 года назад +5

    The show Longmire was filmed in part in Las Vegas, N.M. It was meant to be Wyoming, but New Mexico is a whole lot warmer than Wyoming, so I might have made the same compromise. The main character, Sheriff Walt Longmire, was played by Aussie actor Robert Taylor.

  • @mrc6182
    @mrc6182 2 года назад +4

    Also, some of feature film "No Country For Old Men" was filmed in Las Vegas. The centrally-located Plaza Hotel appeared as "Eagle Hotel" and both the exterior and interior were used as the backdrop for the two killers to meet.

    • @GravelCyclist
      @GravelCyclist  2 года назад

      Thanks, I was unaware of that tidbit about that particular movie.

    • @lonewanderer4248
      @lonewanderer4248 2 года назад +1

      @@GravelCyclist most of the movie no country for old men was filmed in Las Vegas. Being from las Vegas every time I watch the movie I can name every street and location the movie was filmed.

  • @simpletraveler86
    @simpletraveler86 3 года назад +1

    this is such a beautifully history area, its got to be trending up

  • @rosaspanjol673
    @rosaspanjol673 7 месяцев назад

    Interesting!..did not know about another Las Vegas in New Mexico!… very, very interesting!
    Thanks for the video 👍👍

  • @greg1083
    @greg1083 3 года назад +5

    That was some beautiful architecture. Painful to see so may boarded up. Thanks for the tour !

    • @isaacsrandomvideos667
      @isaacsrandomvideos667 3 года назад

      Honestly, I know how bad this sounds, but it’s probably for the best. If not, they would probably all be knocked down for a ugly skyscraper.

    • @lonewanderer4248
      @lonewanderer4248 2 года назад

      @@isaacsrandomvideos667 there’s no skyscrapers in Las Vegas New Mexico.

    • @isaacsrandomvideos667
      @isaacsrandomvideos667 2 года назад

      @@lonewanderer4248 All I’m saying is that nice vintage buildings are always torn down and turned into a modern architectural mess if they aren’t abandoned or in a dodgy area. This goes for the UK at least.
      Not necessarily a skyscraper

  • @Episcopalianacolyte
    @Episcopalianacolyte 3 года назад +3

    Viva Las Vegas New Mexico !💫🤎🤎🤎

  • @doapSauce
    @doapSauce 3 года назад +3

    Hey i saw you when you were cruising! I live in lil Vegas.

    • @GravelCyclist
      @GravelCyclist  3 года назад

      Hey! Enjoyed my brief time there, I much prefer Little Las Vegas vs the other Las Vegas!

  • @tommahnke
    @tommahnke 3 года назад

    Been through that area many times had no idea that existed. Thank you for the tour.

  • @georgetapley776
    @georgetapley776 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the video! I grew up in Las Vegas and live in Albuquerque. I do quite a bit of riding in the Las Vegas area. Like Erwin Baca, I would have loved to have taken you on some of the local gravel loops and given you a better tour of the Original Las Vegas,

    • @GravelCyclist
      @GravelCyclist  2 года назад

      Thanks George, hopefully I'll have an opportunity to visit the town again in the future. This visit was completely unplanned, decided morning of during my road trip.

    • @ElSnattlerake
      @ElSnattlerake 2 года назад

      Cousin George. You need a GoPro to go with your cycle so you can do your own Las Vegas channel! Larry

  • @matthewj23
    @matthewj23 3 года назад +4

    That's my hometown both post offices are on the westside of Las Vegas actually.

    • @GravelCyclist
      @GravelCyclist  3 года назад

      Thanks Matthew, appreciate the correction.

    • @walmartynotc-jq1ps
      @walmartynotc-jq1ps 5 месяцев назад

      Not true the river make the separation the history has always stated that

  • @ejbaca03
    @ejbaca03 3 года назад +3

    I wish I would've known that you were in town. I could've showed you a few gravel roads I ride around.

    • @GravelCyclist
      @GravelCyclist  3 года назад

      Sorry dude, it was a quick and unplanned visit as usual. But thank you. I love riding in New Mexico, hope to return.

  • @anthonyochoa6883
    @anthonyochoa6883 2 года назад

    Ah Charlie’s love that place I have grandparents that have lived here a good part of their life so I’ve had my good share of trips out here

  • @jaimejaimeChannel
    @jaimejaimeChannel 3 года назад

    cool. Big movie town - usually one or two TV shows / movies shooting at any given time, like right now (mid May, 2021).

  • @wcw1lilkimiconicmcbrooklyn497
    @wcw1lilkimiconicmcbrooklyn497 2 года назад +1

    I. 💪Love ❤️ LAS VEGAS NEW MEXICO USA 🇺🇸

  • @ArmyVet59
    @ArmyVet59 11 месяцев назад

    Nice so many memories and it's still going the people?

  • @federicomendoza1460
    @federicomendoza1460 3 года назад +5

    This is my home

  • @lAgent69l
    @lAgent69l Год назад

    That masonic building at 4:27 is supposedly abandoned but like 2 days before this last Halloween, there was eerie screams in there. It sounded like a woman being tortured. I was only there for work and gave me and two of my coworkers a good scare tbh.

  • @praisegod7608
    @praisegod7608 Год назад

    Thanks !

  • @Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang
    @Brian_yeah_that_brian_Strang 2 года назад

    Nicely done

  • @kariblazek6630
    @kariblazek6630 2 года назад +2

    I found a gorgeous piece of property near Las Vegas but the town looks so sad, which is saying a lot coming from a declining town in Minnesota.

  • @VintageFLA
    @VintageFLA 3 дня назад

    Really adorable town but where are all the people? It looks deserted.

  • @goonjak74
    @goonjak74 3 года назад +3

    Great tour guide video mate, looks like the town from one of the Steven King's movie 👻👻👍

  • @Episcopalianacolyte
    @Episcopalianacolyte 3 года назад +4

    Not "the other" but "the original Las Vegas!

    • @rubydykes6959
      @rubydykes6959 2 года назад +1

      Came here for this comment! This is the ORIGINAL Las Vegas.

    • @Episcopalianacolyte
      @Episcopalianacolyte 2 года назад

      @@rubydykes6959 Las Vegas NV founded May 15, 1905.
      Las Vegas New Mexico founded 1835.
      The original is in New Mexico by 70 years.
      There is not one thing about Las Vegas Nevada that is genuine. It has no soul.

    • @Episcopalianacolyte
      @Episcopalianacolyte 2 года назад

      @@rubydykes6959 🤎🤎🤎

  • @isaacsrandomvideos667
    @isaacsrandomvideos667 3 года назад

    3:00 believe that’s a Porsche 911 “T” around 1969 1972 or something)

    • @isaacsrandomvideos667
      @isaacsrandomvideos667 3 года назад

      1964-1976

    • @GravelCyclist
      @GravelCyclist  3 года назад +1

      Thanks, I own a newer vintage 911, but I'm less than familiar with the older generations. Beautiful vehicle regardless.

    • @isaacsrandomvideos667
      @isaacsrandomvideos667 3 года назад +1

      @@GravelCyclist same here lol, I have a basic rundown of the years, but I had to look up the “t” bit and the “1964-1976” bit.
      I personally prefer the 930’s.

    • @GravelCyclist
      @GravelCyclist  3 года назад +1

      @@isaacsrandomvideos667 Ditto on the 930, particularly the turbo, but way out of my price range! I'm happy with my seemingly lowly, watercooled 996 turbo. :)

    • @isaacsrandomvideos667
      @isaacsrandomvideos667 3 года назад

      @@GravelCyclist yep. No clue why they are worth so much ether. I wouldn’t mind a 996 :)

  • @serenaberkowitz1325
    @serenaberkowitz1325 3 года назад +1

    Theodore Roosevelt was a rough rider, Yes. He was a Spanish American war veteran, Which is the war that ultimately lead to Puerto Rico being a territory.

  • @andreajimenez6053
    @andreajimenez6053 3 года назад

    I kinda wanted to stop but passed it so I'm watching this to see what I didn't get to see 🤠

    • @GravelCyclist
      @GravelCyclist  3 года назад

      Haha, this isn't the most comprehensive tour, I'm sure I missed something.

  • @ArizonaRed
    @ArizonaRed 3 года назад

    why leave oz?

    • @GravelCyclist
      @GravelCyclist  3 года назад +1

      I left during a different time of life. I will return part-time when I retire from my regular gig in a few years.

  • @ArmyVet59
    @ArmyVet59 Год назад

    East or West Las Vegas I went to Robertson and the X wife lived on the West side theirs only my granddaughter Samantha there now. Sam in Las Vegas Nevada

  • @meandean222
    @meandean222 4 месяца назад

    Las vegas, NEW Mexico is the original Las Vegas. It's a hundred years older than the one in nevada, and this is .Where all the gunfights took place Doc Holiday Etc.

    • @GravelCyclist
      @GravelCyclist  4 месяца назад

      Thank you, appreciate you chiming in. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the OG Las Vegas!

  • @ben8405
    @ben8405 Год назад

    Thank you
    we go there every few years.
    We have family history there.
    1800''s 1880''s was a boom
    town. Lot"'s of cowboy history.
    Today, many nice folks run the
    town.
    The explorer, Coronado, and his
    army, we're there, on a long
    journey , around '1539'.
    They, had horses, carts,
    and supplies.
    They, started the journey
    in New Spain, ----What is now,
    Mexico. Most of the army,
    we're told that there were
    cities of GOLD. A BIG LIE.
    THEY WERE SENT ON THE JOURNEY, BECAUSE OF TOO MANY YOUNGSTARS IN WHAT
    IS NOW MEXICO CITY. THE,
    NEW SPANISH GOVERNMENT
    WANTED, PEACE AND QUIET IN THE EVENINGS. I read, early
    Southwest History.
    History reading is good for the
    Soul.

  • @lykn6929
    @lykn6929 2 года назад +1

    Not the "other Las Vegas" the original Las Vegas.

    • @tonyjacobo3020
      @tonyjacobo3020 2 года назад

      There’s only 1 las vegas for the whole world. Las vegas nevada!

    • @rubydykes6959
      @rubydykes6959 2 года назад +2

      @@tonyjacobo3020 uh no. This was here in 1835... Las Vegas Nevada 1905. There can only be one original and it is not Nevada.

    • @lykn6929
      @lykn6929 2 года назад +1

      @@tonyjacobo3020 Las Vegas NM is the original. Meadow city. Vega means meadow.

    • @michael-h8153
      @michael-h8153 2 года назад

      @@tonyjacobo3020 i had a friend back in the late 80s who got a little messed up and decided to go to Vegas. He showed up in New Mexico and accused the city of not allowing him into the real Vegas city. They put him in jail for a few days until he sobered up and let him go with no charges, Nice of them, but tell that guy there is only one Las Vegas. lol.... he is dead now though.

  • @Episcopalianacolyte
    @Episcopalianacolyte 2 года назад

    I correct my previous coment.
    The original [and the best] best Las Vegas is in New Mexico.

  • @zan1524
    @zan1524 2 года назад

    Looks like not a lot of people live there. It’s pretty empty

    • @lonewanderer4248
      @lonewanderer4248 2 года назад

      The population is only 12.5k but it has been declining since 1995 when it peaked at 14.9k.

  • @mr.lavapup5555
    @mr.lavapup5555 3 года назад

    I lived in New Mexico my whole life and still live here I’m 14 I know every location he went to ,trust me u don’t wanna live here .

    • @oliverlysaght
      @oliverlysaght 3 года назад

      Hey, why don't you like it?

    • @hilaryapril7043
      @hilaryapril7043 3 года назад +3

      Oliver...probably because he's 14 years old

    • @oliverlysaght
      @oliverlysaght 3 года назад

      @@hilaryapril7043 Fair enough ha, he was just so convincing, I wasn't sure if there was something more to find out

  • @roniberahaquartet477
    @roniberahaquartet477 Год назад

    Sad to see how the modern commercial logos and signs covered the historical facades.They need professional heritage institution .

  • @lindasalas7828
    @lindasalas7828 2 года назад

    The original Las Vegas NM.

    • @j.d.s8942
      @j.d.s8942 2 года назад

      Hi you from here, Las Vegas?

    • @lindasalas7828
      @lindasalas7828 2 года назад

      @@j.d.s8942 No not anymore! Many decades ago.

    • @j.d.s8942
      @j.d.s8942 2 года назад

      @@lindasalas7828 cool..

  • @RainbowPRIDEVibes
    @RainbowPRIDEVibes 3 года назад

    This town is absolutely full of predators..the fire chief who assaults his daughter. The west Las Vegas security guard hurting students. This town needs to board up predators instead of the buildings. The mayor Trujillo is the worst. :( led by police covering up their abuse and drug deals. :(

    • @ben8405
      @ben8405 Год назад

      Ooh! oh! lock them up !
      The problem today, everywhere, the have a very low budget to
      feed jailbirds.
      The 1 % is hogging all the
      money.
      Our government sending
      billions to fight the
      Russians in Ukraine.
      Our country is falling FAST!
      MEXICO IS GETTING MORE
      AMERICANS TO GO LIVE THERE