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{{Short description|Art district in Santa Fe, New Mexico}}
[[File:Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (7).jpg|thumb|Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico.]]
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'''Canyon Road''' is an art district in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico|Santa Fe]], [[New Mexico]]
==History==
Canyon Road is a long, narrow road that leads to the [[Sangre de Cristo Mountains]]. It runs parallel to the [[Acequia]] Madre ("mother ditch"),<ref name=inside/> an irrigation
Canyon Road was once a primarily residential neighborhood.<ref name=inside>{{cite book|last1=Leach|first1=Nicky|title=Insiders' Guide to Santa Fe|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=978-0-7627-5346-8|page=122|edition=5th|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=24teZxI_ULEC&lpg=PA122&dq=canyon%20road%20santa%20fe&pg=PA122#v=onepage&q=Canyon%20Road&f=false|accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref> Houses built in the [[Pueblo Revival style]], in accordance with the local [[Spanish Colonial]] and [[Pueblo]] methods, were constructed with [[adobe]] walls and courtyards, often as compounds for extended family.▼
▲Canyon Road was once a primarily residential neighborhood.<ref name=inside>{{cite book|last1=Leach|first1=Nicky|title=Insiders' Guide to Santa Fe|date=24 November 2009|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|location=Lanham, MD|isbn=978-0-7627-5346-8|page=122|edition=5th|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=24teZxI_ULEC&
[[File:CanyonRd14.jpg|thumb|left|Art installations line this street of almost uniformly adobe-colored structures.]]
Artists were drawn to its beauty, particularly the [[Los Cinco Pintores]] in the 1920s.<ref name=inside/> [[Olive Rush]] (1873–1966) was a prominent early Canyon Road artist who maintained a studio at 630 Canyon, which she donated to the [[Society of Friends]].<ref name=inside/> It is still a Quaker meeting hall today.
Over time, artists created a subculture of artist-run studios and galleries, and as Santa Fe became more of a tourist destination, Canyon Road became known to the wider world.<ref name="tripadvisor" />
==Traditions==
The area hosts a "[[Farolito]] walk" open house event on [[Christmas Eve]] that can attract thousands to the area.<ref>[http://www.santafenewmexican.com/localnews/Thousands-hit-Canyon-Road-on-warm-night Thousands hit Canyon Road on warm night ''Tom Sharpe,
==See also==
* [[El Farol Bar problem]], a game theory problem inspired by a bar on Canyon Road
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* [[Cristo Rey Church]]
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*[https://splurgefrugal.com/canyon-road-santa-fe-photo-gallery/ Canyon Road, Santa Fe Photo Gallery]
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