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Oak Tree House at Mesa Verde National Park #oaktreehouse #Puebloarchitecture #CliffHouse #MesaVerdeNationalPark #NationalPark #UNESCO #unesco_world_heritage_site #Colorado #NationalParkService #Sign #trees #signpost #Rockformation
May 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Square Tower House at Mesa Verde National Park which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. #SquareTowerHouse #MesaVerdeNationalPark #NationalPark #NationalParkAdventures #NationalParkExplorer #CliffHouse #UNESCO #unesco_world_heritage_site #puebloarchitecture #Tree #Architecture #cliff_dwellings
May 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde National Park from a trip last September #MesaVerde #MesaVerdeNationalPark #NPS #Colorado #PuebloArchitecture #CliffPalace #CliffHouses #Architecture #PuebloDwellings #Trees #BlueSkyClouds #NationalPark
May 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde National Park #Sprucetreehouse #MesaVerdeNationalPark #unesco_world_heritage_site #UNESCO #NPS #Puebloarchitecture #Architecture #Cliffdwelling #Cliffdwellings #Colorado #Trees #Treetops #cortezcolorado #StoneBuildings
May 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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1957 El Paso Municipal Airport Postcard
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#ElPaso #Airport #Aviation #Travel #History #PuebloArchitecture #AirportArchitecture #Avgeek
This color postcard depicts the distinctive terminal and control tower of El Paso Municipal Airport in El Paso, Texas. The structure features a rugged Southwestern architectural style with textured stone surfaces, adobe-inspired forms, and a tall central control tower rising above the entrance. Large neon-style lettering reading “EL PASO” is mounted prominently on the tower, while the canopy over the entrance proclaims the city as the “HOME OF THE SUN BOWL.” Decorative wrought-iron fencing and stonework further reinforce the regional character of the airport’s design. The tower’s octagonal glass control cab sits atop the structure with antennas and lighting equipment visible above it, emphasizing the airport’s role during the mid-century growth of commercial aviation in the American Southwest. Small groups of people can be seen near the entrance, adding scale and activity to the scene. The postcard captures the civic pride and architectural personality of the airport during the 1950s era, when many municipal airports were designed as symbolic gateways reflecting local culture and identity.
May 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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1957 El Paso Municipal Airport Postcard
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#elpaso #airport #aviation #travel #history #puebloarchitecture #airportarchitecture #avgeek
This color postcard depicts the distinctive terminal and control tower of El Paso Municipal Airport in El Paso, Texas. The structure features a rugged Southwestern architectural style with textured stone surfaces, adobe-inspired forms, and a tall central control tower rising above the entrance. Large neon-style lettering reading “EL PASO” is mounted prominently on the tower, while the canopy over the entrance proclaims the city as the “HOME OF THE SUN BOWL.” Decorative wrought-iron fencing and stonework further reinforce the regional character of the airport’s design. The tower’s octagonal glass control cab sits atop the structure with antennas and lighting equipment visible above it, emphasizing the airport’s role during the mid-century growth of commercial aviation in the American Southwest. Small groups of people can be seen near the entrance, adding scale and activity to the scene. The postcard captures the civic pride and architectural personality of the airport during the 1950s era, when many municipal airports were designed as symbolic gateways reflecting local culture and identity.
May 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM