LA FONDA THEN & NOW

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Frequent Santa Fe visitors and first-timers alike will turn up in the City Different this January to celebrate 100 years of La Fonda on the Plaza (), the iconic hotel and must-visit destination known for its Spanish-Pueblo architecture. The festivities will include a Centennial Gala and the premiere of a documentary about the hotel narrated by actress Ali MacGraw. There’ll be a new addition to Santa Fe’s oldest hotel as well—updated luxury rooms and suites dubbed “The Terrace Inn at La Fonda.” To fully appreciate La Fonda’s legacy, one ought to take a stroll through , a substantive coffee-table book incorporating historic and modern photos, history about the influence of famed hospitality figure Fred Harvey, and essays on the architecture, food, art collections, and cultural movements associated with the property. Not only does