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SHOT 1/1/12 1:21:07 PM - Fading signage for Estella's Cafe on Bridge Street in Las Vegas, N.M. Las Vegas was originally called Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de Las Vegas Grandes (Our Lady of the Sorrows of the Great Meadows) and was established by land grant in 1835. The history of Las Vegas is influenced not only by many different cultures, but also by two major forms of transportation; the railroad and the automobile. As a major trading point on the Santa Fe Trail, Las Vegas became a prosperous town. As trade on the trail increased, so did the variety of settlers in the town.Unlike any other town in New Mexico, Las Vegas is home to a number of beautiful Victorian homes and buildings and boasts more than 900 buildings on the historical register of places. (Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2012)

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SHOT 1/1/12 1:21:07 PM - Fading signage for Estella's Cafe on Bridge Street in Las Vegas, N.M. Las Vegas was originally called Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de Las Vegas Grandes (Our Lady of the Sorrows of the Great Meadows) and was established by land grant in 1835. The history of Las Vegas is influenced not only by many different cultures, but also by two major forms of transportation; the railroad and the automobile. As a major trading point on the Santa Fe Trail, Las Vegas became a prosperous town. As trade on the trail increased, so did the variety of settlers in the town.Unlike any other town in New Mexico, Las Vegas is home to a number of beautiful Victorian homes and buildings and boasts more than 900 buildings on the historical register of places. (Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2012)