Frozen in Time
The little town of Madrid (pronounced Mad-rid by the locals) is like stepping back in time. In some aspects it feels like a town from the early 1900’s with the local mercantile, old homes, some of which were made from old railroad cars. Madrid was once a thriving mining town and boasts the first illuminated baseball field west of the Mississippi (fun fact: the Madrid Miners were a farm team for the Brooklyn Dodgers who played on the field in 1934.) By the early 1970’s it was essentially a ghost town. However, because of it’s location on the Turquoise trail and the inflow of artists it slowly rejuvenated and now has a population of almost 300. Many of the original buildings are still standing or have been restored and the townsfolk are like one big family. Madrid is a must see if you are traveling through New Mexico.
