The Guadalupe Barrio Project
Strengthening commUNITY Resiliency through neighborhood awareness, activities, education, events, and improvements 
​in the  Guadalupe Historic District of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The Guadalupe Historic District was originally part of the original Barrio Analco and is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Santa Fe.
Nestled along the bank of the Santa Fe River  ​and surrounding the Santuario de Guadalupe
at the end of the old Camino Real, the "Royal Road"  that connected Mexico City with the North, 
​the adobe-lined streets of the Guadalupe Historic District ​​are rich in history, art, and stories. 

​In partnership with local community members and organizations, we are supporting neighborhood awareness and education activities in the Guadalupe District and Barrio of Santa Fe, including website resource development, community events and information sharing, as well as a series of neighborhood activities and learning opportunities featuring stories, history, conversation, sharing, arts, music, walks, and place-based activities for neighbors and families to gather and learn and share more about the people, places, and history of "where we live.' 

The historic Guadalupe Barrio is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Santa Fe. Nestled along the bank of the Santa Fe River and surrounding the Santuario de Guadalupe at the end of the old Camino Real, the "Royal Road" that connected Mexico City with the North, the adobe-lined streets of the Guadalupe Barrio are rich in history, art, and stories.

This neighborhood collaborative supports our community in sharing stories, reviving history, and reconnecting with each other. We support opportunities to meet, talk, share, and get to know each other AND the place where we live.

The Guadalupe Project included support for:

  • Community Events
    Educational Community Walks
    Coffee Shop MeetUps​
    Community Volunteer Days
    National Neighborhood Day Celebration -  April 30, 2016
    ​    Neighborhood Food Drive - in collaboration with The Food Depot on September 17, 2016
    Neighborhood Picnic and Community Days - October 1, 2016 ​and July 1, 2017, 1-3p
  • ​Santa Fe Bike Week Ride down Guadalupe Street  - May 11-19, 2019
    ​    2019 Santa Fe Bike Week and ​Bike Master Plan Press Release PDF
  • Louis Montãno Community Park Project
    Park     Improvements ​- began Tuesday, September 6, 2016
    Plaster repair, new plants, flowers, and tree added to Louis Montãno Community Park.
    Reading Chair - built and painted with local youth
    Lending Library - Installed Wednesday, September 7, 2016
    thanks to support from Whole Foods, Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe, and Green One Design, the library was built by a local artist and placed at the Alto Street entrance to the park.  The new free library was initially stocked with books by the Santa Fe Realtors Association..
    Park Clean-Up Day - Saturday, June 3, 2017, 1-3pm
  • Louis Montãno Park Mural Restoration 
    Painting Days with Boys and Girls Club - Friday, October 14 and 22, 2016, 2-5pm
    CLN Teen ​Mural-Painting Day ​- Thursday, June 7, 2017, 2-4:30pm​
    CLN Teen Interfaith Council Mural-Painting Day          - Monday, July 10,  2017, 12:30-2:30pm
    CLN High School Student Volunteer Painting Day - Saturday, June 9, 2018, 2-4:30 pm
    Ongoing Mural Painting - ​Fall 2017 Fridays 2-4pm​
    Ongoing Mural Painting - Summer 2018 Fridays 1-4pm with Boys and Girls Club students
    Ongoing Mural Painting - Fall - 2018 Sundays 12-6pm with Art for Change
  • ​​Guadalupe Street Business Association
    Local businesses coming together to improve safety,  traffic & local business on Guadalupe Street. 
    Guadalupe Street Business Association website
    ​Guadalupe Banners - 2020 - Banners designed and installed along Guadalupe Street
  • Volunteers for Guadalupe Santuario and Community Hot Lunch Program
    Youth Ambassadors and CommUNITY Learning Network volunteers
  • Historic Guadalupe Neighborhood Association - President Jerry Richardson
  • Nextdoor.com - Neighborhood forum for exchange and information online

Highlight:
26 visiting high school students
from Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, California,
came to to help restore the murals in Louis Montãno Park
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Montãno Park Improvements​ and Mural Restoration

There is much to love about where we live, and this little neighborhood park is one of them! This historic - and ART-FULL - "pocket park" is located between Alto street ​and the Santa Fe River just south of West Alameda between Saint Francis Street  and Guadalupe Street across from the Santa Fe Boys and Girls Club in the Historic Guadalupe District just north of the Railyard. The park is also home to a feast of historic murals painted by local artists, including neighbor Carlos Cervantes. The designs reference our Aztec ties and the deep pre-American roots of this place and many of the people still here ...and includes one of the many images of Our Lady of Guadalupe found in the neighborhood. We have been working as a community with the original artist, Carlos Cervantes, to restore the murals in Lous Montanyo Park on Alto Street in the historic Guadalupe District.  In kind with CLN’s mission of “building community through real-life learning,” students met with the original artist, Carlos Cervantes, and learned about the history of the region first-hand, from his stories and art. Thanks to the “Love Where We Live” initiative, CLN is working to revitalize community connections through service learning, experiential education, and youth ambassador training, and is collaborating with the Santa Fe Association of REALTORS, the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Fe/Del Norte, the Historic Guadalupe District Homeowners’s Association, the City of Santa Fe, and the City of Santa Fe Arts Commission to repaint and refurbish the existing murals in the small pocket park known as Louis Montãno Park.




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​Our Historic Guadalupe District Celebration was one of 40 featured international events in 2016.
10am - Guadalupe Neighborhood Walk-about.
Met at the statue of Guadalupe (at the church on the corner of Guadalupe street between Alto and Agua Fria) We strolled down Alto to Ambrosio and looped back. Wear comfortable shoes and bring your stories, and maybe a camera - there are many hidden architectural treasures and murals, as well as "Guadalupes!" And for those who may not walk, come out and say hi when we pass by! Its a great day to say hello! 
11am  - Guadalupe Neighborhood Meet-Up.
Stop by Indulge & Ma Chérie coffee shop and patisserie at  317 Aztec St for a quick hello. Meet neighbors AND enjoy the "Neighbor Discount" of 10% off your morning "indulgences" (by the way, you won't believe the outstanding chocolate chip cookies are gluten free...but yes, they are!). We will only be there for an hour, though, but do stop by and say hi! 
Special Thanks to neighbor Jeannine LaFontaine for the beautiful photos from life in the Historic Guadalupe District!
Highlight: Neighborhood Picnic and Community Day
Saturday, October 1, 2016  - from 1pm to 3pm
Neighbors convened to get know each other, share ideas, learn about our historic neighborhood, and celebrate where we live.Councilor Renee Villarreal was in attendance, as well as Jerry Richardson, President of the Historic Guadalupe Neighborhood Association, Donna Reynolds of the Santa Fe Realtors Association, and Richard Thompson, Santa Fe Parks Division Director.

Supporting
local resiliency
​and entrepreneurship through
micro-enterprise!
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​Purchase a
​locally-designed Guadalupe Face Mask for yourself or others!
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Special Thanks ​
to all of the individuals and organizations who have made the Guadalupe Project, Guadalupe Street Business Association,
Guadalupe Street Reconstruction, and the Guadalupe District Activities and Improvements
plus the Louis Montãno Community Park improvement project possible ​including:
Donna Reynolds, Government Affairs Director, Santa Fe Association of Realtors
Hanna Riseley-White, Water Resource Specialist, State of New Mexico
Jennifer Nevarez, Neighbor and Director, Community Learning Network
Moira Garcia, Art for Change
Danza Tonatzin de Analco
Signe I. Lindell, District 1 City Councilor
Renee Villarreal, District 1 Councilor
The City of Santa Fe, Parks and Recreation Department
The City of Santa Fe, Office of Economic Development
Richard Thompson, Parks Division Director, City of Santa Fe
Boys and Girls Club of Santa Fe/Del Norte
CommUNITY Learning Network  "Love Where We Live" Youth Ambassadors of Santa Fe
Santa Fe Association of Realtors
Whole Foods
Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe
Green One Design
The Historic Guadalupe Homeowner's Association
Santa Fe Arts Commission
​Santa Fe Community College

Part of the "Love Where We Live" initiative  TM

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