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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

ECV El Rancho Hotel Plaque Dedication Gallup Sun Article

Above, the plaque dedicated August 10, 2019 at the El Rancho Hotel. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Even though it has been a few years since the Lost Dutchman Chapter of E Clampus Vitus dedicated a plaque at the El Rancho Hotel & Motel in Gallup, New Mexico, I hadn't seen the following article from the Gallup Sun until this morning.

I was looking for something else and the article popped up during a search.

They began it with:

The Lost Dutchman Chapter No. 5917 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus, a fraternal organization dedicated to preserving the heritage of the American West, dedicated a plaque to the El Rancho Hotel, Aug. 10.  The location, at 1000 E. Hwy. 66, is now a historical site.

The El Rancho Hotel was constructed in 1936 for R.E. Griffith, brother of filmmaker D.W. Griffith, and served as a base camp for movie crews and actors. That site and its proximity to western landscapes, made it an ideal place to make movies.

Above, some of the ECV brothers at the El Rancho Hotel. 

The plaque is in the hotel's main lobby under a portrait of Armand Ortega.

To read the full article, go here.

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