Calle del Norte, west of Mesilla, NM. The steel casement windows on this abandoned relic date it to whenever windows of this type were most popular. I leave it to architectural historians to determine the actual time period -- probably post-World War 2. These windows were very common at one time in southern New Mexico houses. You opened and closed them with a little crank. Their main disadvantage -- they invariably leaked cold air during the winter, which is why they were ultimately replaced by aluminum sliders.
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