In luxury homes, the blocky pueblo style effortlessly adopts a modernist vibe -- all straight lines and rectilinear volumes:
The vigas -- those round poles sticking out of the facade -- are a straight-up Disney-fication of the traditional style, though. Originally, vigas were used to support wooden slats that served as balconies. These are almost cartoons -- they have become completely detached from their original meaning and function. You can also see them on low-end residential developments and shopping plazas alike:
Finally, pueblo style -- and pueblo colors! -- impose themselves on even the mighty McDonalds! (Note to Jess: I spelled it right this time...) Have you ever seen the Golden Arches, well, not golden?? This city has some kind of money if it can mandate that national chains alter their logo fonts, size and even color. And it has -- the free Sedona tourist magazine we picked up proudly declared that if we should seek chain dining establishments, there are plenty to be had... they just don't "blare" their colors. Everything fits into the preestablished, homogeneous pueblo scheme. Goodness gracious!
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