San Ysidro’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of San Ysidro. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSan Ysidro is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 193 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 193 to 166 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1952.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of San Ysidro yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart San Ysidro’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how San Ysidro’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRio de Los Vacas at San Ysidro, S…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10San Ysidro, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Rio de Los Vacas at San Ysidro, Sandoval County, New Mexico (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.