The town already had an established artist’s colony and, just outside the town limits, the Native American Taos Pueblo, established in the 13th century. He and his partner, Jeannie Allen, had been regular visitors to the town for years before moving “up” permanently last year. By then, Taos had found its way into the emergent story of New Hollywood, featuring as a key location in Easy Rider. And I said, man tell me about Easy Rider. After Easy Rider, Hopper set up a compound here and he had a machine gun mounted on the top of it.

Source: The Irish Times April 12, 2026 07:13 UTC