Railroad Avenue and Front Street - Albuquerque NM
N 35° 05.025 W 106° 38.893
13S E 349743 N 3883573
This plaque, describing turn-of-the-century downtown Albuquerque, can be found in front of the movie theatre at 1st St SW & E Hwy 66.
Waymark Code: WMH2F3
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2013
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THE CORNER OF RAILROAD (CENTRAL) AVENUE AND FRONT
(FIRST) STREET WAS PRIME REAL ESTATE IN 1882. THE RAILROAD
HAD BUILT ITS DEPOT HERE IN 1880, SPURRING THE FOUNDING OF
ALBUQUERQUE'S NEW TOWN. THIS VIEW SHOWS THE FIRST
HOTELS, SALOONS AND STORES BUILT OPPOSITE THE DEPOT. A
MULE-DRAWN TROLLEY CAR IS VISIBLE IN FRONT OF HOPE'S
EUROPEAN HOTEL. THE TROLLEY SYSTEM WAS ESTABLISHED IN
1880 AND WAS KNOWN AS THE ALBUQUERQUE STREET RAILWAY
COMPANY. IN 1882 IT HAD THREE MILES OF TRACK FROM THE
RAILROAD DEPOT ALONG RAILROAD AVENUE TO OLD TOWN PLAZA
AND SOUTH FROM THE DEPOT TO LOS BARELAS.
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