Description
Albuquerque has been home to Navajo Indians, a U.S. Army outpost all over the Mexican-American war, a thriving wool and lumber center, and a key stop at the Atlantic-Pacific railroad line.
Side-by-side then-and-now photographs showcase landmarks like Kistler’s department store (demolished to make way for new construction), the Old Bernalillo County Courthouse (rumored to be haunted), and the beautiful California Mission-style Alvarado Hotel, thought to be the finest railroad hotel of its time (it had electricity!).
Images of San Felipe de Neri Church, the first building erected within the settlement, show how much Albuquerque has changed and what sort of it has stayed the similar. The original adobe chapel has been enlarged and rebuilt time and again, but its thick adobe walls remain.
From Old Town around the tracks to New Town, you’ll discover a thriving, brand new city filled with remarkable architecture and culture.