The Luna Lodge is a historic motel on Central Avenue (former U.S. Route 66) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is notable as one of the best-preserved Route 66 era motels remaining in the city.[3] It was built in 1949 and was one of the easternmost Albuquerque motels, located about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the city center. The motel eventually closed and fell into disrepair, but was restored and converted to low-income housing in 2013.[4] The property was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[2]
Luna Lodge | |
 The motel in 2010 | |
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| Location | 9119 Central Ave. NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 35°4′25″N 106°32′43″W / 35.07361°N 106.54528°W |
| Built | 1949 |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000600[1] |
| NMSRCP No. | 1694 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 11, 1998 |
| Designated NMSRCP | April 3, 1998[2] |
The motel consists of three buildings arranged in a narrow U shape around a central parking lot, with 28 rooms in total. The building on the west side has a two-story portion at the front, containing the office on the ground floor and the manager's residence above. The remainder of the motel is one story. The eastern building had a small cafe at the front. The architecture is southwestern vernacular with some Streamline Moderne elements including the rounded front office.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "State and National Register Spreadsheet" (Excel). New Mexico Department of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Luna Lodge". National Park Service. June 11, 1998. with one accompanying photo
- ^ Ziff, Deborah (March 19, 2013). "Route 66 hotel to house 30 units". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NM-13, "Luna Lodge, 9119 Central Avenue Northeast, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, NM", 17 photos, 8 measured drawings, 11 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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