An Iconic View: Route 66 in Downtown Albuquerque

Name: An Iconic View: Route 66 in Downtown Albuquerque
Start: 2026-02-01
End: 2027-01-01
Location: Gutierrez-Hubbell House Museum

Presented By: Historic Albuquerque Incorporated
Dates: February 1, 2026 - January 1, 2027
Recurrence: Recurring monthly on the 1st
Location: Gutierrez-Hubbell House Museum
6029 Isleta Blvd. S.W., Albuquerque, NM 87105
Email: wlaws@bernco.gov
Phone: (505) 350-5117
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Price: FREE
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Overview

Enjoy the first presentation of the Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series given by Richard Ruddy! Ruddy’s talk looks at the impact that Route 66 had on Albuquerque’s main street, Central Avenue. We see downtown Albuquerque grow from before Route 66 was founded to a vibrant business district the Saturday Evening Post said had “a blazing main drag” and which the Chamber of Commerce claimed to be the brightest main street in America. But there is a downside to this growth which the iconic photographs also show as Albuquerque today valiantly fights to find a new identity for its central business district.

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