Raynolds Addition in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Railroad Avenue and Front Street
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023
1. Railroad Avenue and Front Street Marker
Inscription.
Railroad Avenue and Front Street. . 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 tracks from the railroad depot along Railroad Avenue to Old Town Plaza and south from the depot to Los Barelas.
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 tracks from the railroad depot along Railroad Avenue to Old Town Plaza and south from the depot to Los Barelas.
Location. 35° 5.032′ N, 106° 38.895′ W. Marker is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Raynolds Addition. Marker is at the intersection of 1st Street Southwest and Central Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling south on 1st Street Southwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Central Ave SW, Albuquerque NM 87102, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023
2. Railroad Avenue and Front Street Marker
Cobb Memorial Photography Collection, Center for Southwest Research, University of NM (crop)(Public Domain), 1880/89
3. Original pf Photo in Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 10, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
