ALBUQUERQUE
Today I did another AVA sponsored walk of Oldtown/Downtown Albuquerque organized by the local Double Eagle Hike & Bike Club.
The 5K walk begins at the Hotel Albuquerque.
The 5K walk begins at the Hotel Albuquerque.
The walk starts in the Old Town of Albuquerque.
San Felipe de Neri Church (1793)
Typical shops in the Old Town
Albuquerque Museum
Tiguex Park
Interesting homes along 17th Street and Lomas Blvd.
La Posda de Albuquerque (1939)
One of the first Hilton Hotels in the world.
Lavish southwest lobby of the hotel.
Civic Plaza
Albuquerque Convention Center across from Civic Plaza
Holocaust Memorial in Civic Plaza
New Albuquerque Transportation Center
Occidental Insurance Building (1917; 1934)
A re-creation of the Doge's Palace in Venice, finished in glazed terra cotta tile
Central Ave - formerly historic Route 66, "America's Main Street."
KiMo Theater (1927)
Built as a Pueblo Revival showcase filled with Indian motils, the KiMo (Tiwa for "king of its kind") has been restored as a community arts center.
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Mid afternoon I visited the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
Lobby of Cultural Center
History rooms
"Gathering the Clouds" is an exhibition of Pueblo textiles and pottery (no photos allowed.)
The exhibition includes textiles from the Hopi of Arizona, all of New Mexico 19 Pueblos and the Piro-Manso-Tiva of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The exhibition also features a 100-year-old Hopi loom.
In the Museum on the lower level there is a wonderful exhibit of pottery made by each of the 19 Pueblos in New Mexico. I particulary liked the pottery of the Cochiti Pueblo.
Late afternoon I drove to Sante Fe and checked into my hotel.
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