United States historic place
| Luna Lodge | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| NM State Register of Cultural Properties | |
 The motel in 2010 | |
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| Location | 9119 Central Ave. NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°4′25″N 106°32′43″W / 35.07361°N 106.54528°W / 35.07361; -106.54528 |
| Built | 1949 |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000600 |
| NMSRCP No. | 1694 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 11, 1998 |
| Designated NMSRCP | April 3, 1998 |
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. 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. The property was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
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.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "State and National Register Spreadsheet" (Excel). New Mexico Department of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "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
- 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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- Historic American Engineering Record in New Mexico
- Hotels in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
- New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties
- National Register of Historic Places in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Hotel buildings completed in 1949
- Motels in the United States
- U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico
- Pueblo Revival architecture in Albuquerque, New Mexico
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