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El Camino Motel & Dining Room

6801 N. 4th St
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Originally known as the El Camino Lodge & Dining Room the name of this motel has changed over the years first becoming the El Camino Motor Hotel, which the sign still shows, and lastly the El Camino Motel.

This was one of several tourist courts on original alignmrnt of 1926 Route 66 on the north side of Albuquerque prior to the 1937 realignment and it's the only one still operating. When it was new it seems to have had less than 20 units most separated by double carports. That changed later when the carports converted to guest rooms increasing the number of rooms to 30. The conversion of the carports apparently happened sometime in the late 1940s or early 50s. The fence on the right in the photo above surrounds the swimming pool.

The office, lobby and second floor owner or managers apartment is in the building in the center of the courtyard.

The current neon sign needed a attention when we went by in 2019. It replaced the much lower and more modest original version.

The El Camino Dining Room is still operating across the road from the motel.

The dining room sign bears a strong resmblance to the current motel sign.

Vintage Advertising Highlights

1935 Postcard
El Camino Lodge
6801 N. Fourth U. S. Hiway 85
Albuquerque’s Newest – One of New Mexico’s Finest
AAA Recommended

1953 Postcard
EL CAMINO LODGE and DINING ROOM
On U. S. Highway 85 - Out Santa Fe Way
6801 N. Fourth St. Albuquerque, N. M.
AAA
DUNCAN HINES Recomended
One of The Southwest's Finest Motor Lodges.
30 Air Conditioned Units with the Finest Fransican Furniture.
Eall-toWall Carpets
Tiled Baths
Large Lobby with Television
Built, owned and managed by
Clyde and Goldie Tyler
Telephone: 4-2527 - 4-0093

1960s Postcard
El Camino Motor Hotel
On U. S. Highway 85 - Out Santa Fe Way
6801 N. Fourth St. Albuquerque, New Mexico
One of The Southwest's Finest Motor Hotels.
30 Units
Refrigerated Air-Conditioning
Wall-to-Wall Carpets
Tiled Baths
Home like Lobby
Room Televisions.Room Phones
Heated Swimming Pool
Childrens Playground
El Comino Ding Room in connection
Phone DIamond 4-****
Owned by Clyde & Goldie Tyler
Managers: Ivan & Alta Shoemaker

Note: It was apparently well into the 50s before guest rooms got phones and televisions.

Photo(s): 2015