El Vado Motel

2500 Central Ave. SW., Albuquerque, NM
Phone:

East < GO > West

The El Vado originally open in 1937 but was closed for years before it reopened in October 2018 after extensive renovations and new construction. There had been other efforts to renovate it, but that hadn't happened by the spring of 2013 when these photos were taken.

The sign shown on the building was a leftover from the "good old days".

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Vintage Advertising Highlights

El Vado Motel
ADJACENT TO HISTORIC OLD TOWN PLAZA
34 Units of Spanish Pueblo Style - with Kitchenettes - Connecting Suites and Family Units. Air Conditioning - Tiled Showers = Tubs - Pool.
*EVERY ROOM WITH TELEPHONE - FREE T.V.*
Excellent Restaurants Near By - Open 24 hours. U.S. Highway 66 - 2500 Central S.W.
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
Telephone 243-****
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick O'Neill
Owners & Managers

NOTE: This 1970 postcard shows what they really wanted to emphasize by using capital letters for room phones and free TV. Notice that those room phones weren't called direct dial though, perhaps they still went through a switchboard in the office.
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Photo(s): 2013