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Albuquerque (1926 Alignment)

The 1926 alignment of Route 66 follows 4th Street Alignment of Route 66 north to south through town. It intersects with the 1937 alignment at Central Avenue.
xNativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
9502 N. 4th St, Albuquerque, NM
The church was destroyed by a flood in 1903, their first Mass in the new church was in 1911 ... read more
xEl Camino Motel & Dining Room
6801 N. 4th St
There were 19 tourist courts prior to the 1937 re-alignment and only the El Camino Motor Hotel is operating today ... read more
x Madonna of the Trail
4th St.& Marble Ave.
The DAR erected 12 identical Madonna of the Trail statues across the country during the late 1920s ... read mor


Note: The 1926 alignment and the 1937 alignment of Route 66 intersect at  4th St. & Central Ave.

xFormer Hudson Garage
714 SW 4th St, Albuquerque, NM
This streamline Modern building was a Hudson Dealership in the late 40s and and a Kaiser-Frazer dealership in the early ... read more
xBarelas Event Center
907 SW 4th St, Albuquerque, NM
The late New Mexico State Senator Michael Alarid operated Mike's Food Store in this building from ... read more
xJuanita's Comida Mexicana
910 SW 4th St, Albuquerque, NM
Former Tasty Freeze Drive In dates back to 1957. It has been Juanita's Comida Mexicana since at least 2007 ... read more
x1940 Durand Motor Co. Building
929 SW 4th St
Dick Durand opened his new Standard Oil (Chevron) Service Station and Garage in 1940. ... read more
x1930s HiWay Station
1024 SW 4th St, , Albuquerque, NM
This was the HiWay Station and later became a Horn Oil Service Station. The sign dates back to 1960. ... read more
xFormer Magnolia Garage
1100 SW 4th St, Albuquerque, NM
This 1920s Magnolia Service Station sold Firestone tires and batteries ... read more
xArrow Market
1101 SW 4th St. Albuquerque, NM
Justo Sanchez his market originally opened across the street in 1945/46. By 1955 it had moved to this location ... read more
xPiggly Wiggly Market
1115 SW 4th St, Albuquerque, NM
The 10th Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Albuquerque opened here in 1930, they only stayed a few years and in 1936 ... read more
xFormer Sinclair Service Station,
1123 SW 4th St, Albuquerque, NM
This was a Sinclair station in the early and mid-50s. ... read more
xFormer Navajo Super Service Station
1124 SW 4th St, Albuquerque, NM
This 1927 Texaco became the Fourth Street Service Station in 1930 and then the Navajo Super Service Station ... read more
xSmiling / Kandy's Food Market Building
1200 SW 4th St, Albuquerque, NM
This building housed many businesses as far back as 1914, including the Smilling Food Market and later Kandy's Food Market ... read more
xRed Ball Cafe/Padilla Residence
1303 SW 4th St, Albuquerque, NM
For most of the last 99 years the Red Ball Cafe has been serving the Wimpy Burger to the joy of happy diners ... read more

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x About Us We started traveling Historic U.S. Route 66 as a destination in 2009. It's like a 2,400 mile long drive back in time from Chicago to Santa Monica! more
xDid You Know: Many parts of the old 4 lane Route 66 were reverted to a 2 lane road after 66 was realigned to the interstate. In many places the abandoned lanes are still there.
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