America’s Historic Roads
Puzzle 54 · The Many Landscapes of Route 66 · Page 78 in print
Albuquerque Crossroads
Albuquerque saw Route 66 run in two different directions. The older north-south alignment gave way in 1937 to an east-west route through the city, changing which communities travelers passed.
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Albuquerque
City shared by the old and new Route 66 alignments.
Central Avenue
Albuquerque avenue followed by the realigned east–west Route 66.
Fourth Street
Street on the earlier north–south corridor.
KiMo Theater
Historic theater on Central Avenue.
Laguna Pueblo
Pueblo community on the westward alignment.
Los Lunas
Community on the earlier route south of Albuquerque.
Marquee
Projecting sign canopy altered during the 1950s.
Moriarty
Community on the 1937 east–west alignment.
Pueblo Deco
Architectural style used for the KiMo Theater.
Romeroville
Community on the earlier northern route.
Santa Rosa
Eastern junction area for the New Mexico alignments.
Stage Shows
Live productions offered at the theater.
Stucco
Textured exterior coating on the theater.
Terra Cotta
Glazed clay material used for exterior ornament.
Von Hassler
Artist responsible for the KiMo murals.
Sources
- Route 66: New MexicoNational Park Service
- New Mexico: Road SegmentsNational Park Service
- Route 66: Radiance, Rust & Revival on the Mother RoadCity of Albuquerque Museum
- New Mexico: KiMo TheaterNational Park Service