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Central Avenue is a major east–west street in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which historically served as the city's main thoroughfare and principal axis of development. [2] It runs through many of Albuquerque's oldest neighborhoods, including Downtown , Old Town , Nob Hill , and the University of New Mexico area.
A 1991 article from the Albuquerque Journal described East Central as "a loose-jointed carnival of sex, drugs and booze" with drug dealers and prostitutes operating openly. [14] Violent crime was a problem as well, with 34 homicides recorded in southeast Albuquerque in 1996 (more than half of the city's total) and 11 in Trumbull Village alone. [15]
Downtown Albuquerque is laid out in a standard grid pattern, with numbered north–south streets and named east–west avenues.Central Avenue (originally known as Railroad Avenue) is the main east–west thoroughfare through the center of Downtown, while Lomas Boulevard (originally New York Avenue) is a major east–west arterial through the north part of Downtown.
Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system serving the Central Avenue corridor in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. There are two lines running between Tramway Boulevard ( NM 556 ), the Central and Unser Transit Center (CUTC), and the Uptown Transit Center (UTC).
The City of Albuquerque is in the final planning stages of Albuquerque Rapid Transit, a true BRT system intended to replace the current Rapid Ride system. [10] The design calls for using the existing Rapid Ride stop for eastbound buses, and constructing a new median platform on Central Ave east of 1st St. for westbound buses. [11]
Northeastern corner of Central Ave. and Terrace St., University of New Mexico 35°04′53″N 106°37′27″W / 35.081389°N 106.624167°W / 35.081389; -106.624167 ( Art Albuquerque
Nob Hill Business Center is a one-story, U-shaped building with an interior parking lot facing Central Avenue. The building was designed by Louis Hesselden in a predominantly Streamline Moderne style with rounded corners, decorative towers, and white stucco walls with horizontal bands of terra cotta tile and brick. [ 3 ]
The El Campo Tourist Courts 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 prewar Route 66 motels remaining in the city. It was built in 1939 by M. H. McGraw and was one of the westernmost Albuquerque motels, located about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the city ...