Route 66 - El Vado Motel - Albuquerque, NM Metal Print

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The El Vado Motel with its beautifully restored original neon sign lit at night on historic Route 66 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Reopening in 2018 after an $18 million award-winning redevelopment project, the El Vado Auto Court is Albuquerque, New Mexico’s latest Route 66 motel to be revitalized!

The El Vado is Albuquerque’s oldest Route 66 tourist court on the current alignment. Irish immigrant, Daniel Murphy, built the El Vado in anticipation of the Route 66 realignment, opening the motel in 1937. Designed in the popular Spanish Pueblo Revival style, the motel had thirty-two rooms with adjoining carports and a gas station. Quite the showplace in its day, a write-up in the Albuquerque Progress described the rooms as “swanky tile cabin suites ready for the summer tourist trade.”

The El Vado was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, cited as one of the best examples of pre-World War II motels in New Mexico. It has also been designated...

I'm a travel photographer that enjoys photographing United States architecture, nature, and transportation. As the 8th photographer in 4 generations of my family, I don't remember a time when photography was not part of my life. By the time I was five years old, I was standing on a stool in the darkroom, helping my dad develop pictures. It was my job to transfer the photos from the hypo to the water bath. I went to college for interior design. After I graduated, I had a long successful career as an art buyer and designer for a large home furnishings company. In 2006, I had a significant life change. My husband became a medical traveler, and I decided to put my career on hold to tag along. In the process, I found my roots again. What...