Route 66 - Triangle Park Police Substation - Albuquerque
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Route 66 - Triangle Park Police Substation - Albuquerque
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
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This prefab Valentine diner is the eight-stool Aristocrat model. Today, it is the Albuquerque Police Department Triangle Park Substation. It can be found on Route 66 at the corner of Girard Boulevard and Central Avenue in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
From 1942 to 1993, locals knew this Valentine diner as the Little House Café at the intersection of 8th and Central. Central Avenue was historic Route 66 before it was decommissioned.
After the business closed, the owners donated the building and contents to the Albuquerque Museum, where it sat in storage until sometime around 1997 when someone suggested that APD use it for their Nob Hill substation—placing this importation piece of Albuquerque Route 66 history back out on the street. The Albuquerque Police Department has been using it ever since.
Authur Valentine invented these cute little diners and started producing them in the 1930s. Based out of Wichita, Kansas, Valentine Manufacturing Company made at least 2,000 of these movable prefab diners in different sizes and models, shipping them around the United States. Valentine's company hit its stride in the 40s and 50s with the popularity of Route 66. While nothing fancy, these diners were inexpensive to buy and became an iconic cornerstone for the great American road trip.
Copyright 2022 Susasn Rissi Tregoning
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February 7th, 2022
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