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De Anza Motor Lodge

Buildings and structures demolished in 2018Buildings and structures on U.S. Route 66Defunct hotels in the United StatesDemolished buildings and structures in New MexicoHotel buildings completed in 1939
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De Anza Motor Lodge, Albuquerque NM
De Anza Motor Lodge, Albuquerque NM

The De Anza Motor Lodge was a historic motel located on former U.S. Route 66 in the Upper Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built in 1939 by Charles G. Wallace, a local trader of Zuni art and pottery, who remained the owner until 1983. Wallace decorated the motel with a variety of Native American art, including a series of murals by Zuni artist Tony Edaakie in a basement room. The motel was purchased by the city of Albuquerque in 2003 and remained vacant while various renovation proposals fell through. Ultimately, the city approved a plan to redevelop the site with mostly new construction, and all but two smaller buildings were demolished in 2017–18. The De Anza was replaced by a new apartment complex preserving some historic elements including the two surviving buildings, the neon sign, and the Zuni murals.

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De Anza Motor Lodge
Graceland Drive Northeast, Albuquerque Nob Hill

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Graceland Drive Northeast
87108 Albuquerque, Nob Hill
New Mexico, United States
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