Luna Lodge
The motel in 2010
Luna Lodge is located in New Mexico
Luna Lodge
Luna Lodge is located in the United States
Luna Lodge
Location9119 Central Ave. NE,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates35°4′25″N 106°32′43″W / 35.07361°N 106.54528°W / 35.07361; -106.54528
Built1949
NRHP reference No.98000600[1]
NMSRCP No.1694
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1998
Designated NMSRCPApril 3, 1998[2]

The Luna Lodge 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 Route 66 era motels remaining in the city.[3] It was built in 1949 and was one of the easternmost Albuquerque motels, located about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the city center. The motel eventually closed and fell into disrepair, but was restored and converted to low-income housing in 2013.[4] The property was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[2]

The motel consists of three buildings arranged in a narrow U shape around a central parking lot, with 28 rooms in total. The building on the west side has a two-story portion at the front, containing the office on the ground floor and the manager's residence above. The remainder of the motel is one story. The eastern building had a small cafe at the front. The architecture is southwestern vernacular with some Streamline Moderne elements including the rounded front office.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "State and National Register Spreadsheet" (Excel). New Mexico Department of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Luna Lodge". National Park Service. June 11, 1998. with one accompanying photo
  4. ↑ Ziff, Deborah (March 19, 2013). "Route 66 hotel to house 30 units". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved June 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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