I was born in Alb, and lived here all my life. I've been all over the State and to Santa Fe, many, many, times, and yet somehow I had never heard the 'whole' story of how Route 66 was re-routed to skip Santa Fe. So interesting. Still there's not enough time in 18 mins and 49 seconds to tell all the stories...there is SO MUCH more that this. Thank you for a brief history lesson; well done.
Thank you so much for the fantastic video of my hometown. It’s nice to know that I have been here for 30 years and I’m still getting to meet Albuquerque in so many different ways. Thank you so much. 😊
Thank you so much for this short clip on Albuquerque. You must have dug deep to find out why the original Rt 66 was changed. I knew of the story, but then I have dozens of history books on New Mexico. Thanks again.
I grew up here, so it was so interesting to piece together what I had learned just being here into a broader context that dates back to the Spanish colonies. Thanks for sharing! One nitpick: Locals will throw hands if they hear you call it the Balloon "Festival." The proper term is Fiesta.
Great stuff. I particularly liked the Route 66 piece, very nice research on your part. When I first moved to the Southwest (Tucson) in the mid 70's, Albuquerque was less populous, and a pretty quick drive. I did it multiple times, but now I spend my visiting time in Santa Fe, a bit more relaxing. Thanks so much for your hard work, so I can have fun viewing.
Nice video.. Having my daughter attend UNM, I done some exploring in ABQ during her time there. Thanks for sharing some interesting and new to me facts.
I am a Lobo. You may wish to check, but as I recall, the first building on the UMM campus, Hodgin Hall, is pronounced HOD-gin, as in "cotton gin.". This is an interesting way to present an historical record. I no longer have my Viewmaster.
Fantastic you and the view-master a brilliant collage, I almost made the biggest mistake of my life taking a wrong turn (or left turn as stated below as a kid watching bugs I use to laugh about it and what happened to me?), I call it albuslurque now🤣but at least I departed the cesspool known as Baltimore at 18 and humidity joining the Air Force well still did but had to do my air force at kirtland AFB out here and to this day easterners still think I'm in Mexico 😆or back to peddling groceries, I just got caught in this land of entrapment back in 1981 but it looked like your reels in 81, so now retired and soon as I pay off my cheaper than national average house price I'm still getting outta here with this crime rate etc but older and thinking everywhere is about the same now and unless they build more Dion's pizza across the usa I might be finished not a Hollywood movie in the making but I had my pleasure at some state parks and seeing many terrific rock concerts in the early 80's at Tingley Coliseum. But I'm subscribing I love your niche and presentation, keep up the good work sir. Your back area of remote drive through diverted rt 66 reminds me of Madrid and Cerrillos NM and also in the young guns movie 1988 and a little like Las Golondrinas. But I bet it's Carnuel. And it seems like you have coverage from various areas around the country but many from NM like its more a focused effort of your situational awareness. But spectacular. Anyway good heath and I believe you have a very good platform of sweet short educational videos that others seem to mess up. This channel (should) could be big.
@@viewmastertravels5114 It’s iconic Albuquerque, it is great food, but it’s just part of us. Frontier is one of the Golden Pride locations, but I prefer the kiosk on Lomas.
Alas, your version of "Hannett's Joke" is only partly correct. The Santa Fe Ring ruled during the late Territorial period. They co-opted enough Democrats so that they can't be called a purely Republican group. By the 1920s, the Republicans had a progressive faction led by Bronson Cutting. Hannett got crossways with Cutting, helping Dillon to win. Hannett's new highway only went from Santa Rosa to Moriarty, setting up the possibility of realigning Rt. 66 as a long-term goal. But it took Clyde Tingley, first as Chairman of the Albuquerque City Commission, and then as Governor from 1935-38, to get the two links essential to realigning Rt. 66. The first one was the Laguna cutoff, from Albuquerque west to Laguna Pueblo. (Rt. 66 had followed the Santa Fe Railway right of way down to Los Lunas and then west to Laguna.) The second was bringing the trail from Albuquerque to Tijeras up to highway standards, and then on to Moriarty. The official realignment happened in 1937, shortening the passage across New Mexico by 107 miles and depriving Santa Fe of that traffic. Governor Dillon, when seeing the new highway from Santa Rosa to Moriarty, was so impressed with the highway crew that built the road that he kept them on as state employees. This is during the period when a change in party resulted in wholesale firings of the previous administration's employees and replacing them with your own party's workers. Also, the Alvarado Transportation Center does mimic many of the design elements of the Alvarado Hotel. js
Thank you for confirming what I have always instinctively known. I have always spelled Albuquerque with two R's but of course that's not politically correct. Now I know I've been right all along.
Very cool video man keep up the great work!! Im from Albuquerque and love NM history and American history. Where did you find the 1889 map? That was so cool also, the vintage tourist maps as well??
I was born in Alb, and lived here all my life. I've been all over the State and to Santa Fe, many, many, times, and yet somehow I had never heard the 'whole' story of how Route 66 was re-routed to skip Santa Fe. So interesting. Still there's not enough time in 18 mins and 49 seconds to tell all the stories...there is SO MUCH more that this. Thank you for a brief history lesson; well done.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the fantastic video of my hometown. It’s nice to know that I have been here for 30 years and I’m still getting to meet Albuquerque in so many different ways. Thank you so much. 😊
Thanks for watching and commenting!
X eso los Dukes de Albuquerque
Thank you so much for this short clip on Albuquerque. You must have dug deep to find out why the original Rt 66 was changed. I knew of the story, but then I have dozens of history books on New Mexico. Thanks again.
Thankgs for watching, glad you found in interesting!
I lived in both Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Santa Fe is a one horse town while Albuquerque is a thriving Metropolis. (at least in NM standards)
I grew up here, so it was so interesting to piece together what I had learned just being here into a broader context that dates back to the Spanish colonies. Thanks for sharing!
One nitpick: Locals will throw hands if they hear you call it the Balloon "Festival." The proper term is Fiesta.
Thanks for the comment, good to know. I’ve always wanted to seen the fiesta, so now I know what to call it 😊
Wow! What a great video and great idea to go from a ViewMaster collection to a brief history of a town or area. Great editing. Thank you.
Thanks for the comment! Glad you liked the video, hope you have time to watch some of the others 😊
I love these types of videos. Great job bro! 🫡👌🏼
Thanks!
An interesting watch once again, thanks.
Thanks for watching 😊
This is SO well done! Thank you. We are moving there in a few months and you’ve prepared us well.
Thanks for watching, good luck with your move!
Great stuff. I particularly liked the Route 66 piece, very nice research on your part. When I first moved to the Southwest (Tucson) in the mid 70's, Albuquerque was less populous, and a pretty quick drive. I did it multiple times, but now I spend my visiting time in Santa Fe, a bit more relaxing. Thanks so much for your hard work, so I can have fun viewing.
Thanks, I found the route 66 part interesting too. We did enjoy Santa Fe more as well, a very beautiful area.
Nice video.. Having my daughter attend UNM, I done some exploring in ABQ during her time there. Thanks for sharing some interesting and new to me facts.
Yes, it’s a special place and beautiful area!
Very nice video tour. I personally got here via Bugs Bunny 🤣 thanks ever so much from old New Orleans 😇
Thanks! New Orleans is on my list!
Bugs Bunny: I musta took a wrong turn at Albuquerque.
left turn, not wrong turn...
I am a Lobo. You may wish to check, but as I recall, the first building on the UMM campus, Hodgin Hall, is pronounced HOD-gin, as in "cotton gin.".
This is an interesting way to present an historical record. I no longer have my Viewmaster.
Good to know!
Fantastic you and the view-master a brilliant collage, I almost made the biggest mistake of my life taking a wrong turn (or left turn as stated below as a kid watching bugs I use to laugh about it and what happened to me?), I call it albuslurque now🤣but at least I departed the cesspool known as Baltimore at 18 and humidity joining the Air Force well still did but had to do my air force at kirtland AFB out here and to this day easterners still think I'm in Mexico 😆or back to peddling groceries, I just got caught in this land of entrapment back in 1981 but it looked like your reels in 81, so now retired and soon as I pay off my cheaper than national average house price I'm still getting outta here with this crime rate etc but older and thinking everywhere is about the same now and unless they build more Dion's pizza across the usa I might be finished not a Hollywood movie in the making but I had my pleasure at some state parks and seeing many terrific rock concerts in the early 80's at Tingley Coliseum. But I'm subscribing I love your niche and presentation, keep up the good work sir. Your back area of remote drive through diverted rt 66 reminds me of Madrid and Cerrillos NM and also in the young guns movie 1988 and a little like Las Golondrinas. But I bet it's Carnuel. And it seems like you have coverage from various areas around the country but many from NM like its more a focused effort of your situational awareness. But spectacular. Anyway good heath and I believe you have a very good platform of sweet short educational videos that others seem to mess up. This channel (should) could be big.
Thanks for the comment and the sub. We did visit Cerrillos and watched Young Guns, but no View Master of that town 🙁
There is (still?) a Harvey House at the railroad station in Belen (the south end of Rio Railway goes from Belen to Stane Fe)
Thats cool, harvey houses are fun to find.
Did you get a chance to eat at Golden Pride in Albuquerque?
No, is it good?
@@viewmastertravels5114 It’s iconic Albuquerque, it is great food, but it’s just part of us. Frontier is one of the Golden Pride locations, but I prefer the kiosk on Lomas.
@@viewmastertravels5114yes it is
Alas, your version of "Hannett's Joke" is only partly correct. The Santa Fe Ring ruled during the late Territorial period. They co-opted enough Democrats so that they can't be called a purely Republican group. By the 1920s, the Republicans had a progressive faction led by Bronson Cutting. Hannett got crossways with Cutting, helping Dillon to win. Hannett's new highway only went from Santa Rosa to Moriarty, setting up the possibility of realigning Rt. 66 as a long-term goal. But it took Clyde Tingley, first as Chairman of the Albuquerque City Commission, and then as Governor from 1935-38, to get the two links essential to realigning Rt. 66. The first one was the Laguna cutoff, from Albuquerque west to Laguna Pueblo. (Rt. 66 had followed the Santa Fe Railway right of way down to Los Lunas and then west to Laguna.) The second was bringing the trail from Albuquerque to Tijeras up to highway standards, and then on to Moriarty. The official realignment happened in 1937, shortening the passage across New Mexico by 107 miles and depriving Santa Fe of that traffic. Governor Dillon, when seeing the new highway from Santa Rosa to Moriarty, was so impressed with the highway crew that built the road that he kept them on as state employees. This is during the period when a change in party resulted in wholesale firings of the previous administration's employees and replacing them with your own party's workers.
Also, the Alvarado Transportation Center does mimic many of the design elements of the Alvarado Hotel. js
Thanks for the detailed explanation!
Thank you for confirming what I have always instinctively known. I have always spelled Albuquerque with two R's but of course that's not politically correct. Now I know I've been right all along.
Right 😊
It hasn't been that long that it was officially spelled with one R instead of 2. Only because very few people pronounced it correctly as it should be.
Wow!! Killer then and now!!
Thanks!
Hodgin Hall's "g" is pronounced with a j sound.
Fuck Santa Fe lol 😆
Found the child☝🏼
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Very cool video man keep up the great work!! Im from Albuquerque and love NM history and American history. Where did you find the 1889 map? That was so cool also, the vintage tourist maps as well??
Thanks! I think the maps came from the library of congress.
You can find stuff like that in Old Town shops now too.