A Characterization of Historic Resources along Bridge Boulevard from Eighth Street to Coors Boulevard
Bernalillo County, New Mexico
DRAFT 2015
A Characterization of Historic Resources along Bridge Boulevard from Eighth Street to Coors Boulevard
Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Prepared for HDR Engineering
220 Adams Street SE, Suite A Albuquerque, NM 87108
By Van Citters: Historic Preservation, LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico
Karen Van Citters, CSI, CDT Kathy Roxlau, RPA
Bridge Boulevard Historic Resource Characterization
Table of Contents
PROJECT INTRODUCTION ...... 2 GENERAL HISTORY ...... 4 Auto-Oriented Commercial Development ...... 9 Landscape Features ...... 12 Vernacular Architecture ...... 15 HISTORIC PROPERTIES ALONG THE BRIDGE STREET STUDY CORRIDOR ...... 17 RESOURCES REQUIRING SURVEY ...... 18 Phase 1: Tower Road ...... 18 Phase 2: Bridge from Old Coors to Goff Road ...... 19 Phase 3: Goff to Isleta ...... 21 Phase 4: Isleta to 8th Street ...... 23 BIBLIOGRAPHY ...... 24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Project Location Map ...... 3 Figure 2: Post 1900 sheep and truck farm in the South Valley...... 4 Figure 3: Barelas Bridge in 1910...... 5 Figure 4: Historic bridge photographs. 1) 1912 after flood; 2) c. 1940s after the concrete bridge was constructed adjacent to the steel truss; and 3) c. 1950s after the steel truss had been removed, but the piers remained in the river...... 6 Figure 5: 1915 Aerial showing Barelas Bridge and the rural character of the west side of the river...... 6 Figure 6: 1928 Rand McNally map of Route 66, showing the road heading south through Albuquerque (and the project area) to Los Lunas and then heading north and west back to Grants and Gallup...... 7 Figure 7: Aerial of Atrisco area in 1935 showing Five Points, agricultural fields, the Atrisco Drain, acequias and development along US 85 and the west abutment of the Barelas Bridge...... 7 Figure 8: Road maps showing US 85 crossing the Rio Grande and heading south through the Armijo neighborhood. By 1950 the development farther west had become important enough to appear on the map...... 8 Figure 9: Construction of the Arenal Main Canal showing where the siphon opens after crossing the Rio Grande. Looking south towards the Barelas Bridge...... 9 Figure 10: 1937 topographic map showing the project area roads, bridge development and MRGCD works...... 12 Figure 11: 1935 aerial photograph showing entire length of project area with canals, drains, acequias and fields...... 12 Figure 12: Five Points Church c. 1930...... 15 Figure 13: General view of the South Valley, c. 1930 ...... 15
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PROJECT INTRODUCTION
In 2013, under contract with HDR Engineering, Van Citters: Historic Preservation LLC (VCHP) conducted a limited examination of historic neighborhoods, buildings, and cultural landscapes that may affect future planning and design decisions by Bernalillo County on the Bridge Boulevard Corridor (Figure 1). The level of effort for this is best described as a “characterization” of the historic resources found within the study area. It entailed a Class I file search for archaeological resources previously surveyed and a one-day “windshield survey” of the neighborhoods and adjacent commercial, industrial, and agricultural areas within the project boundaries. It relied on secondary sources for the development of a brief historic context for the buildings and landscapes. This project did not include a formal, block by block architectural and historic property survey, and no attempt was made to identify or evaluate any properties for their eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) or for the State Register of Cultural Properties. Historical Sanborn Maps of the area are included in Appendix A. The project goals were to: 1. Provide a brief history and characterize the historical and architectural elements, as well as cultural landscapes, of traditionally defined neighborhoods and non-residential areas within the project boundaries; 2. Identify any historic districts, buildings, or structures previously listed on the state and national historic registers; and 3. Summarize the findings of this survey with regard to Bernalillo County planning interests. The 2013 study boundaries were identified by HDR Engineering and Bernalillo County, and included one lot on each side of the corridor (north and south). The original study corridor was 2.7 miles long, from Coors Boulevard on the west to Barelas Bridge on the east. Between Coors Boulevard and Old Coors Drive, the corridor follows the Tower Road alignment. A search of the New Mexico Cultural Resource Information System was completed and there were no documented archaeological resources along the corridor. The results of this search are in Appendix B. In 2015, HDR was hired to develop the implementation of the Bridge Boulevard Corridor Redevelopment Plan. At that time, the project area was extended to the east to include the bridge itself and the roadway up to Eighth Street, and it was divided into four Phases. Phase 1: Tower Road from Coors to Old Coors Drive and a Tier 1 Umbrella Environmental Assessment (EA) for the full corridor Phase 2: Old Coors Drive to Goff Road Phase 3: Goff Road to Isleta Boulevard Phase 4: Isleta Boulevard to Eighth Street This updated characterization includes the additional portion of Phase 4, which comprises the bridge and roadway up to Eighth Street, and identifying the resources that are 45 years or older and will require survey and evaluation for National Register eligibility. It also identifies the Area of Potential Effects for the project.
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Figure 1: Project Location Map Source: HDR Engineering
To facilitate the goals of this project, the study has been divided into types of resources that can be found along the Bridge Boulevard Corridor. The primary cluster of resources most likely to be of historical interest is just west of the bridge across the Rio Grande. Most of the resources that are of potential historical interest are associated with auto-oriented commercial development, there is one building near Five Points that served as a church, and a number of vernacular residential buildings scattered along the corridor. Most of the residential buildings appear to lack historic integrity or were constructed fairly recently. In addition to the buildings, there are a number of potentially important landscape features including historic roads, an intersection, and elements of the irrigation and drainage system. These potential historic resources should be taken into consideration by Bernalillo County planners and design engineers as action alternatives are being developed.
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GENERAL HISTORY
This project is within the boundaries of the original 1692 Atrisco land grant, a relatively intact Spanish colonial grant that is one of the few that has been continuously owned by the original settlers and their heirs. Because of the longevity of the land grant, the Atrisco area has over 300 years of Hispanic heritage. The original Atrisco settlers established certain functional areas within the land grant: 1) Ranchos de Atrisco in the Rio Grande valley, which contained individually owned grants and the village proper; 2) agricultural lands used to cultivate corn, beans, wheat, and alfalfa; and 3) common land on the west mesa for free grazing of sheep and other livestock. From 1692 until the early 1900s, Atrisco was a close-knit, self-sufficient community (www.newmexicohistory.org). After 1900, the practices of irrigated agriculture, free grazing, and trade with Mexico began to change and decline in the Atrisco area. Changes were accelerated by the introduction of the railroad, urban growth of Albuquerque, governmental land- and water-management efforts (such as the establishment of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District [MRGCD]), homesteading, and fencing. In addition, as Albuquerque grew there were new opportunities for employment that attracted people away from rural agricultural areas such as Atrisco and into the city. The last extensive grazing of sheep on the common lands of Atrisco occurred during the Great Depression of the 1930s, although a number of land grant heirs and new immigrants to the South Valley continued to operate small irrigated farms in the area for some time thereafter (www.newmexicohistory.org).
Figure 2: Post 1900 sheep and truck farm in the South Valley. Source: 1) The Albuquerque Museum, Alabama Milner collection; 2) Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New Mexico, ZIM CSWR Pict Colls PICT 2002-020, Nicholas P. Ciotola Italians in Albuquerque Pictorial Collection, 1884-1970.
During the 1920s, the Atrisco land grant began to allow sale of portions of the land for commercial development. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, the land-grant trustees (and courts) struggled with how to deal with commercial sale of land and equitable division of proceeds to land-grant heirs. The sale of land-grant lands to developers and outside commercial interests represented a major
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shift from a subsistence economy to modern capitalism. This shift was reflected in the cultural landscape of the South Valley and involved the alteration of historic agricultural patterns along with the encroachment of commercial and modern suburban development (www.newmexicohistory.org). While Atrisco was established in 1692, its neighboring communities, Villa de Albuquerque and Barelas, were established years later, in 1706 and 1707, respectively. In addition to their agricultural and livestock base, these communities had ties to the Chihuahua-New Mexico trade that occurred on the Camino Real Tierra de Adentro (Camino Real), the Spanish trade route through New Mexico (www.newmexicohistory.org). The earliest river crossings on the Camino Real were accomplished by fording the narrowest and shallowest points along the river. The site of one critical crossing was in Barelas, likely near the location of our current bridge. The crossing was described by Zebulon Pike in 1807 as being “400 yards wide, but not more than three feet deep and excellent fording” (Lucero 2007; Couse 1987). Although the river had been crossed since the earliest settlements, it was not until 1876 that the first bridge in Albuquerque was constructed. The bridge connected Albuquerque to the northern part of Atrisco, and was a pontoon constructed at the same location as the current Central Avenue bridge. The first permanent bridge opened on December 12, 1882. The permanent bridge was located near the pontoon, and was constructed of wood—the crossing toll was a nickel. Both the wooden bridge and pontoon were destroyed by floods in May 1891. It was not until nearly 20 years later, in 1910, that Albuquerque replaced the wood bridge with the Barelas Bridge, a steel truss structure with a wood roadbed (http://www.albuqhistsoc.org) (Figure 3). This truss bridge was flooded and rebuilt in 1912, and by 1920 a new concrete structure was constructed adjacent to the steel truss. By the 1950s, the truss structure had been removed and only the concrete crossing remained (Figure 4).
Figure 3: Barelas Bridge in 1910. Source: City of Albuquerque website, historical post card collection, index number S-7
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Figure 4: Historic bridge photographs. 1) 1912 after flood; 2) c. 1940s after the concrete bridge was constructed adjacent to the steel truss; and 3) c. 1950s after the steel truss had been removed, but the piers remained in the river. Source: 1) Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New Mexico, Cobb Memorial Collection, ZIM CSWR Pict Colls PICT 000-119; 2) National Hispanic Cultural Center, National Hispanic Cultural Center History and Literary Arts Barelas Collection Box 1 Folder 1 Image #547; and 3) National Hispanic Cultural Center, National Hispanic Cultural Center History and Literary Arts Barelas Collection Box 1 Folder 1 Image #550.
From 1910 until 1926, when US 85 was established as a north/south highway running through Albuquerque, the character of the area on the west side of the Rio Grande was rural (Figure 5). In 1925, the Joint Board on Interstate Highways planned US 85 and in late 1926 its routing was finalized and subsequently commissioned by the American Association of State Highway Officials. From 1926 until 1937, Route 66 used portions of US 85 to direct westbound travelers up through Santa Fe and then down through Los Lunas before heading directly west again. As such, there is a portion of Bridge Boulevard that was also designated Route 66 (Figure 6). The initial routing of US 85 and Route 66 used existing roads and their associated infrastructure, including the Barelas Bridge and a portion of what we now know as Bridge Boulevard. It can be presumed that once the road received the designation of “US 85,” new commercial development began to show up along the corridor (Figure 7 and Figure 8).
Figure 5: 1915 Aerial showing Barelas Bridge and the rural character of the west side of the river. Source: The Albuquerque Museum
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Figure 6: 1928 Rand McNally map of Route 66, showing the road heading south through Albuquerque (and the project area) to Los Lunas and then heading north and west back to Grants and Gallup. Source: www.us-highways.com
Figure 7: Aerial of Atrisco area in 1935 showing Five Points, agricultural fields, the Atrisco Drain, acequias and development along US 85 and the west abutment of the Barelas Bridge. Source: United States Bureau of Reclamation.
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Figure 8: Road maps showing US 85 crossing the Rio Grande and heading south through the Armijo neighborhood. By 1950 the development farther west had become important enough to appear on the map. Source: www.route66university.com
In addition to the Barelas Bridge and US 85 highway, the works of the MRGCD are important to the Bridge Boulevard project area. By the late 1800s, the Rio Grande began to aggrade, which resulted in a rising water table, water logging of agricultural fields, and more extensive damage during seasonal flooding. By 1912, when New Mexico became a state, the issues had come to a head; new solutions were being developed to address the problems, and at the same time there were dramatic changes to the traditional agricultural economy resulting from the development of the railroad and influx of new populations. The need was recognized for a new conservancy district to solve the issues of flooding, regulate stream flow with dams and levees, reclaim land with drains to support the changing agricultural economy, and develop irrigation to provide water to fields with high line canals, laterals, and the updating of acequia systems. The state legislature approved the establishment of the MRGCD in 1925. Plans were completed in 1928 and the system was constructed by 1936. The MRGCD project runs from White Rock Canyon in the north to San Marcial in the south. The Atrisco unit of the MRGCD (the Bridge Boulevard project area is within this unit) is in the Albuquerque Division, which was served by the Angostura Diversion Dam, near Algodones. The irrigation supply canal ran from Algodones along the east side of the river; water was transferred to the west side Atrisco and Pajarito units via a siphon under the Rio Grande, just north of the Central Avenue bridge (Figure 9). The canal on the west side of the river, called the Arenal Main Canal, ran as far west as Coors Boulevard and supplied water to the Ranchos de Atrisco Acequia, Arenal Acequia, and Atrisco Acequia. The drains include the Atrisco Riverside Drain, Atrisco Drain and Isleta Drain—these drains ensured that water-logging did not occur and transferred excess water from the fields and areas of high water table back to the Rio Grande.
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Figure 9: Construction of the Arenal Main Canal showing where the siphon opens after crossing the Rio Grande. Looking south towards the Barelas Bridge.
Auto-Oriented Commercial Development US 85 ran from El Paso, Texas, to Fortuna, North Dakota, and Route 66 ran from Chicago to Los Angeles—both routes used the Barelas Bridge and a short portion of Bridge Boulevard before the roadway turned to the south. If a westbound traveler on Route 66 did not make the south US 85 turn, he or she would continue on what eventually became known as Bridge Boulevard (it was originally an unpaved, unnamed road; then by 1939 it was named Arenal Road; by 1944 it was called Bridge Street and, as one moved further west, referred to as State Road 135; and finally by 1957 it was known as Bridge Boulevard). Because businesses were also trying to catch tourists who were coming from the south on US 85 before they crossed the river into Albuquerque, the densest development on the current Bridge Boulevard is between the US 85/Route 66 bend and the bridge. This is also the area that includes the most likely source for historic properties associated with Albuquerque’s auto-oriented commercial development. The property types relating to activity on US 85/Route 66 could include tourist camps, filling stations, mechanics’ shops, restaurants, and residential structures adapted to commercial use.
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AUTO-ORIENTED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT on US 85
Brief Background of the US 85 Segment of Bridge Boulevard: At the turn of the century, most travel into Albuquerque was carried out via railroad and tourists stayed overnight at the Harvey House or downtown hotels. But in the mid-1920s, as automobiles became more accessible to the American public and recreational travel grew, many small, private, locally owned “tourist camps” were being built on US 85 and 66 both on the outskirts of Albuquerque and along those corridors within town. Tourist camps are typically a collection Streetscape of stand-alone structures or rooms that would be rented for the night and often had communal bathrooms and kitchens (although the earliest tourist camps consisted of actual camp sites in public parks). Over time they became known as “tourist courts,” and after World War II they were typically under a single roof and began to look more like modern motels. In general, these camps operated well into the 1960s. They provided an increasing array of amenities, such as heat, electric fans, and private bathrooms and kitchens. Storefronts
While it is known that such tourist camps existed on the north side of Albuquerque, primarily on north 4th Street, it has not been documented that the same phenomenon occurred on the south side along US 85. The historic Sanborn maps show tourist camps on US 85 near the Rio Grande as early as 1931—three within our project area and more to the south, after the US 85 bend. Starting in 1931, the auto-oriented development along this part of the corridor grew Tourist Camp and became denser with the addition of filling stations, mechanics’ shops, restaurants, and eventually a nearby nightclub. But, by 1957, the tourist camp activity had dropped off significantly and only one camp remained on this segment of US 85.
Architectural Character: The architecture on this portion of the Bridge Boulevard Corridor is primarily vernacular. There is only one tourist camp that retains the character of such a facility. It is a linear, many-gabled structure with multiple rooms (each under one of the gables). It appears that the front (parking lot side) of the building was retrofitted post-
Historic Corridor Signs
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construction with a Territorial Style parapet to give the property more of a regional flair.
The commercial properties appear to have been simple rectangular, concrete masonry unit or hollow clay tile structures with glazed storefronts, or small adobe structures that were retrofitted for commercial purposes. Most of the storefronts have been altered and
Mechanic Shop painted in vibrant colors to reflect the change from buildings that provided services for auto-tourism to those that support the newer immigrant population in the neighborhood.
There are a few smaller, one-story buildings that are frame or adobe in this section of the Bridge Boulevard Corridor. These most likely contributed to the Route 66 commercial services (they appear on the early Sanborn maps). Small framed vernacular shop
Vibrant streetscape Commercial Signage View of Rio Grande bridge (east)
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Landscape Features Five Points is the crossing of Bridge Boulevard, Sunset Road and Five Points Road. According to historic maps, Sunset Road was originally known as Pajarito-Atrisco Road, but by 1944 the name was changed to Sunset. In 1926 this road, which originally connected Pajarito to Atrisco, became part of US 85/Route 66 at Arenal. Five Points Road was a short segment that ran between the Five Points intersection and Gatewood Road, which connected the villages of Armijo and Atrisco, and as historic maps indicate, was called Gurule Road until 1947 (Figure 10). Both Five Points and Gatewood Road appear to be significant features (Gatewood Road has a sign that marks it as “historic”); however no information could be found with regard to the intersection or road.
Figure 10: 1937 topographic map showing the project area roads, bridge development and MRGCD works.
The MRGCD features that cross the project area include the Arenal Main Canal, the Ranchos de Atrisco Acequia, Arenal Acequia, and Atrisco Acequia, the Atrisco Riverside Drain, Albuquerque Riverside Drain, and one internal drain, the Isleta Drain (Figure 11).
Figure 11: 1935 aerial photograph showing entire length of project area with canals, drains, acequias and fields. Source: United States Bureau of Reclamation
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LANDSCAPE FEATURES
Brief Background & History at Bridge Street: Until recently, the South Valley has been primarily characterized by vernacular architecture and agricultural fields. The area’s rural agricultural heritage and its connection to the historic Camino Real provide it with the potential for noteworthy cultural landscapes. A cultural landscape is most often thought of as a natural terrain which has been modified by human use to reflect social, economic, or religious (that is cultural) values. At the same time, it can also include Atrisco Riverside Drain the built environment or natural terrain features (such as mountains) where no deliberate modification has taken place but nonetheless holds cultural (usually religious) value. The study area in the South Valley represents some of the last vestiges of the area’s long-standing agricultural landscape. Having said that, the areas immediately adjacent to the road do not generally reflect the agricultural nature or heritage of the valley and Atrisco grant lands.
Ranchos de Atrisco Acequia Although for the most part the fields are not intact along the Bridge Boulevard Corridor, the MRGCD features that allowed for continued farming and flood control in the Rio Grande valley do cross the road alignment. These features have been formally determined eligible as contributing elements to the MRGCD Historic District and are treated as historic properties.
The US 85 route basically followed the historic Camino Real corridor
Arenal Acequia and includes the river crossing at (or near) the Barelas Bridge. Therefore the Bridge Boulevard roadway itself from the intersection with the current Isleta Boulevard is part of the National Historic Trail and is a National Historic Landmark. This section of road also holds the distinction of being part of the 1926-1937 Route 66 alignment and is part of the Route 66 National Scenic Byway.
Landscape Character: The area immediately adjacent to the road corridor along the Camino Real/US 85/Route 66 section of Bridge Boulevard do not reflect the historic character of the early trail. They do, however–as noted in the Atrisco Acequia
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auto-oriented commercial development section of this report–reflect the character of commercial properties that catered to auto-tourism.
The MRGCD features are linear ditches that are lined with paths or roadways (at least on one side). The drains and acequias are unlined earthen ditches with concrete culverts where they intersect with Bridge Boulevard. The acequias also include trees and other vegetation along their alignment. The Arenal Main Canal is lined with concrete and includes pedestrian bridges; it also has concrete culverts at the intersection with Bridge Boulevard. As one moves along the corridor the acequias are noticeable by the lack of development and the large trees that run adjacent to them.
Isleta Drain
Arenal Main Canal Cottonwood trees lining acequia Albuquerque Riverside Drain
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Vernacular Architecture There are scattered examples of New Mexico vernacular architecture all along Bridge Boulevard; however, many have additions and alterations since their original construction, which would affect their architectural integrity (in terms of eligibility for the National Register). If any of these vernacular buildings along the corridor are eligible, they would most likely be eligible at the local level of significance. One building of particular note is the Five Points Church which is now a boxing gym (Figure 12). It seems that until the 1950s, this area was primarily rural in character with scattered homes between fields and acequias (Figure 13).
Figure 12: Five Points Church c. 1930. Source: The Albuquerque Museum, Alabama Milner collection.
Figure 13: General view of the South Valley, c. 1930 Source: The Museum of Albuquerque, Alabama Milner collection.
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VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
Brief Background & History at Bridge Street: From the early aerials it appears that development on the west end of what is now Bridge Boulevard was sporadic, as the area was primarily agricultural fields. By the 1950s, when the area began to appear on road maps, it seems there was more development of housing, filling stations, restaurants, and grocery stores. The additional commercial development would have been needed to support an economy that was changing from rural subsistence to a more urban lifestyle—one that
Five Points Church(Bad Boy Boxing) involved employment in Albuquerque or at one of the businesses providing services to tourists at the Route 66 end of the area.
Architectural Character: The buildings along this corridor that might be of local historical significance play off of higher architectural styles, but they use a
New Mexico vernacular simpler architectural vocabulary. The Five Points Church is typical of the New Mexico Vernacular style–simple, gable roofed, and rectangular. A residential building on the west side of Old Coors Road is also a New Mexico Vernacular-style building, with a simple gable roof and wood, double hung 3/1 (vertical pane) windows—one of the few along this corridor that has not been significantly altered. A few residential buildings are two stories and may be of earlier construction; however, most seem to be of later construction and Later vernacular house many have undergone alteration.
In addition to the church and residential vernacular buildings along the Bridge Boulevard Corridor, there are some auto-oriented structures, including a drive-up restaurant and several filling stations. These appear to be local adaptations of larger, corporate-planned facilities that would have been designed and constructed elsewhere.
Two story gable house
Small drive up restaurant Filling station Mechanic and residential
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HISTORIC PROPERTIES ALONG THE BRIDGE STREET STUDY CORRIDOR
The important cultural resources within the study area include: 1) a short portion of Bridge Boulevard that has multiple layers of historic significance; 2) a landscape that includes features from the MRGCD Historic District; and 3) a number of vernacular resources that have yet to be evaluated. The corridor’s diverse history is exemplified by its eclectic built environment and cultural landscapes. Although no specific historical information could be discerned, under the scope of this project, for Five Points or Gatewood Road, these may be considered important within the area community. More in-depth historical research may be necessary. In summary:
1) The portion of Bridge Boulevard that is in and of itself, a resource:
a) Camino Real de Tierra Adentro – 17th to 19th centuries National Historic Trail Camino Real National Scenic Byway
b) Route 66 Corridor– 1926- 1937 Route 66 National Scenic Byway
2) MRGCD Historic District contributing properties: a) Arenal Main Canal b) Ranchos de Atrisco Acequia c) Arenal Acequia d) Atrisco Acequia e) Atrisco Riverside Drain f) Isleta Drain g) Albuquerque Riverside Drain
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RESOURCES REQUIRING SURVEY
Although there have been numerous archaeological surveys along or crossing the Bridge Boulevard Corridor, none have found any resources. It does appear that there might be a few New Mexico Vernacular buildings and a number of resources that could be associated with 1996 Auto- Oriented Commercial Development historic context for Albuquerque. These buildings and the few remaining agricultural fields should be evaluated for National Register of Historic Places eligibility once proposed project alternatives are defined. Examples of actions that could result in impacts include changes to alignment and appurtenances, takings, and vibrations from construction. The stated project temporal cutoff is 45 years or older. In order to determine what properties fall within that date, VCHP located an aerial and conducted a comparative analysis between the historic aerial and the HDR project aerials. The historic aerial is from 1973, so the effective cutoff is 42 years old or older. As established in consultation with the NM DOT, the Area of Potential Effects (APE) is 100 feet outside of each side of the right-of-way. If a lot is located both within and outside of the APE, only those structures on the lot that are located within the APE will be recorded using the HCPI forms. However, in those cases, because the entire lot would be considered as a “context” associated with the recorded structure, the other structures on that particular lot located outside of the APE would receive within the HCPI form a basic description, with photographs showing the relationship of the recorded structure to the unrecorded structures. For mobile home parks located at least partially within the APE, the park will be treated as a site, with the mobile homes as “features”.
The addresses below were generated from the City of Albuquerque address maps online.
Phase 1: Tower Road There are 12 properties that are more than 42 years old, which will require survey.
1973 ADDRESS Aerial NOTES Yes No South Side of Street 1100 Coors Boulevard SW X 4548 Tower Road SW X Includes two parcels with 7 buildings; only 1 on 1973 aerial. 4500 Tower Road SW X 4444 Tower Road SW X 4420 Tower Road SW X 4400 Tower Road SW X 4206 Tower Road SW X 3200 Tower Road SW X 3018 Tower Road SW X 3010 Tower Road SW X 1101 Old Coors Drive SW X North Side of Street 3327 Tower Road X
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1973 ADDRESS Aerial NOTES Yes No 3321 Tower Road X 3315 Tower Road X 3134 Bridge Boulevard X 3305 Tower Road X 3120 Bridge Boulevard X 3229 Tower Road X 3221 Tower Road X 3205 Tower Road X 3016 Bridge Boulevard X 3017 Tower Road X 3036 Tower Road X
Phase 2: Bridge from Old Coors to Goff Road There are 43 properties that are more than 42 years old that will require survey.
1973 ADDRESS Aerial NOTES Yes No South Side of Street 1100 Old Coors Drive X 2900 Bridge Boulevard X 2826 Bridge Boulevard X 2800 Bridge Boulevard ? Arenal Canal 2726 Bridge Boulevard X 2650 Bridge Boulevard X Trailer Park: one building shows on aerial 2714 Bridge Boulevard X 2620 Bridge Boulevard X 1001 Eulalia Drive X 1000 Los Puentes X 1006 Los Puentes X 2110 Bridge Boulevard X Two buildings? 2400 Bridge Boulevard X 2328 Bridge Boulevard X 2324 Bridge Boulevard X 2306 Bridge Boulevard X 2302 Bridge Boulevard X Atrisco 2228 Bridge Boulevard ? 2226 Bridge Boulevard X 2212 Bridge Boulevard X 2210 Bridge Boulevard X 2202 Bridge Boulevard X Isleta Drain 2124 Bridge Boulevard X 2116 Bridge Boulevard X 2112 Bridge Boulevard X
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1973 ADDRESS Aerial NOTES Yes No 2110 Bridge Boulevard X 2034 Bridge Boulevard X 2012 Bridge Boulevard X 2010 Bridge Boulevard X 2006 Bridge Boulevard X 2002 Bridge Boulevard X 1900 Bridge Boulevard X Trailer Park X Includes 1099, 1098, 1001, 1000 Lura and 1830 Bridge Boulevard 1720 Bridge Boulevard X 1700 Bridge Boulevard X North Side of Street 1010 X 923 Rio Vista Circle SW X 936 Rio Vista Circle SW X 932 Rio Vista Circle SW X 926 Rio Vista Circle SW X 2901 Bridge Boulevard X 2817 Bridge Boulevard X 2633 Bridge Boulevard X 2631 Bridge Boulevard X 2619 Bridge Boulevard X 925 Abo Street X 2611 Bridge Boulevard X 2607 Bridge Boulevard X 2603 Bridge Boulevard ? 4 buildings, 2 sheds 2509 Bridge Boulevard X 2503 Bridge Boulevard X 2405 Bridge Boulevard X 2403 Bridge Boulevard X 2335 Bridge Boulevard X 2401 Bridge Boulevard X 231? X 2321 Bridge Boulevard X 2319 Bridge Boulevard X 2317 Bridge Boulevard X 2301 Bridge Boulevard X Atrisco 2333 Bridge Boulevard X 2205 Bridge Boulevard X Isleta Drain 2121 Bridge Boulevard X 2101 Bridge Boulevard X 3 buildings on lot; only the east building shows on 1973 aerial 2103 Bridge Boulevard X 1831 Bridge Boulevard field 1829 Bridge Boulevard X 2 lots; 3 buildings 1803 Bridge Boulevard X 1721 Bridge Boulevard X 1711 Bridge Boulevard X 1701 Bridge Boulevard X
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Phase 3: Goff to Isleta There are 59 properties that are more than 42 years old that will require survey.
1973 ADDRESS Aerial NOTES Yes No South Side of Street 1664 Bridge Boulevard X 1650 Bridge Boulevard X 1632 Bridge Boulevard X 1612 Bridge Boulevard X Trailer park? Only one building on 1973 aerial 1602 Bridge Boulevard X 1592 Bridge Boulevard X 1590 Bridge Boulevard X 1586 Bridge Boulevard X 1580 Bridge Boulevard X 1570 Bridge Boulevard X 1564 Bridge Boulevard X 1500 Bridge Boulevard X 1548 Bridge Boulevard X 1542 Bridge Boulevard X 1540 Bridge Boulevard X 1538 Bridge Boulevard X 1520 Bridge Boulevard X 2 Buildings 1510 Bridge Boulevard X 1508 Bridge Boulevard X 1504 Bridge Boulevard X 1502 Bridge Boulevard X Five points 1448 Bridge Boulevard X 1450 (which road) X 1444 Joseph Road X 1418 Bridge X 1414 Bridge Boulevard X 1406 Bridge Boulevard X Atrisco Lateral X 1332 Bridge Boulevard X 1326 Bridge Boulevard X 1318 Bridge Boulevard X 1310 Bridge Boulevard X 1228 Bridge Boulevard X 1218 Bridge Boulevard ? 1216 Bridge Boulevard X 1214 Bridge Boulevard X 1202 Bridge Boulevard X 1120 Bridge Boulevard X 1116 Bridge Boulevard X 1110 Bridge Boulevard X 1104 Bridge Boulevard X 1022 Bridge Boulevard X 1010 Bridge Boulevard X 111 Bridge Boulevard X
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1973 ADDRESS Aerial NOTES Yes No North Side of Street 1653 Bridge Boulevard X 1649 Bridge Boulevard X 1633 Bridge Boulevard X 1629 Bridge Boulevard X 1623 Bridge Boulevard ? 1621 Bridge Boulevard X 1617 Bridge Boulevard X 1601 Bridge Boulevard X Gatewood May require survey as historic road. 1595 Bridge Boulevard X 1589 Bridge Boulevard X 1575 Bridge Boulevard X 1548 Bridge Boulevard X 1561 Bridge Boulevard X 1555 Bridge Boulevard X 1543 Bridge Boulevard X 1537 Bridge Boulevard X 1533 Bridge Boulevard X 1529 Bridge Boulevard X 1521 Bridge Boulevard X 1517 Bridge Boulevard X 1530 other road X 1528 other road X Sunset Road 1415 Bridge Boulevard X 1421 Bridge Boulevard X 1403 Bridge Boulevard X Atrisco Lateral X 1339 Bridge Boulevard X 1337 Bridge Boulevard X 1331 Bridge Boulevard X 1352 Young Avenue X 1346 Young Avenue X 1342 Young Avenue X 1340 Young Avenue X 1338 Young Avenue X 1336 Young Avenue X 1309 Bridge Boulevard X 1251 Bridge Boulevard X 1205 Bridge Boulevard ? 1201 Bridge Boulevard ? 1117 Bridge Boulevard X 1121 Bridge Boulevard X 1123 Bridge Boulevard X 1031 Bridge Boulevard X 1023 Bridge Boulevard X 1007 Bridge Boulevard X 925 Bridge Boulevard X 921 Bridge Boulevard X
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1973 ADDRESS Aerial NOTES Yes No 909 Bridge Boulevard X
Phase 4: Isleta to 8th Street There are 13 properties that are more than 42 years old that will require survey.
1973 ADDRESS Aerial NOTES Yes No South Side of Street 100 Isleta Boulevard X 844 Bridge Boulevard ? 840 Bridge Boulevard X 830 Bridge Boulevard X 826 Bridge Boulevard X 824 Bridge Boulevard X 820 Bridge Boulevard ? 800 Bridge Boulevard X 118 Riverside Drive X Bridge over Rio Grande X 530 Bridge Boulevard X 520 Bridge Boulevard X North Side of Street 907 Bridge Boulevard X 901 Bridge Boulevard X 829 Bridge Boulevard X 823 Bridge Boulevard X 811 Bridge Boulevard X 809 Bridge Boulevard X 805 Bridge Boulevard X 715 Bridge Boulevard X 713 Bridge Boulevard ? 711 Bridge Boulevard X 707 Bridge Boulevard X 705 Bridge Boulevard X Motel 531 Bridge Boulevard X 527 Bridge Boulevard X Eighth Street
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Biebel, Charles D. 1986 Making the Most of It. Public Works in Albuquerque during the Great Depression, 1929-1942. Albuquerque: The Albuquerque Museum.
Coues, Elliott, ed. 1987 The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike. New York: Dover Publications.
Dewitt, Susan 1978 Historic Albuquerque Today. An Overview Survey of Historic Buildings and Districts. Second ed. City of Albuquerque.
Longstreth, Richard 1987 The Buildings on Main Street. A Guide to American Commercial Architecture. National Trust for Historic Preservation. Washington DC: The Preservation Press.
McAlester, Virginia and Lee 1998 A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Knopf.
Palmer, Mo 2006 Albuquerque Then and Now. San Diego: Thunder Bay Press.
Simmons, Marc 1982 Albuquerque: A Narrative History. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.
U. S. Department of the Interior 2004 El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail. Comprehensive Management Plan/ Final Environmental Impact Statement. Santa Fe: National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management.
Wilson, Chris 1996 “Auto-Oriented Commercial Development in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1916 to 1956.” National Register of Historic Places, Multiple Property Documentation Form, on file, New Mexico Historic Preservation Division, Santa Fe.
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APPENDIX A HISTORIC MAPS OF THE STUDY AREA
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1931: Sanborn Map of the unpaved public road that would become Bridge Street. The river crossing is just to the right of this map.
1942: Sanborn Map of US Highway 85, a public road (also known as Arenal Road farther west) – this eventually became known as Bridge Street. The river crossing is just to the right of the map. Note the tourist courts and more dense commercial development along the US 85 portion of the road.
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1942 continued: Sanborn Map of US Highway 85, known as Bridge Street on the east side of the Rio Grande, showing the bridge and roadway up to 8th Street.
1951: Sanborn Map of US Highway 85, also known as Bridge by 1951 (farther west the road was also known as Bridge or Arenal Road). The river crossing is just to the right of the map. Note the tourist courts and more dense commercial development along the US 85 portion of the road.
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1951: Sanborn Map of US Highway 85/Bridge Street, with two structures before 8th street.
1957: The Sanborn Index Map for Bridge Street; the first map that shows extension of the road past Five Points.
1957: The Sanborn detail map still only shows the portion of Bridge closest to the river. Note that this is the first map to show an irrigation ditch.
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1957: Sanborn Map that shows the buildings on the east side of the bridge.
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APPENDIX B RESULTS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORDS SEARCH Conducted March 15, 2015
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The above map shows the surveys conducted within the project corridor, and below is a list of the mapped surveys.
NMCRIS Activity Type Acreage Performing Lead Agency # Organization 7006 Archaeological 79.7 UNM, Office of NM State Highway & survey Contract Transportation Department Archaeology 17866 Archaeological 8.6 Quivira Research U.S. Postal Service survey Associates 25788 Archaeological 1,209.4 Chambers U.S. Bureau of Land survey Consultants Management, Las Cruces District 46986 Archaeological 28.1 Quivira Research NM State Highway & survey Associates Transportation Department 49513 Archaeological 73.5 Cibola Research U.S. Bureau of survey Consultants Reclamation, Albuquerque Area 59542 Archaeological 10.0 TRC Inc. Bernalillo County survey 82239 Archaeological 23.5 Parsons NM State Highway & survey Brinckerhoff Transportation Department 82701 Archaeological 716.1 Cibola Research USACE, Fort Worth survey Consultants District 86147 Archaeological 8,538.4 UNM, Office of USACE, Albuquerque survey Contract District Archaeology
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None of the surveys revealed any archaeological resources in the corridor. Five recorded linear resources cross the corridor. These are shown on the map below and are listed in the table following.
HCPI # Identification 31263 Atrisco Riverside Drain 31265 Atrisco Acequia 31266 Arenal Main Canal 31409 Isleta Drain 31711 Ranchos de Atrisco Acequia
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