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Huning Highlands Conoco Service Station

Museum

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The Huning Highlands Conoco Service Station is a historic gas station in the Huning Highlands neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built in 1937 by the Continental Oil Company and is notable as a well-preserved example of the automobile-oriented development that shaped the city during the mid-20th century. Huning Highlands Conoco Service Station is situated 1,600 feet south of Abuquerque Public Library Special Collections.

Alvarado Transportation Center

Bus station

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The Alvarado Transportation Center is a multimodal transit hub located at 100 1st Street SW in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. The complex was built as a hub for Albuquerque's regional transit system and as a replacement for Albuquerque's previous bus depot and train station. Alvarado Transportation Center is situated 1,600 feet west of Abuquerque Public Library Special Collections.

AT&SF Freight Office

Historic building

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The AT&SF Freight Office is a historic building in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1946 and is a notable example of Mission Revival architecture. AT&SF Freight Office is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Abuquerque Public Library Special Collections.

Places in the Area

Martinez Town

Neighborhood

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Martineztown-Santa Barbara is a neighborhood in central Albuquerque, New Mexico, immediately northeast of Downtown. Originating as a small farming village in the 1850s, it is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods and retains a distinct character, with winding streets, irregular lots, and adobe vernacular buildings reminiscent of other old Hispanic communities in northern New Mexico.

Albuquerque

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Albuquerque, also known as ABQ, is a vibrant, sprawling city near the center of New Mexico. Cradled in the Rio Grande Valley beneath the Sandia Mountains, it is by far the largest city in the state, acting as the media, educational, and economic center of New Mexico, as well as the home of the state's only major airport, making it a common entry point into New Mexico.

Silver Hill

Neighborhood

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Silver Hill is a neighborhood in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is significant as one of the oldest developments on the city's East Mesa. Much of the neighborhood is included in the Silver Hill Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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