It sported a domed tower and red tile roof and was surrounded by an arched arcade similar to those found on the neighboring Alvarado. It was built in 1902 along with the now-demolished Alvarado Hotel, and served rail passengers as the gateway to Albuquerque and the Southwest for over 90 years.The depot was built in the California Mission style, which was used extensively by AT&SF designers throughout the West. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger Depot was destroyed by fire on Jan. In 2011, the City of Albuquerque named the AT&SF Memorial Hospital building a City Landmark.Ītchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Passenger Depot (Demolished) It was subsequently used by various health related entities until 2007 at which time its conversion to a luxury hotel began. The hospital remained operational until 1982 when it was closed. The protection of these buildings and their detailing is included under its Landmark status. There is also the ancillary SANS building (Nurses and Physicians residence) in the Mediterranean style and the mechanical building housing the original boilers. The site originally contained three buildings, the most significant being the masonry hospital built in the Italianate style and now home to the Hotel Parq Central. At the time of its construction it was the largest hospital in the state of New Mexico. It was one of the last buildings constructed by the railroad in Albuquerque, and was one of 13 hospitals AT&SF built along its route from Chicago to Los Angeles.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Memorial Hospital was built in 1926 to serve the railroad's employees by providing emergency medical and health care.
The building was finally demolished in 1996, and a new housing has been erected in its place called the Anson Townhomes.Ītchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Memorial Hospital The building was in the process of renovation and rehabilitation when a final fire damaged the building beyond repair. Its landmark designation was initiated in response to a demolition threat. While many of the houses built at this time around downtown reflect this interest, Anson is a singular example of this influence on multi-family design.Īnson Flats was severely damaged by fires in 1989, 1992, 1993, and 1995. The building's exterior appearance, highlighted by the rough-textured concrete walls and columns and repeating pattern of porches, made a strong statement about Albuquerque's interest in being thought of as more than a sleepy railroad town in a western territory. Anson's design is reminiscent of row houses in eastern cities such as New York and Baltimore. Anson constructed several other significant Albuquerque buildings: the Alvarado Hotel, Santa Fe Railroad Depot, Rosenwald Building and the Old Post Office at 4th and Gold.Īt the time these apartments were built, Albuquerque was growing due to the impact of the railroad, New Mexico was nearing statehood and new building materials and styles were being imported from the East. Anson, a general contractor and cement supplier. It was built and originally owned by Anders W. Chuck's is 215 16th Street SW (at the junction of San Cristobal, the street Chuck references when spinning the story to his ex-wife about the power being shut off because someone at 512 San Cristobal didn't pay the bill), and Pinkman's is literally a block away on the same street at 322 16th St SW, just a few blocks northeast of there at 11th NW and Roma.Anson Flats, built in 1910, was the oldest remaining apartment building in Albuquerque. This is just off Central Avenue where you'll find The Dog House, and a few blocks from Chuck McGill's house, which is a block from Pinkman's "aunts" house that became his personal home. Tuco's Headquarters is actually "Java Joes" located at 906 Park Avenue SW, Albuquerque, in real life. There's a great Sandia foothill hiking trailhead a block from it. The Schrader house is 4901 Cumbre Del Sur Ct NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111 USA. You can find this in Breaking Bad filming locations/self-guided tours sites. It said there's no Holly Avenue intersecting with Rice or Arroz, but that they used those names because Vince's Girlfriend is Holly Rice.
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