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 Continue down the alleyway another two blocks.

 Turn left on 2nd St. Hotel Andaluz, the ten-story tower on the nearest corner, was built in 1939 as the first Hilton in New Mexico. At the time it was the tallest and the only air-conditioned structure in the state. Tapas and other exotic fare are available at MÁS, the elegant restaurant on the ground floor, and at Ibiza, the casual patio bar above it.

 Continue north past the First Plaza Galleria and the Convention Center. The southeast corner of 2nd St. and Roma Ave. has been the site of various laundry operations for more than a century. The present building was designed by Louis Hesselden in the early 1940s. Often mistaken for a vintage cinema or bus station, the Moderne-style structure is commonly referred to as the Excelsior Laundry Company Building, also known as the American Linen Supply Building and the Ameri-Pride Building. Murals on its exterior walls illustrate its history.

Southwest Brewery and Ice Co. Building overlooks the railroad tracks.