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 Turn right on Copper Ave. Standing on the corner of Walter St., the McQuade House is a highly ornamented cottage with an octagonal gazebo porch. Its first resident, J. W. McQuade, was the architect for the John Milne House (visited on ssss1).

 Turn right on Edith. The Mike Ehrmantraut House, residence for the badass hit man in the Breaking Bad series, is the third house on the right. (He doesn’t live there anymore, so respect the privacy of the current residents.)

 Turn left on Tijeras Ave. and walk past the north end of the Old Albuquerque High School campus.

 Turn left on Broadway to return to the starting point.Notable architect and celebrated tubaist Mark Weaver fondly recalls his favorite features on the walk: “My mom graduated from Albuquerque High School in 1953. She used to hang out at the Highland Drugstore, which was on the southeast corner of Central and Broadway, and would frequent the library at Central and Edith, which at that time was the only public library in town. . . . There are so many fascinating houses in this neighborhood, but my particular favorite is the Cristy House with all its octagonal structural elements.”