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 Turn right on Iron Ave.

 Turn left on 1st St. On the left immediately after crossing beneath Coal, El Madrid Lounge is a drinking enterprise that has catered to the community in various incarnations since the mid-20th century. At last check, it was closed (hopefully a temporary status), but its murals and signage still hearken back to bygone eras of romantic lowriders and drive-thru liquor stores.

 After passing the grand east façade of Zachary Castle and beneath Lead, find the Santa Fe Freight House on your right near the south end of the Albuquerque depot complex. This two-story simplified Mission-style office, built in 1946, was one of the last AT&SF additions to the complex. Two more original buildings are still standing: a former telegraph office built in 1914 is directly behind the freight house, and the Indian Curio Store, built in 1912, stands to the north and now serves as an Amtrak office. The original AT&SF Depot, built in 1902, burned down in 1993. The Alvarado Hotel, also built in 1902, stood on the north end of the complex until 1970. In his 1963 reader’s guide, Southwestern Book Trails, Lawrence Clark Powell described the Alvarado as “one of the last of the Harvey Houses, and the most beautiful of them all.” The inexplicable demolition of the landmark hotel left the city scarred for decades. Much of the complex has been rebuilt (in a reinterpretation of the original California Mission style) as the Alvarado Transportation Center, the city’s hub for Amtrak, Greyhound, and local mass transit. Locate historical markers along the sidewalk for additional information.