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PUBLIC TRANSIT: Bus 66 on Central Ave. at 10th St.; buses 53 and 54 on 6th St. at Silver Ave.

This walk shuttles between the west end of downtown’s main drag and the south side of the Albuquerque Country Club. Though less than a mile apart, the two settings are nearly opposites in character. Along the way you’ll encounter more contrasts as you explore two distinct neighborhoods. The Raynolds Addition, which spans 8th–17th Streets, was platted in 1912. The blocks gradually filled in with bungalows, Southwest-style houses, and some of the city’s first apartment buildings. Some of the original structures were sacrificed in the “urban renewal” of the 1960s. Homes were razed to make way for businesses, and many of the lots sat empty for decades to follow. Recent efforts to revive neighborhood spirit include public art projects, xeric gardens, and tree sculpting. The Country Club area, spanning from 17th St. to Tingley Dr., was platted in 1928 as the Huning Castle Addition, named for the so-called castle built in the 1880s on an estate that spanned from Railroad (now Central) Ave. to the Rio Grande.