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Continue northwest on Central, noting the remains of its classic Route 66 motels and laundromats. Just past a minuscule brick duplex is the world-famous Dog House Drive In. The chili is lethally hot, so be sure to order it on everything, especially if you’re a fan of Breaking Bad, which featured several scenes here.Ahead on the north side of Central Ave., Soldiers and Sailors Park is a triangular 0.15-acre military memorial that slumped into disrepair until local veterans banded together to fix it up in 2014.
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Turn left on 14th St. The first block of 14th St. constitutes the Aldo Leopold Neighborhood Historic District. These eight bungalows were built between 1913 and 1920. The one at 135 14th St. was built for Aldo Leopold himself, who resided in Albuquerque from 1914 to 1924. Leopold is credited with establishing the nation’s first federally protected wilderness area, and he’s often lauded as the founder of the modern natural conservation movement. He was an avid outdoorsman who, according to his own obsessive records, somehow managed to shoot more than 2,000 wild animals during his decade in New Mexico. None shot back. Oh, and if you think you just heard a lion or an elephant, don’t be alarmed. Though the city zoo is more than a half mile south, some animals’ voices carry far.Directly across the street are the massive Park Plaza Condos, the tallest residential building in New Mexico. Relative to the scale of things in its neighborhood, it somewhat resembles The Jeffersons’ deluxe apartment in the sky. Built in 1964, it never interfered with the conservationist’s view of the Sandia Mountains, yet one can’t help but wonder if there was intentional irony in placing a 14-story luxury high-rise building directly in front of the Leopold House. The building is an all-welded structure, requiring about 700 tons of steel. The brick façade is simply decorative. The foundation is a reinforced concrete box 674 feet long, 202 feet wide, and 8 feet deep.