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 Turn right on Los Alamos Ave. Note the traditional alley ahead on the right. Older neighborhoods like this were designed with backyard parking for carriages and cars so that streets and sidewalks would remain clear. This sensible layout fell out of fashion in favor of a trend for displaying vehicles in front of houses.

 Turn right on 15th St.

 Turn left on Central. Castle Apartments once stood here on the southeast corner. In 2009 fiery debris from an airline collision rained down upon the historic apartments. Or at least that’s how it went down in a popular TV show. Actual news footage of the apartment fire was repurposed for the third season of Breaking Bad. No one was injured in the blaze, but the building was a loss. A bank has since been constructed on the lot.Still standing unscathed, Huning Castle Apartments occupy the 1500 block of Central Ave. SW, the same site as the old Huning Castle. Constructed in 1880, the stately manor fell into disrepair faster than most traditional castles. It was offered to the city, but the city declined, citing the $400,000 restoration estimate. The notable landmark was demolished in 1955, and the land sat vacant until construction of the apartments began in the early 1990s. Architect Dekker Perich Sabatini intended to invoke the style of the original structure, which bore a closer resemblance to the Bates residence in Psycho than the upbeat complex standing here today.