Читать книгу Walking Albuquerque. 30 Tours of the Duke City's Historic Neighborhoods, Ditch Trails, Urban Nature, and Public Art онлайн

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 Turn left on Laguna Blvd. and brace yourself for a completely different world. The divided boulevard and its broad median and sidewalks were completely treeless when the neighborhood was first platted. Large architect-designed homes began filling in this neighborhood in the 1920s and continued at a slower rate throughout the 1930s. The prevalence of California Mission, Mediterranean, and Pueblo Revival styles echoes the ambience of the adjacent Albuquerque Country Club. One exception is the Lembke House on the east corner at Los Alamos Ave. Adopting characteristics of both International and Streamline Moderne styles, contractor Charles Lembke took bold risks when he constructed it at the height of the Depression in 1937. Few other houses were built in the neighborhood at the time, and membership at the country club had already plummeted.The country club is at the end of the boulevard. Inside are elegant ballrooms, dining rooms, a pro shop, a fitness center, and card rooms for men and women. The construction of its 18-hole golf course, one of the first in the state, required draining about 100 acres of wetlands. The greens and fairways extend north to Central Ave. and west to Tingley Dr.