Northeast of Montgomery & Carlisle: according to the Albuquerque Historic Society, “Montgomery Boulevard was named for Eugene Montgomery. His family homesteaded on land near what is now Carlisle and Montgomery around 1909, when there were 7,000 people in Albuquerque.” The first image below was posted on the facebook group Albuquerque Memories. It appears to show the Montgomery Ranch, but does not give a date. The aerial shot dates to 1961. You can see the distinctive shape of Grisham Park quite clearly and how much development has taken place since the 60s.
Samon’s on Eubank: according to their website, Samon’s was opened in 1971
Hoffmantown Shopping Center at Menaul & Wyoming: according to the City of Albuquerque, “when the population of Albuquerque boomed after World War II, Sam Hoffman, a Phoenix-based homebuilder, saw an opportunity. The Russian emigre acquired a plot of land near Wyoming and Menaul Blvds. NE in the early 1950s and built the Hoffmantown subdivision on what was the edge of Albuquerque at the time. This pioneering development featured a totally planned community, with sturdy, affordable homes for the city’s growing middle class, a large park, and the iconic Hoffmantown Shopping Center. While Hoffman met a tragic end, the subdivision would live on as a model for future growth in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights”
8217 Menaul NE: according to, “One Hour Cleaners was dry cleaning franchise that had numerous locations in the city. Their Modernist look consisted of a folded, corrugated metal canopy that ran the width of their storefront… all dating to the mid-1960s.”
601 San Pedro NE: home to the Albuquerque Barber College, the strip map was apparently built in 1966. The group “Revitalize San Pedro” has a lot of interesting information about the neighborhood
San Pedro Shopping Center: this historic image, dated to 1969, was posted on the facebook page “Albuquerque Memories.”
611 San Mateo NE: this strip mall is in the Fair West neighborhood, which you can read more about here
