Check out the front-page photo of the Albuquerque Tribune here.The text of the photo says: Sandra Gonzales holds her 12-day-old granddaughter, Jewel Diamond, in their room at El Vado Motel. Gonzales has lived at the motel for five months in trade for doing housekeeping. The family hopes to find housing before the end of the … Continue reading El Vado Motel’s closing affects more than travelers
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Route 66er meets with El Vado Motel owner
This was posted this morning on the Route 66 e-group. Emily Priddy is the eastern vice president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association and a charter member of the Friends of the Mother Road preservation group. She meet on Thursday with Richard Gonzales, the new owner of El Vado, after Albuquerque's Planning Commission deferred the … Continue reading Route 66er meets with El Vado Motel owner
El Vado decision deferred for 60 days
By the request of El Vado Motel's owner, the rezoning request was deferred for 60 days. The next Planning Commission meeting is Dec. 15. Media reports say the owner is going to try to work out a compromise in the meantime, including keeping part of the motel and building townhouses on other parts of the … Continue reading El Vado decision deferred for 60 days
El Vado owner seeks compromise
From today's Albuquerque Journal: El Vado Motel owner Richard L. Gonzales says he will ask that his zoning request be postponed so there is time to explore the possible preservation of the motel. Gonzales has planned to build townhomes at the site at Central and New York near the BioPark. Mayor Martin Chávez said this … Continue reading El Vado owner seeks compromise
Rezoning El Vado may run afoul of law
A friend of mine told me about this New Mexico appeals court decision that sets a precedent against rezoning El Vado Motel in Albuquerque: Spot zoning (¶ 5). Spot zoning “is an attempt to wrench a single lot from its environment and give it a new rating that disturbs the tenor of the neighborhood, and … Continue reading Rezoning El Vado may run afoul of law
Albuquerque mayor opposes El Vado rezoning
This is from this morning's Albuquerque Journal about the El Vado Motel. I ordinarily would post the URL, but the newspaper has subscription-only content. Here is an excerpt: Mayor Martin Chávez said Monday he will oppose a zoning change that could lead to demolition of El Vado Motel, which he said is historic and should … Continue reading Albuquerque mayor opposes El Vado rezoning
An interesting editorial …
... from the Albuquerque Tribune in 2003 that Route 66er Mark Potter found. It can be read here.
City staff urges rejection of El Vado Motel rezoning
Talking to the Deborah Nason of the City of Albuquerque's Planning Commission gave me some hope for the future of El Vado Motel.The Planning Commission's staff reviewed the application to rezone the El Vado, and its report, which was finished yesterday, has urged the denial of the rezoning request and subsequent demolition of that Route … Continue reading City staff urges rejection of El Vado Motel rezoning
Rio Grande Botanical Garden
I've never been to this Albuquerque attraction, but here's a nice article about it here.And it provides another reason to preserve the El Vado Motel: It's close to the garden. And the Rio Grande. And Old Town. And Albuquerque Country Club. In other words, it's close to where the action is.
How to help the El Vado
One way to shine a spotlight on the El Vado Motel's value to Route 66 (and its plight) is to write a letter to the editor to the local newspaper. The daily Albuquerque Journal has a handy submission form here for writing letters to the editor. I encourage you to use it and to follow … Continue reading How to help the El Vado