This is a 1993 broadcast from PBS station KNME-TV in Albuquerque, split into three parts of eight to 10 minutes each.
The commentary is by V.B. Price, a University of New Mexico faculty member who is an environmental and architectural preservationist.
Because of Albuquerque’s massive growth in recent decades, Price was greatly concerned the city is losing its Southwest personality, architecture and environment to more ubiquitous, boring development.
Fifteen years after the broadcast, Albuquerque seems to be dealing with these issues better than most cities, but it remains a struggle.
It’s not about Route 66 per se, but the program deals with preservation issues that are near and dear to the Route 66 enthusiast’s heart. In fact, these are issues that most American cities are dealing with now.
There are a lot of things to mentally chew on, and I recommend that you check this program out.
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
(Hat tip: SoyJames at Duke City Fix.)