It’s vague on plans for the historic El Vado Motel in Albuquerque, but a city official indicated that preservation would be a priority in whatever redevelopment plan comes forward, according to a report this weekend in the Albuquerque Journal. Ben Ortega of the city’s Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency is set to propose to the city council … Continue reading El Vado seen as catalyst for area redevelopment

The Albuquerque City Council is set to hear the recommendation from the Landmarks Commission to designate the endangered El Vado Motel on Route 66 as a city landmark. When that will be, I’m not sure. The next council meeting is Jan. 18. The agenda won’t be set until Friday. That leaves little time for people … Continue reading Time to help El Vado again

Ed Boles with the City of Albuquerque today said the recommendation to designate El Vado Motel on Route 66 a city landmark will be introduced at the next council meeting Jan. 18 and the council will vote on it Feb. 6. You can use this handy contact form to let the councilors know you want … Continue reading Council will decide on El Vado on Feb. 6

Owner Richard Gonzales testifed under oath during Landmarks Commission hearings that El Vado Motel on Albuquerque’s Route 66 was “disgusting” and “not viable.” But I got word today from an Albuquerque source that I trust implicitly that Gonzales has put the “disgusting” and “not viable” El Vado up for sale with an asking price of … Continue reading “Disgusting” El Vado for sale for $3.25 million

Jon Knudsen of Albloggerque, a blog site based in the Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque, says El Vado Motel being put up for sale for $3.25 million is “sad lesson in greed.” It sure seems like the owner is not only asking the city to bail him out of an idea that wouldn’t fly with … Continue reading Blogger decries El Vado owner’s greed

I got an e-mail from the City of Albuquerque this afternoon informing me that El Vado Motel’s new owner, Richard L. Gonzales, has appealed the Landmarks Commission’s recommendation to make El Vado a city landmark. The appeal will be introduced Feb. 6, the same day the city council was to decide the landmark issue. A … Continue reading El Vado owner appeals landmarks recommendation

The Albuquerque Tribune is reporting what we reported Saturday — that El Vado Motel on Route 66 in the Duke City is sale by new owner Richard L. Gonzales for $3.25 million. A few things in the article stick out: Last month, the city Landmarks and Urban Conservation Commission voted to recommend that the City … Continue reading Newspaper reports El Vado being up for sale

Baseless. That was the conclusion I reached after reading a copy of the formal appeal filed by new El Vado Motel owner Richard Gonzales. He’s protesting the Albuquerque Landmarks Commission’s recommendation to designate El Vado at city landmark. I’ll address Gonzales’ complaints one by one briefly: That El Vado is not economically and socially viable. … Continue reading El Vado Motel owner’s appeal is a big zero

I was watching the video online of the Albuquerque City Council’s meeting of Jan. 18, searching for any mentions of the introduction of the Landmarks Commission’s recommendation to designate El Vado Motel a city landmark. Since it was just an introduction, councilors didn’t discuss it and won’t until at least their Feb. 6 meeting. But … Continue reading American Inn Motel in Albuquerque condemned

The proposal to designate El Vado Motel a city landmark at the Albuquerque City Council meeting Monday night has been placed on the agenda. It’s not 100 percent certain, but the fact it’s on the agenda means a decision is probable. So if you haven’t e-mailed the councilors, asking them to approve the landmarks designation, … Continue reading El Vado is on Albuquerque city council agenda