The De Anza Motor Lodge was a historic motel located on former U.S. Route 66 in the Upper Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built in 1939 by Charles G. Wallace, a local trader of Zuni art and pottery, who remained the owner until 1983. Wallace decorated the motel with a variety of Native American art, including a series of murals by Zuni artist Tony Edaakie in a basement room.
The motel was purchased by the city of Albuquerque in 2003 and remained vacant while various renovation proposals fell through. Ultimately, the city approved a plan to redevelop the site with mostly new construction, and all but two smaller buildings were demolished in 2017–18. The De Anza was replaced by a new apartment complex preserving some historic elements including the two surviving buildings, the neon sign, and the Zuni murals.[3]
Charles Garrett Wallace came to New Mexico in 1919 to work for the Ilfeld Company, where he became a prominent trader with the people of Zuni Pueblo. In the 1930s, with trade suffering due to the Depression, Wallace saw the influx of tourists on Route 66 as an opportunity to expand his business. He partnered with Tucson entrepreneur S.D. Hambaugh to build a motel on East Central, which they named the De Anza Motor Lodge after Juan Bautista de Anza, a Spanish governor of New Mexico. The motel opened in 1939 with 30 rooms. Soon thereafter, Wallace bought out Hambaugh to become the sole owner.[4]
Wallace expanded and remodeled the De Anza after World War II, removing most of the Pueblo Revival elements to give the motel a more modern appearance. The number of rooms increased to 55 and then 67. A cafe called the Turquoise Room, featuring a terrazzo floor inlaid with turquoise and silver pieces, and a basement conference room were also added.[4] To decorate the conference room, Wallace commissioned Zuni artist Tony Edaakie to create two large murals depicting the Shalako festival. Completed in 1951, the murals are considered to be a unique example of such artwork.[5]
Wallace sold the De Anza in 1983[6] and died ten years later. The motel changed hands several times and eventually went out of business. In 2002, a proposal by Albertsons to raze the De Anza caught the attention of the city, which began looking at ways to save the property and ultimately bought it for $891,000 in July 2003. However, two different renovation projects fell apart over the next ten years as the motel continued to deteriorate. In 2017, the city approved a redevelopment project which would turn the property into a hotel and apartment complex of substantially new construction, preserving only a few pieces of the historic motel. The project proceeded in 2017–18 with most of the De Anza being razed. Two smaller buildings were preserved, along with the motel sign and the Zuni murals.[7]
The De Anza site occupies a full city block at the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Washington Street. Prior to the 2017–18 demolitions, the motel consisted of six one-story lodging buildings arranged in a U shape around a courtyard with a pair of two-story buildings set one in front of the other at the center. The front-most building, containing the office and manager's residence, had a projecting porte-cochère and adjacent swimming pool. The rear building contained additional lodging units. The Turquoise Room coffee shop was situated at the southwest corner of the complex. The office, front part of the central lodging building, and the two peripheral buildings on either side dated to the 1930s and were of frame construction, while the other buildings were concrete block and were added in the 1950s. The older buildings were remodeled at the same time, removing many of the original Pueblo Revival details to give a regional vernacular appearance.[10]
^"New Mexico State and National Registers". New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
^Hamway, Stephen (January 3, 2020). "A grand return". Albuquerque Journal. Clippings of the first page and second page via Newspapers.com. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
^ ab"De Anza Motor Lodge". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
^Jojola, Lloyd (January 17, 2011). "City Wants New De Anza Proposals". Albuquerque Journal. NM. p. A4.
^Seidman, Carrie (February 21, 2008). . Albuquerque Tribune. NM. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
^Schmitt, Madeline (May 3, 2018). . KRQE. Archived from the original on August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
^"Properties by County" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
^"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: De Anza Motor Lodge". National Park Service. April 30, 2004. Retrieved August 23, 2018. With eight accompanying photos
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The De Anza Motor Lodge was a historic motel located on former U S Route 66 in the Upper Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque New Mexico It was built in 1939 by Charles G Wallace a local trader of Zuni art and pottery who remained the owner until 1983 Wallace decorated the motel with a variety of Native American art including a series of murals by Zuni artist Tony Edaakie in a basement room De Anza Motor LodgeU S National Register of Historic PlacesNM State Register of Cultural PropertiesAlbuquerque Historic LandmarkDe Anza Motor Lodge in 2010Location4301 Central Ave NE Albuquerque New MexicoCoordinates35 4 46 N 106 35 45 W 35 07944 N 106 59583 W 35 07944 106 59583Built1939NRHP reference No 04000375 1 NMSRCP No 1837Significant datesAdded to NRHPApril 30 2004Designated NMSRCPAugust 8 2003 2 The motel was purchased by the city of Albuquerque in 2003 and remained vacant while various renovation proposals fell through Ultimately the city approved a plan to redevelop the site with mostly new construction and all but two smaller buildings were demolished in 2017 18 The De Anza was replaced by a new apartment complex preserving some historic elements including the two surviving buildings the neon sign and the Zuni murals 3 Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Juan Bautista de Anza namesake of the motor lodge Charles Garrett Wallace came to New Mexico in 1919 to work for the Ilfeld Company where he became a prominent trader with the people of Zuni Pueblo In the 1930s with trade suffering due to the Depression Wallace saw the influx of tourists on Route 66 as an opportunity to expand his business He partnered with Tucson entrepreneur S D Hambaugh to build a motel on East Central which they named the De Anza Motor Lodge after Juan Bautista de Anza a Spanish governor of New Mexico The motel opened in 1939 with 30 rooms Soon thereafter Wallace bought out Hambaugh to become the sole owner 4 Wallace expanded and remodeled the De Anza after World War II removing most of the Pueblo Revival elements to give the motel a more modern appearance The number of rooms increased to 55 and then 67 A cafe called the Turquoise Room featuring a terrazzo floor inlaid with turquoise and silver pieces and a basement conference room were also added 4 To decorate the conference room Wallace commissioned Zuni artist Tony Edaakie to create two large murals depicting the Shalako festival Completed in 1951 the murals are considered to be a unique example of such artwork 5 Wallace sold the De Anza in 1983 6 and died ten years later The motel changed hands several times and eventually went out of business In 2002 a proposal by Albertsons to raze the De Anza caught the attention of the city which began looking at ways to save the property and ultimately bought it for 891 000 in July 2003 However two different renovation projects fell apart over the next ten years as the motel continued to deteriorate In 2017 the city approved a redevelopment project which would turn the property into a hotel and apartment complex of substantially new construction preserving only a few pieces of the historic motel The project proceeded in 2017 18 with most of the De Anza being razed Two smaller buildings were preserved along with the motel sign and the Zuni murals 7 The building was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 2003 8 and the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 1 In 2012 it was designated a Historic Landmark by the city of Albuquerque 9 Architecture editThe De Anza site occupies a full city block at the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Washington Street Prior to the 2017 18 demolitions the motel consisted of six one story lodging buildings arranged in a U shape around a courtyard with a pair of two story buildings set one in front of the other at the center The front most building containing the office and manager s residence had a projecting porte cochere and adjacent swimming pool The rear building contained additional lodging units The Turquoise Room coffee shop was situated at the southwest corner of the complex The office front part of the central lodging building and the two peripheral buildings on either side dated to the 1930s and were of frame construction while the other buildings were concrete block and were added in the 1950s The older buildings were remodeled at the same time removing many of the original Pueblo Revival details to give a regional vernacular appearance 10 See also edit nbsp Hotels portal List of motelsReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 New Mexico State and National Registers New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission Retrieved 2013 03 13 Hamway Stephen January 3 2020 A grand return Albuquerque Journal Clippings of the first page and second page via Newspapers com Retrieved December 20 2022 a b De Anza Motor Lodge U S National Park Service Retrieved 5 September 2011 Jojola Lloyd January 17 2011 City Wants New De Anza Proposals Albuquerque Journal NM p A4 Seidman Carrie February 21 2008 Albuquerque landmarks along Route 66 face slow process to preservation Albuquerque Tribune NM Archived from the original on 29 August 2011 Retrieved 5 September 2011 Schmitt Madeline May 3 2018 De Anza project to boast Route 66 and Zuni history KRQE Archived from the original on August 23 2018 Retrieved August 23 2018 Properties by County PDF New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Retrieved 29 April 2011 Historic Landmarks Landmarks amp Urban Conservation Commission Retrieved 31 March 2017 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination De Anza Motor Lodge National Park Service April 30 2004 Retrieved August 23 2018 With eight accompanying photos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title De Anza Motor Lodge amp oldid 1197560721, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
