NEW LIFE FOR A HISTORIC ROUTE 66 MOTEL IN ABQ. THE EL VADO AT CENTRAL AND NEW YORK REOPENED LAST FRIDAY FOLLOWING AN 18 MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADE. CARMELINA HART WITH THE CITY’S PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS THE MOTEL WAS BUILT MORE THAN 80 YEARS AGO. IT WAS DESIGNED IN THE SPANISH PUEBLO REVIVAL STYLE.
THE EL VADO CLOSED IN 2005 AND THE CITY BOUGHT IT THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THE MOTEL WAS RENOVATED AND NOW HAS 22 ROOMS, A POOL, FOOD PODS, A TAP ROOM AND AMPHITHEATER.
