Luna Lodge

The Luna Lodge is a historic motel on Central Avenue (former U.S. Route 66) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is notable as one of the best-preserved Route 66 era motels remaining in the city.[3] It was built in 1949 and was one of the easternmost Albuquerque motels, located about 6 miles (9.7 km) from the city center. The motel eventually closed and fell into disrepair, but was restored and converted to low-income housing in 2013.[4] The property was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[2]

Luna Lodge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NM State Register of Cultural Properties
The motel in 2010
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Location	9119 Central Ave. NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates	35°4′25″N 106°32′43″W
Built	1949
NRHP reference No.	98000600[1]
NMSRCP No.	1694
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 11, 1998
Designated NMSRCP	April 3, 1998[2]

The motel consists of three buildings arranged in a narrow U shape around a central parking lot, with 28 rooms in total. The building on the west side has a two-story portion at the front, containing the office on the ground floor and the manager's residence above. The remainder of the motel is one story. The eastern building had a small cafe at the front. The architecture is southwestern vernacular with some Streamline Moderne elements including the rounded front office.[3]