AAA photos (Astonishing Albuquerque Assortment)

[stupac14]

I've amassed almost a years worth of Albuquerque photos and only now am I finally motivated enough to post them. This set defines randomness because there is no theme or focus; it is a just a dump for my photographic musings. Please enjoy.

Winter 2006


Taken from Rio Rancho, a suburb west of Albuquerque


The residential streets of Rio Rancho




Unusual juxtaposition




Downtown during the first snow of last year



Spring 2007




The new Hot Air Balloon Museum


Paseo del Norte: A major east-west route




Condos close to the river; they can be seen the downtown picture above


Uptown Albuquerque in the dead of the night

Summer 2007


View of both uptown and downtown from the foothills


The topography in this shot surprised me


AAA Baseball Stadium


The Rio Grande and the city that hugs it




(Fire damage + short skyline) x b&w= dreary shot


The new city hall in my hometown of Rio rancho, NM


Obligatory skyline distance shot


Road median, New Mexico style!




Downtown shot taken from the commuter train


Buses


One of like, maybe two residential "high" rises in Albuquerque; stupid wires


This building dominates our skyline


So much potential, but for now an eyesore


Part of the Old Town district of Albuquerque






More Old town


Museum


Another Museum


Part of the museum "district"


Federal Court House


Street level in downtown




Some lofts, but they are probably all vacant


Looking west from downtown; notice the extinct volcano




Looking south towards downtown; paltry pedestrian traffic for a weekday afternoon

Thanks for looking!

[Austinlee]

Nice! The hot air balloon museum really caught my eye... It looks really nice.

[Urbanguy]

Cool photos. Albuquerque definately has a lot of potential especially as the city continues to grow. I really like the unique southwest flavor that is incorporated into some of the buildings there. I hope that as newer things are built (e.g., condos, etc) that they will continue to mesh it in so that it doesn't end up looking like any city USA. I'm also glad that there aren't a whole lot of palm trees like you'd find in other western/southwest cities. They would look a bit tacky there in my opinion and take away from the native vegetation that is beautiful in its own right.

[Serge]

I see similarities with New Mexico & New Brunswick... well, with Albuquerque & Moncton...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7150440...7594315477267/ Don't you think?

[Top Of The Park]

...nice pics

[soleri]

I'm always fiddling with comparisons between Tucson and Albuquerque. Both have major state universities, and are close to the same size. Sadly, Tucson is losing itself to sprawl and will probably never fulfill its potential. Albuquerque, on the other hand, benefits from a more politically "green" citizenry, and nearby Santa Fe really helps. Tucson is becoming a distant suburb of Phoenix, losing its own distinctiveness in that process. There are still "greens" in Tucson, but they're virtually impotent now.

At any rate, I'm happy to see Albuquerque in this forum. Old Town is a gem, and so is Nob Hill on the other side of downtown. The core needs more consistent infill, but it appears to be coming.

[ady26]

It has a unique atmosphere, a great western city!

[ABQturkey]

Great variety of photos, Stupac! That snowstorm was amazing, hopefully some good ol global warming will bring more of it. I moved away a couple months ago and I'm missing the 505 already. Also, that big "eyesore" downtown is awaiting tax credit approvals for a multi-story apartment project by Jonathon Rose Companies. Part of it should begin construction on more live-work units by Sean Gilligan sooner than later. Keep posting!

[Tom In Chicago]

What an odd city. . .

[vertex]

ABQturkey, you're in Dallas now?

[Great_Hizzy]

I've not had a chance to visit Albuquerque in about two years... thanks for sharing, especially from the perspective of two seasons.

[arkhitektor]

Great pictures of a place I've not seem much of on this forum.

Also, I finally have someone to ask this question about Rio Rancho to:

What is with the area of the city called "Rio Rancho estates" on this map:



It looks like some huge masterplanned community, minus everything but the roads. Maybe the satellite imagery on google maps is out of date, but it shows nothing but road after empty road with no houses anywhere to be seen.

A closer look in satellite view:



What gives?

[Xing]

It's strange to me how they do that in Southwestern Metro areas. ^

[Buckeye Native 001]

Very cool, I love New Mexico!

[denveraztec]

Nice shots of a developing city. Nob Hill and Old Town are my favorite areas of town.