Old Hilton Hotel
a.k.a. Plaza Hotel;La Posada de Albuquerque
125 2nd St., NW, Albuquerque, NMAlthough slightly less than 50 years old, the old Hilton Hotel in downtown Albuquerque is exceptionally significant in the city as the last of Albuquerque's three great "southwestern" hotels. Like the Alvarado Hotel (built 1903, demolished 1969) and the Franciscan Hotel (built 1923, demolished 1972), the Hilton reflects the building techniques of its time while displaying the traditional New Mexican decor which denotes the city's importance as a regional tourist center. In the old Hilton the generous use of local crafts and materials was combined with the most advanced building techniques available just before World War II. In its heyday it served the city as a social and political center before giving way to newer hotels built farther east near the new freeways.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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