By Edith Cherry and James See
November 11, 2023
The Guide to New Mexico Architecture
The railroad came to Albuquerque in 1880, and by 1930 had transformed the farming village into a commercial center for the state. By 1919, the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Rail Yards employed one quarter of the city’s work force, and these industrial buildings were viewed with pride as symbols of progress and prosperity. More