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7 NEWS LIVE AT 5:30
NEW PLANS FOR AN
OLD, HISTORIC
ALBUQUERQUE HOTEL.
KOAT ACTION 7
NEWS ANCHOR ANGELA
BRAUER SHOWS US WHAT
THE EL VADO MOTEL'S
FUTURE HOLDS.
EL VADO MOTEL: A
ROUTE 66 STAPLE LONG
AGO...
BUT LATELY -
NOTHING TO LOOK AT.
IT'S BEEN CLOSED,
RUN DOWN FOR YEARS!
"i think its
kind of an eyesore,
its just there"
NEARBY HOMEOWNERS
TELL ACTION 7 NEWS
IT'S FILLED WITH TRASH
- THAT SOMETIMES
SQUATTERS BREAK IN.
"it's really a
blight in this area"
"that's why
albuquerque city
councilors spoke up -
saying it's time to
turn this place around
...it could be a huge
economic draw to the
duke city if
renovations were done
right!"
SO IN 2013...THEY
POSTED A SURVEY ON THE
CITY'S WEBSITE, ASKING
PEOPLE TO WEIGH IN.
"they need more
tourists and more
people to come over
here and spend money
and shop"
ONE YEAR LATER...
ACTUAL BLUEPRINTS OF
WHAT'S TO COME.
THIS WEEK, THE
ALBUQUERQUE
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
PICKED A DEVELOPER
-PALINDROME
COMMUNITIES - AND A
16 MILLION DOLLAR
PROPOSAL...
ONE THAT SHOWS EL
VADO AS A MULTI USE
SITE, COMPLETE WITH A
FOOD COURT...AN
AMPITHEATER...A
BOUTIQUE MOTEL AND A
SMALL EVENTS CENTER.
"I think it
would be a lot of fun
to have a lot more
people around here"
A BIG FACELIFT
NOT ONLY FOR THIS
ABANDONED HOTEL...BUT
ALSO FOR OLD TOWN AND
ALBUQUERQUE IN
GENERAL.
ANGELA BRAUER
KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS.
WE'RE TOLD THE