Self-Guided Tour: Drive South Downtown & South Valley
Courtesy of Molly Bell
Distance from Hotel Albuquerque:
~5 min drivetime to starting point
Allow approx. 4 - 5 hours when taking full route
Starting point: Bennie Hargrove Park
1006 Park Avenue (Park Ave and 10th St)
Three mosaic columns, titled Pillars of the Community
Artist(s): Eddie Dominguez
Firestation No. 1
~1 min drivetime
corner 8th St and Silver Ave SW
multi-media collage on the west side of firestation
This installation is a 3-D multi-media collage made by local mosaic artist from acrylic and fiberglass.
Artist(s): PAZ (Patricio A. Zamora)
Note: While still in the downtown area, consider downloading the murals of Albuquerque map to find many beautiful murals.
River of Life Bus Stops
~5 min drivetime
A series of mosaic installations located at bus stops within about a 1 mile stretch.
All are made with handmade tiles
You may park at the bus stops and enjoy walking around the installations
Artist(s): PAZ, Cassandra Reid and Deborah Jojola.
Directions:
Driving south from downtown
Drive to 506 Isleta Blvd SW
1st of the series along a stretch of Isleta Bl, all on the east side of the road
Drive to 974 Isleta Bl @Lopez Rd.
At the 2nd bus stop you will enjoy seeing an installation of larger dimensions
Continuing south to the Westside Community Center, 1250 Isleta Bl
3rd bus stop you will see two of the brightly tiled installations.
Continue south on Isleta to approximately 1400 Isleta Bl, just north of Arenal Rd
4th bus stop mosaic
See p. 7 of Mosaics of Central New Mexico Booklet/PDF.
Note: As you drive to the next mosaic site, you may want to pause at a large painted mural that has embedded QR codes, making it an interactive experience!
Located at 4022 Isleta Bl.
Last stop: Valley Gardens Park
~12 min drivetime to last stop
~20 min drive time return to Hotel Albuquerque
4629 Sorrel SW
This project, led by Cassandra Reid, involved many community members, in the design as well as the making of tiles used in the installation.
See p. 6 of Mosaics of Central New Mexico Booklet/PDF.
See also:
Self-Guided Tour: ABQ Zoo/Botanic Gardens
Self-Guided Tour: Valle de Oro Wildlife Refuge
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