The Heart Of Albuquerque
For more than 300 years, this neighborhood of narrow, winding
streets and adobe homes has been the city's cultural heart.
Old Town became Albuquerque's first neighborhood in 1706,
when a group of Spanish families settled here. The settlers
organized their new town in the traditional Spanish colonial
way, with a central plaza anchored by a church. When the
original adobe church collapsed after the long, rainy summer
of 1792, they rebuilt, and in 1793 San Felipe de Neri church
was completed.
For more than 300 years, this neighborhood of narrow, winding
streets and adobe homes has been the city's cultural heart.
Old Town became Albuquerque's first neighborhood in 1706,
when a group of Spanish families settled here. The settlers
organized their new town in the traditional Spanish colonial
way, with a central plaza anchored by a church. When the
original adobe church collapsed after the long, rainy summer
of 1792, they rebuilt, and in 1793 San Felipe de Neri church
was completed.
Old Town Square
Old Town Albuquerque is a fun and lively place to eat and
shop.
Old Town Albuquerque is a fun and lively place to eat and
shop.
Standing Next To The Cactus Garden
Posing in the courtyard of the San Felipe de Neri church.
Posing in the courtyard of the San Felipe de Neri church.
This adobe church has walls which are five feet thick
Journeys
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| March 2008 |
Old Town Albuquerque
San Felipe de Neri Is The Oldest Church In
Albuquerque
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