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Hilltop Lodge

Retro roadside
In Albuquerque, New Mexico
0.1 mi from Route 66

The Hilltop Lodge in Albuquerque, NM, is gone. It began in 1941 as a three-unit lodging on Central Avenue, the old Route 66, and grew to 12 units in 1946, when E. H. Stopple owned it. It won state and National Register listings in 1997 and 1998, but the city shut it down as a nuisance property and it was demolished in 2003. The last traces, neon sign included, were cleared around 2017.

What is Hilltop Lodge?

It was a single-story L of 12 rooms; the front section, holding the office and the manager's home, had a stepped parapet and a little porch. The final clearing made room for Yucca Drive to be rerouted as part of Albuquerque Rapid Transit work.

Visiting Hilltop Lodge: tips

Nothing is left to see. The El Campo Tourist Courts, about 0.3 miles away, show what a motor court of the era looked like. The Rio Grande Botanic Garden is about 1.2 miles off and the El Vado Auto Court about 1.4 miles.

Practical info

Hours: Closed permanently
On site & nearby

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Where to eat near Hilltop Lodge

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Diner & restaurant
Mac's La Sierra
Albuquerque, NM · 0.6 mi from Hilltop Lodge
A New Mexican restaurant on Albuquerque's West Central Avenue, the city's Route 66, dating from 1952.
Diner & restaurant
El Modelo
Albuquerque, NM · 2.7 mi from Hilltop Lodge
A Barelas restaurant in Albuquerque that began in 1929 as the El Modelo Tortilla Factory.
Diner & restaurant
Frontier Restaurant
Albuquerque, NM · 4.4 mi from Hilltop Lodge
A big New Mexican restaurant near UNM on Central Avenue, hung with portraits of John Wayne.