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Modern Auto Court

Retro roadside
In Albuquerque, New Mexico
On Route 66
National Register of Historic Places

The Modern Auto Court in Albuquerque, NM, is a tourist court from 1937 on Central Avenue, the original Route 66. Today it goes by Nob Hill Motel. Four one-story buildings in the Southwest Vernacular style make up the property, which earned state and National Register listings in 1993. It is one of only a handful of tourist courts from before World War II still standing on New Mexico's stretch of Route 66.

What is Modern Auto Court?

A small pre-war motor court of four low buildings, all counted in its historic listing. Its value lies in survival: few tourist courts this old remain on the New Mexico stretch of the route.

Visiting Modern Auto Court: tips

View it from the street and respect the privacy of guests. The De Anza Motor Lodge site is about 0.4 miles away, the Lobo Theater about 0.5 miles and the UNM Art Museum about a mile.

Practical info

On site & nearby

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Where to eat near Modern Auto Court

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Diner & restaurant
Frontier Restaurant
Albuquerque, NM · 0.9 mi from Modern Auto Court
A big New Mexican restaurant near UNM on Central Avenue, hung with portraits of John Wayne.
Diner & restaurant
El Modelo
Albuquerque, NM · 2.9 mi from Modern Auto Court
A Barelas restaurant in Albuquerque that began in 1929 as the El Modelo Tortilla Factory.
Diner & restaurant
Mac's La Sierra
Albuquerque, NM · 5.9 mi from Modern Auto Court
A New Mexican restaurant on Albuquerque's West Central Avenue, the city's Route 66, dating from 1952.