Haven’t seen Albuquerque?
The website for this store, Skip Maisel’s, says it is housed in “one of the most interesting and unusual buildings in the Southwest,” which is a pretty grand statement. And, in my opinion, may not be particularly accurate. For example, I think this place is pretty interesting. And so it this. But maybe I am biased.
The website also says “if you don’t go to Skip’s, you haven’t seen Albuquerque.”
By that definition, then, I have not seen Albuquerque. But I have seen some alleys…..
Albuquerque, New Mexico
photographed 9.2.2012
Posted on January 19, 2014, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, Albuquerque, Albuquerque new mexico, black and white photography, downtown, melinda green harvey, monochrome, new mexico, one day one image, photo a day, photography. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
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I’m going with Skip on this one, not that the others aren’t interesting. The keywords in the claim are “one of” (the most interesting). I would stop at this place if I were passing by.
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It’s easy to find it: right there on Central Avenue (otherwise known as Route 66). Also, there’s a very good restaurant (http://www.artichokecafe.com) not that far away. You could make a day of it!
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Sic transit gloria mundi…
Is it still open? if I went in there I’d be afraid to never be able to come out.
I lived in Albuquerque in the sixties. Maybe then it was in its glory … but I never saw it.
I had a husband that kept me on tight restrictions. Later I left with my children and threw wide open the doors of the world. But in Washington D.C. …Life can be strange,however it must never be a dead-end.
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Vera – it is still open (or was the last time I was in Albuquerque, a year ago).
I lived in Albuquerque from 1978 to 1982, but never went to this store even though I worked only a couple of blocks away.
It makes me happy to read that you “threw wide open the doors of the world”! That sounds not only like a poem but like a excellent way to approach life.
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Thank you!
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Nice scene! Really good photo!
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Thanks, Mark. It seems like the good stuff (for people like me!) is in the alley.
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Always! 🙂
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Sometimes it’s true that the bigger the hype, the bigger the disappointment. Whether that it true in this case – I have no way of knowing. And I would be more interested in knowing the quality of the store than the quality of its immediate environment. Anyway – nice photo as always, Melinda.
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I used to work just around the corner from this store, but I never went inside: we lived in Albuquerque when my husband was in grad school and purchasing things from stores like this wasn’t quite in our budget. So, I can’t give you an opinion on the store. I can say that their website was irritating.
Glad you like the photo!
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