Proposal to move former diner turned APD substation to be discussed at public meeting
The plan includes moving the former Little House Café in Nob Hill's Triangle Park, located on the corner of Girard and Central Avenue, to the Route 66 Visitor Center on the city's westside. The building was originally a Valentine Diner, one of the many prefabricated diners that became popular in the 1930s and could be easily moved.
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Now, the city hopes to move and restore the 1940s-era diner as part of a historical exhibit for the Route 66 centennial next year. 'When we move it to a place like the Visitor Center, where we will have staff starting later this summer, we can open it to the public so that people can actually go into this space,' Shelle Sanchez, the director of Arts and Culture for the City of Albuquerque, told KRQE in a previous interview in June.
It remains unclear how much the move will cost. Officials plan to discuss the proposal at the Route 66 Visitor Center Commission Meeting on Tuesday, July 22. The meeting will take place at 3 p.m. at the Route 66 Visitors Center, 12300 Central Ave. SW, and is open to the public.
At the time of publication, the agenda for the meeting had not been posted; however, KRQE confirmed with the city that the diner proposal will be discussed.
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