1960 Map of Albuquerque East

About this map

Albuquerque undergoes a significant mid-century transition on this sheet, where the expanding urban grid of the Town of Albuquerque meets the desert terrain to the east. The 1967 photorevisions, marked in purple, illustrate a rapid eastward push of residential developments like Vista Encantada and Hoffman Town toward the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. This growth is anchored by major institutional and federal footprints, including the University of New Mexico, the State Fairgrounds, and the massive complex of Kirtland Air Force Base and the Sandia Military Reservation. South of Central Avenue, the landscape remains dominated by aviation and military infrastructure near the Municipal Airport. The map traces a network of neighborhood schools and churches, such as Pius X High Sch and Queen of Heaven Ch, which served the burgeoning post-war population as it moved into the heights above the valley.