Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-01-25
UN,QJE BUILDINGS.
Such are the Big Railway Hotel and
Depot at This City.


I'm various points in the southwest
the Santa Fe has built in connection
with its stations. hotels for the accom-
mediation Cf its immense tourist traf-
hc. says the Topeka state Journal
recently.
The largest project of this kind
which the road has ever undertaken Is
the new building. or collection of build
ings, now In progress OF construction
at Albuquerque, y. NJ. The 10 lowing
buildings are to be erected ny the san
Ia Pc.
station. hotel. opera house, general
Offices freight depot and two large
warehouses.
All these buildings will be more or
less connected. in the fashion of the
Spanish. American chitecture which
is characteristic of New Mexico,
The cost OF the hotel and station
alone will be about SSO00G. The ad-
dtional cost OF the other portions OF
the buildings will increase the total
cost OF the improvements to nearly
$3.50 0O0
The santa Fe is the first road. so far
as known, to build It's own opera
house. rhe old opera house AT Albu-
qucrquc. which was on the l.. VI. Craw-
ford circuit. was destroyed 10y hre
about year ago, and since that tine
Nj. Crawford has been putting his
shows in a temporary opera house
known a. Colombo hall. The plans for
the proposed new opera house will
provide for one Of the handsomost
theatcrs in the west. II will not be
large bat unique in many particulars.
II H. thought that II will be ready by
the beginning of the next season.
The site employed by the railroad
for the improvements in Albuquerque
embraces an area @! .aoa: Geo by 1000
fcet VIII Oh will be a. ranged In the
form of small park with lawns
drives, walks. etc. laid out over the
entire area
The new passenger station and hotc
are the most important of the pro
posed buildings and viii cost eXclus
i've Of furni Kings ana electric lighting
$4,000 The hotel is 33l feet long by
1872 feet i'm width. and is connected by
an arcade POO feet in length TO the pas
senger depot. winch is 60 by l5o feet
The railroad front OF the station ant
hotel VIII face west the greatest
length Of the building running norti
and south In addition 10 the roctan
gular middle portion Of the hotel, al
T.. VIII De punt Az eltntI emu inf bili
10 the north including "A club room
barber shop, BATH rooms. reading
rooms ladies' and gentlcmcn's parlors
clerks and managers office. Thu
south a. will include n lunch room
kitchens, pantr.cs. barber shop an,
employees dining room while the cen
trail po tion will be used for the mali
dining room. ~ by 80 feet An opel
court around the hotel. tor, Their will
the peristylc and fountain, viii adj
materially 20 the attractivencss of tn
structure. ON the second and thirl
floors Of the building there will be 40
large. well furnished rooms. SUPPLE
with al tho coUver!euc's TO be foun
In the large eastern hotels. On thes
floors also are % bath rooms. whic
can he Joined TO the private rooms
desired All Of the interior finish wi
be In quarter sawed oak stained blac
aud design, in old Spanish STYLE.
The passenger station is built to ia
north of the hotel and is connecte
with the latter by an arcade POO feet /
length The station Is surrounded b
l6 foot covered veranda and asii
from two waiting rooms. 30 by 80 fec
Includes ticket office. United state
mail room, baggage and agents room
telegraph Office and other rooms fC
the officials Of the company TIL
floors of the arcade and verandas wi
be OF paving brick, and the total lengt