Picture side of the postcard features an image of the hotel with the caption:
THE BUSINESS, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HUB OF THE SOUTHWEST
HILTON HOTEL
Albuquerque
NEW MEXICO
Message side of the postcard:
HILTON HOTEL
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Newly built of the most modern construction
luxuriously comfortable; New Mexico's finest
Duncan Hines approved Dining Room and
Coffee Shop, La Copita cocktail lounge, much
furniture of hand-carved New Mexican design.
Center for travel to fascinating New Mexico
Indian Country.
GENUINE CURTEICH - CHICAGO 'C.T. PHOTO PLATIN' POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
Postmark: ALBUQUERQUE N. MEX AUG 9, 1945 7:30PM
Stamp: George Washington 1 Cent U.S. Postage
Addressed to:
Mr & Mrs J.A. Carlson
327 N. Oak Crest
Decatur 11,
Illinois
Message:
Dear Mom & Dad -
The outside of this hotel shows nothing of its beautiful southwestern style interior, rooms are nicest I was ever in! It's superbly decorated in every way, carving, chests paintings, rugs metal work & wood work, typical southwest style
Bob
Hilton Hotel in Albuquerque opened on June 9, 1939 with 160 rooms. The 10-story building was the tallest in the state of New Mexico at the time. This was Conrad Hilton's first hotel in Albuquerque. In 1969, Hilton sold the property and eventually the hotel changed hands several times until 2009 when it reopened as Hotel Andaluz.
Address: 125 Second Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 USA
References:
In 1939, Conrad Hilton Opened a Showplace Downtown That Survived Changes by Toby Smith, 11/5/2005 Albuquerque Journal
Historical Timeline of Hotel Andaluz
National Register of Historical Places - Old Hilton Hotel
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