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Paradise International Corporation Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1963

 File — Stack: 13, Drawer: 3
Identifier: Job386-2-3

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The George S. Wright Architectural Drawings and Plans collection documents projects completed individually by George S. Wright and the architectural firm of George S. Wright and Associates. Some drawings were completed while Wright was briefly employed by the firm of Max Flatow and Jason Moore. Architectural drawings in this collection were created between 1949 -1973. Buildings represented in this collection fall into four major categories: schools, medical/office buildings, retail sites and residential housing. With few exceptions of projects located in Texas and Nevada, buildings are located in New Mexico. Key school structures include St. Pius High School, Albuquerque; Armijo Elementary School, Albuquerque; Holy Rosary Parish, School and Convent, Santa Fe; Grants Junior High, Grants; Los Lunas Junior High School, Los Lunas; Socorro High School, Socorro; Tohatchi Elementary School, Tohatchi and the old UNM Architecture Building. A sampling of medical/office buildings includes the Peterson Clinic, the Tektronix Inc. Office Building and the Arrigoni Office Building, all located in Albuquerque. Well known retail sites in New Mexico include Creamland Dairies and Ed Black’s Chevrolet Center Sales Office, both located in Albuquerque, and the Municipal Airport in Roswell.

Dates

  • 1963

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

23 floor plans and elevations

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451