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Box 8

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David Kammer, articles by or about, photos; in Alibi July 2001, Son of the Mother Road, interview. Kammer article in New Mexico Sun, 1983, America’s motorists have Roots on 66, shows Albuquerque Casa Grande Motel, Tingley Beach, El Don, El Vado, neon lights, etc. A 1992 article on Kammer, The Spirit of 66, highlights locations in Albuquerque and rest of state also. Article Looking Back, The Evolution of Railroad Avenue - Central Avenue. A 1992 article from Gallup Independent, Kammer's research project, preservation work, nominations, and some Gallup history, impact of the Interstate Highway. A 1993 article on Kammer's research, National Historic Register work, highlights UNM Campus Laundry - Pig and Calf Lunch spot, Rio Puerco bridge, impact of Interstate Highway, changes, 1990s, 2001

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 2
Scope and Content From the Collection: “Research and Nominations" documents the bulk of David Kammer’s professional work surveying cultural landscapes and preparing State and National Register nominations. Properties he examined range from vernacular buildings of northern New Mexico to road sections and commercial buildings along Route 66. Kammer conducted the first statewide study of New Deal public works architecture and landscape projects in New Mexico. He surveyed historic acequias, bridges, theaters, neon, neighborhoods,...
Dates: 1990s, 2001