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097/365 Sundowner Motel

This incredible glass structure sits in front of what was The Sundowner Motel in Albuquerque. The Sundowner was built in 1960 during the heart of Route 66 tourism.

 

This glass structure casts amazing coloured shadows on the ground. I'd love it in my yard.

 

This motel was where Bill Gates and Paul Allen lived when they wrote a version of the programming language BASIC for the Altair 8800 computer in 1975. Their company Albuquerque based MITS later moved off to Seattle as they were unable to get funding from banks here in Albuquerque. The rest, as they say, is history.

 

The Sundowner Motel is now an apartment complex.

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Uploaded on April 7, 2019
Taken on April 7, 2019