Luna Lodge

{{Short description|Historic place in New Mexico, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Luna Lodge

| nrhp_type =

| designated_other1 = N.M. State Register of Cultural Properties

| designated_other1_date = April 3, 1998{{cite web | title=State and National Register Spreadsheet | url=http://www.nmhistoricpreservation.org/assets/files/registers1/SR%20NR%20Excel%20Database%20v%20June%202019.xlsx | publisher=New Mexico Department of Historic Preservation | accessdate=May 29, 2020 | format=Excel }}

| designated_other1_number = 1694

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| image = Luna Lodge, Albuquerque NM.jpg

| caption = The motel in 2010

| location = 9119 Central Ave. NE,
Albuquerque, New Mexico

| coordinates = {{coord|35|4|25|N|106|32|43|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = New Mexico#USA

| built = 1949

| architect =

| architecture =

| added = June 11, 1998

| area =

| refnum = 98000600{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Luna Lodge is a historic motel on Central Avenue (former U.S. Route 66) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which is notable as one of the best-preserved Route 66 era motels remaining in the city.{{cite web | url={{NRHP url|id=98000600}} | title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Luna Lodge | publisher=National Park Service | date=June 11, 1998}} with {{NRHP url | id=98000600 | photos=y | title=one accompanying photo}} It was built in 1949 and was one of the easternmost Albuquerque motels, located about {{convert|6|mi|km}} from the city center. The motel eventually closed and fell into disrepair, but was restored and converted to low-income housing in 2013.{{cite news |last1=Ziff |first1=Deborah |title=Route 66 hotel to house 30 units |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53248763/albuquerque-journal/ |accessdate=June 11, 2020 |work=Albuquerque Journal |date=March 19, 2013 |via=Newspapers.com}} The property was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties and the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

The motel consists of three buildings arranged in a narrow U shape around a central parking lot, with 28 rooms in total. The building on the west side has a two-story portion at the front, containing the office on the ground floor and the manager's residence above. The remainder of the motel is one story. The eastern building had a small cafe at the front. The architecture is southwestern vernacular with some Streamline Moderne elements including the rounded front office.