Talk:Albuquerque, New Mexico

Reverting changes

I think it's generally considered bad wiki form to repeatedly change the same page in the space of scant minutes. If you've made a mistake, revert it and correct it. Someone may want to clean up Sammo's mess.

And is that directed towards me? If so, you are blaming the wrong dude... Do not take this the wrong but I think it official wiki policy to freely edit an article. It states that "If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, do not submit it." Heck, it happened to me several times now and I am fine with it {lol}. Good job by the way. I really like what you did with it. Dino

History

I have been a life long resident of Albuquerque and have never heard or used the term "new town."

Elevation

I think I know where the source of confusion for Albuquerque's elevation came from. The elevation of the Albuquerque Internation Sunport (ABQ or KABQ) is officially 5352 feet. The airport, however, is way above most of the city. It's located on a high mesa a good deal above downtown (where many cities record their official elevations) and above a large portion of the city (I can see the airport from my house, and it's up the "hill" so to speak) and definitely far above the valley and west mesa areas of the city which are MUCH lower in elevation than the airport. 5280 is the general consensus of Albuquerque residents and is pretty close to the average. Unless you can cite the USGS for other elevations, we should leave ~5280 feet as the elevation of the city. --ABQCat 07:04, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I have cited another source. No confusion here... Also, living in Albuquerque and a few blocks from the Sunport (Cornell and Coal), I have never noticed the airport as being elevation as being an anomaly. In fact, I find such an elevation to be slightly closer to the lower end. The highest parts of the city are towards Juan Tabo and Tramway. Have you ever rode a bike on Indian school east of Tramway and then rode back down towards UNM? It is not easy going up there... I have done the same from UNM to the valley. I have also walked down to the valley and up to the Heights when I was low on bus money {lol}. I think that this estimate is more accurate. 5280 is a round figure, as it is a mile, which is probably the reason for the acceptance. It is also the official elevation for Denver, Colorado. Take care friend... Dino Bryant dinobrya@yahoo.com (UNM Class of '98).

One thing. http://www.google.com/search?q=albuquerque+%22average+elevation might show you that the elevation of the city is hard to come by, and averages range all over the place. Let's list facts. Average elevation would consist of some sort of average of the elevation over the entire city. I doubt that's how the number which was previously cited was come by. If the city lists it, or USGS lists it, I'm fine with it. The CVB lists the range, kudos on that find. If we're citing average, however, I'd need to see a real citation from the city or from USGS. --ABQCat 03:35, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I think this is an excellent compromise. Say do they ever talk about A.J. Bramlett in Wildcat country? I think he went to La Cueva. Dino

Colorado Springs has an average elevation of 6,008 feet and has a population of about 370,000 which classifies it as a major city. This statement "Interestingly, Albuquerque has the highest altitude of any major city in the United States." is inaccurate.

Ok, perhaps there's some technical definition of "major city" we're both unfamiliar with. The statement may not be inaccurate but rather imprecise. I've restored the comment with a qualifier "one of the highest elevations of any major city in the United States". If someone can point to a technical definition of "major city" which would support the original wording, by all means change it back. --ABQCat 09:47, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Whatever . . . Personally I do not consider Colorado Springs as a major city but I will let you have it. I will make minor revision by adding "enough".

Where did the 4500 figure for the Rio Grande come from? I'd always heard over 4800 ft.--Silverback 07:54, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I when to topozone.com and looked at the Rio Grande towards the south end of the city, where the lowest elevation should be, and I estimate it at about 4920ft. --Silverback 08:08, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to check a decent topo map. I had been looking off and on for a good source for that 4500 ft for a while now (I didn't quite believe it either - ~2000 feet of elevation gain IN the city?). --ABQCat 16:13, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Too Much Space at the top

Latest comment: 19 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion

Could someone please eliminate the large void that exist between the first and second section. I do not know how to do it.

I don't see "alot" of space. What resolution settings do you have? Are you talking about after this paragraph:

"The city hosts the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta every October. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta started in 1972."

Before the table of contents? WikiDon 08:38, 29 May 2005 (UTC)Reply

I guess you're right. It seemed like a lot of space last night. Yes, I was talking about that paragraph.

I did a re-suffle. Let me know what you think. WikiDon 19:01, 30 May 2005 (UTC)Reply

I had the toughest time editing the page, I thought I did it before I added the note, but then I re-checked and the changes weren't there. It kept bombing on me, I had to try about four times, then broke the changes up into segments. Frustrating.

Famous Albuquerqueans

Fred Saberhagen lives here; his kids went to Eldorado same time I did, in the late '80s.
Freddie Prinze, Jr., is from here
Should add the younger Maloofs, too.
Also Kenny Thomas (high school & college)
Tito Landrum (former Angel outfielder)
Jim Morrison (of the Doors) went to middle school (Wilson) and high school (Highland) here
Trent Dimas (Olympic gold medalist, 1992)
Lange Ringnald (Olympic bronze medalist, 1988)

Neutrality?

"The southwest area is currently undergoing rapid development. The traditional small farms and ranches are being replaced by modern "cookie-cutter" subdivisions and "big box" retail stores. In 2004, Wal-Mart began construction of a new super center on the site of a former dairy farm."

This paragraph, which was at the end of the Southwest quadrant section, seems pretty one-sided to me, not NPOV. I'm not certain my replacement paragraph (below) is much better, but it's probably OK. Any thoughts?

"The southwest area is currently undergoing rapid and controversial development, including large retail stores and quickly-built subdivisions."

--Oddtoddnm 02:09, August 4, 2005 (UTC)