There were many automotive dealerships in the city of Belen, including Garrison Motors (Desoto, Plymouth), Laabs Motor Co. (Chevrolet), Auge Sales and Service (Dodge, Chrysler), Caldwell Motors (Buick, GMC), and Leupold Motors (Ford). Pictured here is Laabs Motors on South Main Street in the mid 1930s.There were many automotive dealerships in the city of Belen, including Garrison Motors (Desoto, Plymouth), Laabs Motor Co. (Chevrolet), Auge Sales and Service (Dodge, Chrysler), Caldwell Motors (Buick, GMC), and Leupold Motors (Ford). Pictured here is Laabs Motors on South Main Street in the mid 1930s.Belen Harvey House Collection
Clearing land in Bosque Farms, unknown date.Photo courtesy of John Taylor
Builder sign on Golf Course Road, date unknown.Photo courtesy of Valley Improvement Association
Los Lunas “Clean-up Week” on Oct. 15, 1966, with Don Hood, Dale Burnsworth and Bob Smith.Photo courtesy of Los Lunas Museum of Heritage & Arts
The first wooden driving bridge connecting Los Lunas to Valencia and Peralta, ca. 1950’s. It was a very shaky bridge that could be washed away with sufficient flooding. Since the citizens of Los Lunas built the bridge, it was their responsibility to repair it. The new bridge was built during the 1960’s in the same location with the government overseeing the project.Photo courtesy of the University of New Mexico
The old Tomé Courthouse, date unknown.Photo courtesy of the Los Lunas Museum of Heritage & Arts
Shoppers visit the Safeway grocery store and TG&Y department store, which was located on Reinken Avenue in Belen, date unknown.Photo courtesy of Valley Improvement Association
