All Discussions Tagged 'unm' - Tennisopolis : Tennis Social Network2024-03-29T14:20:37Zhttp://tennisopolis.com/group/abq/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=unm&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDowntown Tennis Courts In Trouble / History Lesson on ABQ Tennistag:tennisopolis.com,2012-08-01:1869403:Topic:9313502012-08-01T16:59:04.624ZMark / The Mayorhttp://tennisopolis.com/profile/archibot
<p>Respecting the Roots</p>
<p><i>The Barelas courts have a link to Albuquerque’s past, but their future is clouded with questions.</i></p>
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<p>Once upon a century ago, the center of Albuquerque had public tennis courts.</p>
<p>One of those venues, the popular "Zoo courts," stood alongside what became the Rio Grande Zoological Park, on 10<sup>th</sup> Street SW in the Barelas neighborhood. The Zoo courts were torn down about 1970, and a replacement, also referred to by some as the Zoo…</p>
<p>Respecting the Roots</p>
<p><i>The Barelas courts have a link to Albuquerque’s past, but their future is clouded with questions.</i></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Once upon a century ago, the center of Albuquerque had public tennis courts.</p>
<p>One of those venues, the popular "Zoo courts," stood alongside what became the Rio Grande Zoological Park, on 10<sup>th</sup> Street SW in the Barelas neighborhood. The Zoo courts were torn down about 1970, and a replacement, also referred to by some as the Zoo courts, was soon in place a few hundred yards east...</p>
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<p><br/>Read this great article here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.southwest.usta.com/news/cp_respecting_the_roots/">http://www.southwest.usta.com/news/cp_respecting_the_roots/</a></p>