THIS WEEKEND IS THE LAST CHANCE YOU GET TO DANCE AT ALBUQUERQUE’S CARAVAN EAST. THE NIGHTCLUB AT CENTRAL AND LOUISIANA FOR THE LAST 55 YEARS IS CLOSING … AND THE CITY IS BUYING THE PROPERTY. GILBERT MONTANO WITH THE MAYOR’S OFFICE SAYS THEY PLAN TO TURN THE CARAVAN EAST INTO A LIBRARY … WHICH IS SAYS ARE GATHERING PLACES THAT CAN TRANSFORM A NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE CARAVAN EAST IS IN ALBUQUERQUE’S INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. CITY OFFICIALS CAN’T SAY MUCH ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS OR HOW MUCH WILL BE PAID FOR THE PROPERTY … BUT THE DEAL IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
AL HURRICANE TELLS OUR NEWS PARTNER, KOB-TV, THAT HE GOT HIS START AT THE CARAVAN EAST. HE SAYS IT WAS ONE OF THE FEW VENUES THAT WOULD PLAY HIS MUSIC.
