Drivers traveling west into Belen on the Reinken Avenue. overpass seldom notice an old building to the north. The modern world seems to have passed the structure by.Â
But it wasnât long ago that this old building was one of Belenâs main hotels, frequented by Santa Fe railroad workers and weary travelers who arrived by train from the nearby depot.
The building seems shrouded in mystery. Who had built and opened this hotel? Who owned the property over the years? How was it run? What caused its decline? And what does its future look like after more than a hundred years in existence?