Dark Tales of Old Town Albuquerque

These same streets were once home to the city’s first red—light district, where prostitution thrived behind closed doors, and hosted public hangings that drew morbid crowds. Rumors of riches hidden beneath the dusty streets lured treasure—seekers, and opium dens flourished. Confederate cannons from the Civil War were found beneath a chile patch in the late 1800s, but the unmarked graves of Confederate soldiers who died during the short—lived occupation remain a mystery.

Author Cody Polston reveals the fascinating and disturbing history of Albuquerque.