ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Crowds packed Old Town and celebrated a major milestone for Albuquerque with energy and excitement. The Duke City turns 320 this year.
The Department of Arts and Culture hosted a huge celebration that featured all things Albuquerque. One resident in attendance said his favorite parts of the birthday celebration.
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“I come every year to have fun here. You know, live music, you can’t go wrong with live music, you can’t go wrong with dancing, and just being in general to people, getting to be social,” said Rudolph Serrano.
The celebration paid tribute to every generation that has been a part of the city’s history. There was also a ceremony which highlighted the founders of the original Villa de Albuquerque in 1706…