Dark Tales of Old Town Albuquerque

By Cody Polston

The charming adobe walls of Old Town hide a dark past rife with vice and violence.

Albuquerque's Old Town was once home to the city's first red light district, where prostitution thrived behind closed doors and public hangings 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 that died during the short-lived occupation remain a mystery.

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467158941
• ISBN13: 9781467158947
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages