Start at the southeast corner of Central and Broadway. The enormous Gothic Revival complex to the north is the Old Albuquerque High School, which provided secondary education to local students as early as 1914 in the Old Main Building on Central. The Manual Arts addition on Arno St. was completed in 1927, and the gymnasium on Tijeras Ave. was added in 1938. Classes continued until the early 1970s. The building sat vacant until 2003, when renovations began to convert old classrooms into stylish apartments and commercial spaces. Visitors are not allowed to explore the interior on their own, but EDo Spaces offers tours of The Lofts at Albuquerque High three times a week.

       Walk east on Central and follow the scent of comfort food to the Standard Diner. Housed in a 1930s gas station, the popular eatery is both nostalgic and contemporary in terms of both décor and cuisine. Bacon-wrapped meatloaf is a favorite. That and the country-fried tuna seemed to impress Guy Fieri when he stopped in on a 2013 episode of the TV series Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.A three-story schoolhouse once stood on the northwest corner of Central and Edith Blvd. Originally it was the site of Albuquerque Academy, which became the Albuquerque Public School in 1891 and a public library and business college after 1900. The building was demolished in 1923 and replaced in 1925 with an excellent example of Pueblo Spanish–style architecture. It now houses the Special Collections Library, research collections on Albuquerque history and New Mexico history and culture, as well as The Center for the Book, a hands-on learning center about the history of printing.Foodie alert on the southwest corner: Artichoke Cafe, an upscale New American cuisine establishment, earned its place on every local favorite list (along with the attention of a few national reviews) long before anyone else would’ve dared put a bistro in EDo. And, yes, they have artichoke on the menu.

       Turn right on Walter St. The restaurant on the east side of the parking lot should look familiar to fans of the TV series Breaking Bad. The Grove Cafe should also interest fans of breakfast and brunch. Go for the goat cheese burrito.The McMillan House, at 119 Walter St., is the first of several unusual constructions you’ll encounter in the next three blocks. Built for A. B. McMillan, a wealthy socialite in the 1890s, this chaotically designed house features a veranda that wraps around the east- and north-facing sides, along with gable trim that seems oddly reminiscent of Imperial Japan. The neighbor to the south seems even stranger, with its low-slope roof and widow’s walk, details commonly associated with coastal housing, but you’ll soon notice those are popular rooftops in this neighborhood. More seemingly coastal features can be found on the Cristy House, at 201 Walter St. Completed in 1897 the clapboard cottage is adorned with