Albuquerque New Mexico Alvarado Hotel Santa Fe Depot Real Photo Postcard

The building depicted is likely a Santa Fe Railway structure, possibly a station or hotel, in a community named Alvarado, California, or perhaps the Alvarado Hotel and Station in Richmond, which was a prominent example of the railway's Mission Revival architecture. The illumination by 3900 incandescent bulbs represents a significant public display of electric lighting, which in the early 20th century was still a modern marvel and a symbol of technological progress and prosperity.