ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Thousands of visitors are slated to pour in for the 2025 Balloon Fiesta. And if they make a stop at the corner of University and Central in Nob Hill, they'll find a recently finished mural epitomizing Duke City.

"Mother" is 6,000 square feet worth of Albuquerque imagery featuring a massive roadrunner, some lowriders, and, of course, a classic Route 66 sign. The piece took five weeks to complete, although the idea started long before then. It's part of a project led by the city and Meow Wolf to adorn Albuquerque with Route-66-centric art ahead of next year's Centennial celebration.

Noé Barnett and Travis Bruce Black are the artists behind the piece. Their mural brings two vastly different styles of art together to send this message: Albuquerque is to be apprecia

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