Albuquerque 1945 to 1959; Albuquerque history post world war 2 Post-War Suburban Expansion 1945-1959 By David Kammer In an article that received national attention, the popular journalist and war correspondent, Ernie Pyle, explained to his readers why he and his wife had chosen to “make our base in Albuquerque” (Pyle 1942:16). A few years earlier, the Pyles, living “like trees in the sky, without roots,” had built one of the first Ranch Style houses to appear in the East Mesa suburbs. Located at the southern edge of the Burton Park Addition on Girard Drive, which Pyle described as “over and … Continue reading Albuquerque 1945-1959