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The Red Dog Dan's button
The Red Dog Dan's button
The Red Dog Dan's button

The Red Dog Dan's button

Manufacturer / Maker (Albuquerque, New Mexico, ca. 1968 - 1984)
Dateca. 1965
Mediummetal, plastic, ink
Dimensions1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (0.6 × 4.4 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPC2017.44.22
DescriptionThis white button features red text reading "Stop At", with an image of a red anthropomorphized dog sporting a large hat, gloves, and boots. To the left of the image reads "The Red Dog / Dan's" in red, old-Western-style lettering. The bottom portion of the button reads "Albuquerque, New Mexico" in red lettering. Promoting the local entertainment venue in Albuquerque Owned by Dan O. Barber, the establishment's original name was Red Dog Dan's Showtime Square. Its diverse entertainment options acted as a center for Albuquerque's nightlife as it grew and eventually got transformed into Laramie Square. Despite this, it became infamous for several controversies, resulting in its ultimate decline and eventual conversion into a strip mall. Proving to be a nightlife staple in the 1970s, Red Dog Dan's reflects the historic evolution of shifting cultural trends in the city.
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