Acoma Curio Shop, Commercial building along Route 66 in San Fidel, New Mexico.

The Acoma Curio Shop is a commercial building made of adobe brick with a metal-roofed porch held up by four wooden posts and white stucco on two sides. The structure now operates as Gallery 66, displaying collections of local art.

Abdoo Fidel, a Lebanese immigrant, built the store in 1916 as a general store in San Fidel on U.S. Route 66. In 1937 he began selling Native American curios to passing tourists, stocking only pieces made at Acoma Pueblo rather than replicas or goods from several tribes. He closed the curio business in 1941 and returned to general goods.

Abdoo Fidel opened the store in 1916 as a general store and from 1937 sold only curios made at Acoma Pueblo, unlike shops that stocked replicas or goods from several tribes. He closed the curio business in 1941 and returned to general goods. The building now houses Gallery 66.

The building sits about 15 miles east of Grants on State Road 124 and is easy to reach for travelers following Route 66. The space is open for visitors who want to view and explore local artworks on display.

The building preserves the memory of early trading practices along Route 66, when small shops like this were genuine cultural meeting places. Few similar rural trading posts from that era remain standing today.