"Better Call Saul" - Season 2, Episode 1, "Switch"

OldeSaultie takes the first shot:

Subject: 201 - spoiler locations

pool/bar - Tamaya

Pryce's home - 7729 Robin Ave NE

Davis & Main - ?????

My response:

Pool is very likely Tamaya Resort.

Bar is very likely Vintage 423, 8000 Paseo Del Norte Blvd NE (Breadsticks from Season 1), although I am puzzled by the apparent outside wall (it may be fake). I’d be surprised if it’s actually Tamaya, unless they make these bars to nearly identical designs.

My friend Bruce just moved away from the neighborhood of 7729 Robin Ave. NE, just before it appeared in “Better Call Saul”. Just like he had moved away from the neighborhood of The Grove Restaurant, just before it appeared in “Breaking Bad”.

Davis and Main: Special Collections Library, New Mexico History and Archives, 423 Central Ave. NE, at the intersection of Edith and Central, just one block from Mike Ehrmantraut’s House. I visit the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center (HGRC) there sometimes. Until the mid-70’s it was the main branch of the Albuquerque Public Library. I spent many hours here, back in the day. Damn, it looks good here!

Lots of views of familiar sites. The Parking Garage (Level 3). What strikes me is how often the pillars change colors. In "Pimento", the columns were blue. When I visited last August, they were red. Last night, in "Switch", they were white. These must be the most-frequently painted columns in the Southwest.

Cinnabon, and the nearby Horn Toad Emporium, in Cottonwood Mall. Tracking the graffiti in "Better Call Saul".

Bernalillo County Annex. Toll Booth. Nail Salon. Power Plant in Algodones.

And the Hyatt Tamaya Resort, of course. Nick adds:

Hello Marc! I loved the first episode last night, and saw your comments somewhere on FB about Tamaya being the shooting location. I just wanted to add a few things I have learned from a colleague who was there at Tamaya with his family during filming. The crew erected large walls to block off the "Lazy River" pool on the far north end so that fans could not see anything. Also, all the poolside ornamentations (tables, palms, etc.) were brought in for filming, as that pool area is normally rather spartan. My colleague knows someone in management there, and got the inside scoop as to *what* was being filmed there last July, because it was all rather hush-hush. He has pics from the outside (e.g., semis, etc.).