December 3, 2025
On Small Business Saturday, Alamogordo MainStreet and the City of Alamogordo hosted a night of music and celebration for the community to mark the completion of their Great Blocks on MainStreet project, also known as the MainStreet Makeover. This project revitalized the 800 and 900 blocks of New York Avenue,…
March 15, 2024
Rehabilitating brownfields plays a significant role in community revitalization, historic preservation, property renovation, and private investment. The positive effects from cleaning up brownfields ripple throughout the community leading to other investments and community revitalization projects, creating positive change and economic development opportunities. The land where the brownfield is located can…
March 4, 2022
The City of Las Vegas and MainStreet de Las Vegas broke ground on the first two phases of their four phase Great Blocks public infrastructure project on March 2, 2022! Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes and New Mexico MainStreet Director Daniel Gutierrez joined Las Vegas Mayor Louie Trujillo,…
January 7, 2022
Posted on the Main Street America Blog! In March 2020, Main Street America announced four states (Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Wyoming) were selected for the inaugural National Park Service Main Street Façade Improvement Grant Program. New Mexico MainStreet, a Main Street America Coordinating Program, was awarded $140,625 for…
September 22, 2021
New Mexico MainStreet’s Great Blocks on MainStreet program is like “a façade squad on steroids,” said former NMMS director Rich Williams. It’s a redevelopment and placemaking program targeting significant public infrastructure deficiencies within New Mexico’s historic and downtown cores. The goal of the program is to increase economic activity, attract…
August 27, 2021
Gallup Mayor Louie Bonaguidi officially cut the ribbon on Phase I of Gallup’s Coal Avenue Commons public infrastructure project on August 24, 2021! This project broke ground on July 13, 2020 and has been in the works since 2017. The City received a NEA Our Town Grant which was matched…
April 29, 2020
The long awaited Main Street Plaza has been completed and is one of the “key ideas” of the Town of Silver City’s Downtown Action Plan. Ten years in the making, it took support and funding from the Town of Silver City, state capital outlay funds from legislators Rudy Martinez, Rebecca…
August 23, 2019
This unique placemaking project addresses three streetscapes connecting Silver City’s main downtown street to their central recreational resource, The Big Ditch. Employing multiple temporary and permanent tactics, the project will create seasonal vending space for local artisans and performers, while strengthening sense of place with interpretive murals, lighting, and seating.…
August 22, 2019
This one of a kind, creative placemaking project exemplifies the potential of business partnerships with their local MainStreet organization, as well as the incredible ability of community to come together to complete a project. The Grand Union Tea Company photo mural is a life-size depiction of the building and its’…
August 22, 2019
The renovations of two breezeways located within Tucumcari’s Great Blocks on Main Street project area will maintain momentum for the larger streetscape and infrastructure improvements project while providing valuable outdoor public space in the downtown. Major improvements focus on themes central to Tucumcari’s history and culture, including the railroad, agriculture,…
