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How Brownfield Programs Support Historic Preservation and Community Revitalization in New Mexico MainStreet Districts

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…

Las Vegas Great Blocks Groundbreaking

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,…

Community Spotlight: How Three New Mexico Main Street Communities Improved their Downtown Façades

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…

Raton Thanks NMMS for the Great Blocks Project!

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…

Gallup’s Coal Avenue Commons Ribbon Cutting

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…

It Takes a Village to Build a Plaza, Silver City MainStreet

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…

Silver City “Strand”

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.…

Downtown Junkers Tea Room Mural and Upcycling Courtyard, Downtown Farmington

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’…

Tucumcari Great Blocks Breezeways

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,…

Red Willow Farm, Taos Pueblo

August 22, 2019

As part of the Frontier and Native American Communities Initiative through New Mexico MainStreet, Taos Pueblo and the Red Willow Farm guided the development of a phased conceptual plan for this important agro-ecology and community wellness hub. This project will create a year-round arts, crafts, and local food vendor/demonstration area…

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