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About New Mexico MainStreet

In the late 1970s the National Trust for Historic Preservation developed the Main Street Four-Point Approach® (now known as the Main Street Approach™) to support commercial district revitalization and create a comprehensive strategy that encourages economic development within the context of historic preservation.

In 1985, the New Mexico State Legislature funded the New Mexico MainStreet Program to assist local communities in implementing this strategy to revitalize their downtown commercial corridors. Since 1985, New Mexico MainStreet has been fostering economic development in local communities statewide. Based in the New Mexico Economic Development Department, New Mexico MainStreet works with selected local Main Street organizations and municipalities to establish and enhance downtown revitalization programs through public and private partnerships. Thousands of jobs have been created and millions of dollars in private funds have been invested in New Mexico Main Streets since the program began.

As a Main Street America™ Coordinating Program, New Mexico MainStreet helps to lead a powerful, grassroots network consisting of over 40 Coordinating Programs and over 1,200 neighborhoods and communities across the country committed to creating high-quality places and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development.

New Mexico MainStreet works throughout the state to help affiliated local organizations create an economically viable business environment while preserving cultural and historic resources.

New Mexico MainStreet currently serves affiliated MainStreet Districts, Arts & Cultural Districts, Frontier, Rural, and Native American Community projects, Urban Neighborhood Commercial Corridors projects, and Historic Theaters. The program provides resources, education, training and technical services that stimulate the economic vitality of participating communities while celebrating local heritage and culture. MainStreet is a consensus-building program that fosters community pride and encourages small business growth and expansions, enhanced local employment opportunities, increased tax revenues and property values, and improved quality of life.

New Mexico MainStreet Timeline of Participating Communities:

1985:

  • NM Legislature funds NMMS program at EDD.
  • Gallup, Las Vegas, Silver City, Socorro, and Raton enter the MainStreet program.

1987:

  • Socorro exits the MainStreet program.
  • Aztec, Bernalillo, Carlsbad, Clovis, Deming, Taos, and Tucumcari enter the MainStreet program.

1988:

  • Roswell enters the MainStreet program.

1989:

  • Aztec, Raton, and Tucumcari exit the MainStreet program.
  • Ruidoso and ABQ Nob Hill enter the MainStreet program.

1990:

  • Taos exits the MainStreet program.

1991:

  • Clovis exits the MainStreet program.

1992:

  • ABQ Nob Hill, Carlsbad, and Las Vegas exit the MainStreet program.

1993:

  • Espanola, Los Alamos, and Salt Missions (Estancia, Moriarty, and Mountainair) enter the MainStreet program.

1994:

  • Ruidoso exits the MainStreet program.
  • Portales enters the MainStreet program.

1995:

  • Bernalillo exits the MainStreet program.
  • Cuba, Grants, and Lovington enter the MainStreet program.
  • Las Vegas reenters the MainStreet program.

1996:

  • Gallup, Roswell, Los Alamos, Cuba, and Salt Missions (Estancia, Moriarty, and Mountainair) exit the MainStreet program.
  • Hobbs enters the MainStreet program.
  • Aztec and Carlsbad reenter the MainStreet program.

1997:

  • Deming exits the MainStreet program.
  • Downtown ABQ, ABQ United South Broadway, Artesia, Farmington, Truth or Consequences enter the MainStreet program.

1998:

  • Las Vegas exits the MainStreet program.
  • Corrales enters the MainStreet program.
  • Nob Hill reenters the MainStreet program.

1999:

  • Los Alamos reenters the MainStreet program.

2001:

  • Truth or Consequences exits the MainStreet program.
  • Bernalillo, Clovis reenter the MainStreet program.

2002:

  • Espanola exits the MainStreet program.
  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque enters the MainStreet program.

2003:

  • Las Cruces enters the MainStreet program.
  • Roswell reenters the MainStreet program.

2004:

  • Aztec exits the MainStreet program.
  • Española, Los Lunas, Santa Clara, and Springer complete Satellite Special Projects.

2005:

  • Lovington, Downtown ABQ exit the MainStreet program.
  • Chama, Clayton enter the MainStreet program.
  • Gallup, Las Vegas, Raton reenter the MainStreet program.

2006:

  • Chama, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, Nob Hill exit the MainStreet program.
  • Santa Rosa enters the MainStreet program.
  • Tucumcari reenters the MainStreet program.
  • Bayard, Capitan, Chama, Doña Ana, Eunice, and Harding County complete Satellite Special Projects.

2007:

  • ABQ United South Broadway exits the MainStreet program.
  • Deming, Downtown ABQ, Lovington, Ruidoso reenter the MainStreet program.
  • Aztec, Belen, Cochiti Lake, Quemado, Questa, Shiprock, Reserve, and Zuni Pueblo complete Satellite Special Projects.
  • Las Vegas and Silver City enter the Arts & Cultural District program (first programs).

2008:

  • Raton’s Shuler Theater enters the Historic Theater Initiative.
  • Galisteo, and Roy complete Satellite Special Projects.

2009:

  • Bernalillo exits the MainStreet program.
  • Belen enters the MainStreet program.
  • Nob Hill, Truth or Consequences reenter the MainStreet program.
  • Downtown ABQ, Los Alamos, and Raton enter the Arts & Cultural District program.
  • Clayton’s Luna Theater enters the Historic Theater Initiative.

2010:

  • Gallup, Ruidoso, Santa Rosa exit the MainStreet program.
  • NMMS celebrated its 25 year anniversary.

2012:

  • Hobbs exits the MainStreet program.
  • Zuni Pueblo enters the MainStreet program.
  • Taos reenters the MainStreet program.
  • Taos enters the Arts & Cultural District program.
  • Silver City’s Silco Theater enters the Historic Theater Initiative.

2013:

  • Barelas, Harding County (Roy, Masquero, Solano), South Valley enter the MainStreet program.
  • Gallup reenters the MainStreet program.
  • Artesia, Gallup, and Mora enter the Arts & Cultural District program.
  • Carrizozo, Columbus, Hurley, Lordsburg, Madrid, Moriarty, Santa Clara (Village), and Wagon Mound enter the Frontier & Native American Communities Initiative.

2014:

  • Anton Chico, Aztec, Cloudcroft, Edgewood, Galisteo, Magdalena, Questa, Tularosa, and Carrizozo enter the Frontier & Native American Communities Initiative.
  • Clovis’ Lyceum Theater, and Lovington’s Lea Theater enter the Historic Theater Initiative.

2015:

  • Taos exits the MainStreet program.
  • Alamogordo enters the MainStreet program.
  • Taos exits the Arts & Cultural District program.
  • Eagle Nest, Mountainair, Santa Clara (Village), Santa Rosa, Springer, Tularosa, and Villanueva enter the Frontier & Native American Communities Initiative.
  • Alamogordo’s Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts, and Gallup’s El Morro Theater enter the Historic Theater Initiative.
  • NMMS celebrated its 30 year anniversary.

2016:

  • Ruidoso reenters the MainStreet program.
  • Tucumcari’s Odeon Theater enters the Historic Theater Initiative.

2017:

  • Santa Rosa’s Pecos Theater enters the Historic Theater Initiative.

2018:

  • White Rock (under Los Alamos) enters the MainStreet program.
  • Santa Rosa, and Taos reenter the MainStreet program.
  • Carlsbad, Corrales, Farmington, and Las Cruces enter the Arts & Cultural District program.
  • Cimarron, Conchas Dam, Rodeo, and Taos Pueblo enter the Frontier & Native American Communities Initiative.

2019:

  • Folsom, Laguna Pueblo, Picuris Pueblo, and Pojoaque Pueblo enter the Frontier & Native American Communities Initiative.
  • NMMS celebrated its 35 year anniversary.

2020:

  • Mora enters the MainStreet program.

2021:

  • Madrid, Ojo Encino Chapter of the Navajo Nation, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Sunland Park, Tierra Amarilla, Tijeras enter the Frontier & Native American Communities Initiative.
  • Santa Fe’s Airport Road Corridor, Santa Fe’s Siler Rufina Nexus, Albuquerque’s International District, Albuquerque’s San Pedro Main Street Corridor/Mile Hi District enter the Urban Neighborhood Commercial Corridor Initiative.
  • Carlsbad’s Cavern Theater, and Farmington’s Totah Theater enter the Historic Theater Initiative.

2022:

  • Portales exits the MainStreet program.

2023:

  • Agua Fria Village, Village of Cuba, City of Española, Mimbres Valley, Red River, Tortugas Pueblo – Mesilla Valley enter the Frontier & Native American Communities Initiative.
  • Albuquerque’s International District enters the Urban Neighborhood Commercial Corridor Initiative.

2024:

  • Lordsburg MainStreet and Revitalize San Pedro Partnership enter the New Mexico MainStreet Accelerator program.
  • Albuquerque’s Historic Old Town enters the Urban Neighborhood Commercial Corridor Initiative.

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