![]() Work upgrading and enhancing the historic railroad district in Las Vegas, New Mexico is expected to begin this summer, partly due to a newly-announced grant from a state-level effort to revitalize downtown areas throughout New Mexico. The New Mexico Main Street program has announced that it is awarding $352,000 in grant funding for the project. The Las Vegas district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and includes any number of structures, whether they be hotels, banks, or office buildings, that were in some way a part of the vital Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was in operation in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The Las Vegas project is one of some thirteen revitalization projects receiving a total of $2.5 million in support from the Main Street program, in conjunction with the New Mexico Department of Economic Development. The largest award, at $473,600, is going for the Delores Huerta Gateway Park project in Bernalillo County’s South Valley. That funding will be used to redevelop a community gathering space, while also enhancing the La Familia Growers Market. Other large recipients include the $400,000 phase one and two completion of a Great Blocks program in Tucumcari; $320,000 for the Foch Street Great Blocks project in Truth or Consequence, a project beautifying the city’s historic hot springs district; and $270,900 for the first phase renovation of the Raton Train Depot in Raton. In announcing the latest round of awards, Daniel Gutierrez, director of the New Mexico Main Street program, said the funding, earlier approved by the state legislature, is designed to support “construction-ready projects from our pipeline and directly support economic growth, property renovation, business development and job creation in downtown districts.” By Garry Boulard
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