![]() A unique initiative is underway to preserve some of the country’s most historic restaurants. In a joint effort the National Trust for Historic Preservation, along with the American Express company, are offering individual grants of up to $40,000 for the preservation of and improvements to what are described as “historic, small restaurants.” The Backing Historic Small Restaurants program aims to provide support for a total of 25 restaurants. The last round of grants saw facade upgrade funding for the Mesilla, New Mexico-based La Posta de Mesilla, a popular Mexican food eatery opened in the fall of 1939. Of the 25 restaurants receiving grant support last year, nine were in the West, including Tex Miller’s Hamburgers in Cameron, Texas, founded in 1937, where the funding was used to replace rotting wood and broken windows, while also repainting the exterior of the restaurant. In a statement, American Express mentioned that the grant funding this year may prove particularly helpful, given the “challenges for restaurant owners as they navigate the impacts of the pandemic, including the ebb and flow of foot traffic as new coronavirus variants emerged.” This year’s grant recipients are expected to be announced in June. By Garry Boulard
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