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500 Railroad Avenue Las Vegas, NM 87701 505.617.6800
MainStreet de Las Vegas is 1 mile
of independent shops, hotels, restaurants located in
3 Nationally Registered Historic Commercial Districts:
■ Historic Plaza Park/Bridge Street
■ Historic Douglas Avenue/Sixth Street
■ Historic Railroad District
Historic Bridge Street in Las Vegas, NM
The mission of MainStreet de Las Vegas is to unify the historic commercial corridor and engender pride in the community while promoting economic development and preserving historical, cultural, architectural and natural resources through partnerships and community collaboration.
MainStreet de Las Vegas, in partnership with the City of Las Vegas, has been awarded $150,000 in funding from New Mexico Main Street and the state of New Mexico for the Great Blocks on Main Street: Rail Road Avenue Project. The project includes improvements from Lincoln Ave from Grand Ave to the Train Depot. Great Blocks on Main Street upgrades two-to- three blocks in the core commercial district through an intensive design intervention. This investment in public infrastructure, especially in initial visible public improvements, encourages other building owners and businesses to join the effort.
The Las Vegas Memory Wall is a 60 ft. mosaic wall that will serve as a testimony to the vitality and creativity of the city of Las Vegas. Sustainability and recycling will inspire the decorative elements of the wall by exploring the reuse and repurposing of materials like broken ceramics, china, bottle caps, tiles, silverware, and sea shells. When it’s complete, the Memory Wall will feature 12 distinct panels designed by local artists, organizations, schools, and individuals, many featuring items that represent or once belonged to their loved ones.
Photo: The Smither Park Memory Wall in Houston, Texas
2019 Castaneda Under the Stars II Gala will be held on Saturday, September 21st at the newly renovated Castaneda Hotel in the Historic Railroad District of Las Vegas. This year MainStreet de Las Vegas will honor Patricia and Leveo Sanchez with the first annual Patricia and Leveo Sanchez Community Service Award for all that they have contributed to the Las Vegas community. There will be dinner and dancing in the ballroom of the newly opened, historic Castaneda Hotel.
For ticket information please call 505.617.6800.
Community By Design/Charles Dean
The historic Castaneda Hotel at night
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