National Main Street Story of the Week

Main Street Story of the Week

• New Mexico MainStreet Celebrates 25 Years
  For 25 years, New Mexico MainStreet communities have served as leaders in building vital local economies throughout the state, reclaiming their commercial architectural heritage, celebrating and preserving their culture, and enhancing community qualities that define the best of life in New Mexico.
  
  
• HOPE Rewarded
  Applying for $1 million dollars in grant money certainly is no small affair. But the payoff can be big, and the rewards for your community, even bigger.
  
  
• Preservation and Placemaking
  Best known as the birthplace of the "King of Rock & Roll," Elvis Presley, Tupelo, Mississippi, is now in the forefront of a national project to link Preservation and Placemaking over the next year.
  
  
• Downtown Finds New Uses for Old Post Office
  Most downtowns, as the historic centers of their communities, have many historically significant buildings that highlight local history and heritage. The Old Main Post Office in Washington, Mo., is one such building.