Constructed 1939. The 1939 Art Deco style courthouse is a four-story concrete, granite and cast stone building with stone bas relief embellishments depicting faming, cowboys, and the railroad — significant symbols of the community’s economic base. The building, built with PWA funds, resembles other courthouses on the east side of Read more…
Constructed 1917. The Princess is located on E. Main seating a little over 700. From the looks of the theatre facade it went through a makeover sometime in the early 50’s. The front facade is in a cream color with chocolate and deep brown trim and accent lines. The marquee Read more…
Constructed 1935. Built in 1935, this old white front Art Deco theatre is still in operation. Single screen, seating a little under 700. The theatre has a squared marquee with no attraction panels but has a good sized vertical in all red like the marquee with white neon lettering spelling Read more…
Constructed 2000. Tucumcari might just have become the unofficial Mural City of Route 66 because of the work of local artists Doug and Sharon Quarles. They have created over 30 life-size and bigger than life-size murals throughout the city of Tucumcari and more in the Quay County Area. Tucumcari, NM 88401
Constructed 1932. Originally opened in 1932. The long-closed Yam Theater on Portales’ Main Avenue (formerly Main Street) was given a $1 million renovation between 2006 and 2011, transforming the building into a community arts center. The theater was given its unique name due to the substantial sweet potato crops in Read more…
Constructed 1938. The 1938 Art Deco Style Courthouse is a four-story structure of cast stone and blond brick with cast concrete and metal bas relief embellishments. It was designed by R.E. Merrell and partially funded through the Public Works Administration. The decorative motifs include thunderbirds and a bas relief medallion Read more…
Constructed 2011. Located in the heart of the Portales MainStreet District in front of the Roosevelt County Courthouse. A set of three stones sits on the corner of Second Street and Main Avenue in front of the courthouse, listing the names of Roosevelt County residents who were killed during World Read more…
Constructed 1913. By 1898, the railroad line between Roswell and Amarillo was completed, and a tent city trade center sprang up along the tracks at the present site of Portales. After the Belen cut-off line through Clovis became the popular east-west route through New Mexico, the Santa Fe railroad built Read more…
Constructed 1937. Funded by the Public Works Administration, Portales’ Main Post Office was completed in 1937 and is built with red brick in the Classical Revival style. The post office is part of a complex of administrative buildings downtown including the WPA constructed courthouse across the street. The post office Read more…
A small concrete column with a bronze plaque memorializes three soldiers. The copy on the plaque reads: ERECTED BY W.O.W. CAMP 41 CLOVIS IN MEMORY OF LT. COL. JOHN C. LUIKART SGT. J. B. BYARS CPL. HENRY DRAKE. The memorial was created by the Woodmen of the World Camp 41 Read more…