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…