Alamogordo MainStreet

Constructed 1898. The Alameda Park Zoo in downtown Alamogordo has the reputation and history of being the oldest zoo in the Southwest. The Alameda Park Zoo has more than 12 acres and over 250 exotic and indigenous animals. An education center, gift shop, restroom facilities, picnic area, and playground are Read more…

Constructed 1950. Flickinger Center for Performing Arts is a 590-seat performing arts center in downtown Alamogordo, New Mexico. Originally the Sierra Movie Theater, built in the 50s, it was purchased by Margaret Flickinger and given to the community in 1988. It was renovated and converted to a multipurpose performing arts Read more…

Constructed 1938. The building, which was built in 1938 as a post office in the New Deal project, PWA (Public Works Administration), is the home of a beautiful Peter Hurd mural which is on the front exterior of the building. In Alamogordo, under the Art-in-Architecture program titled, “Sun and Rain”, Read more…

Constructed 1942. In the portico of the Forest Service building are three frescos painted by Peter Hurd in 1940, with funding from the Treasury Section of Fine Arts. “Yucca” and “Sorghum” measure 4’x 3′, and are installed on either side of the larger “Sun and Rain”. From Kathryn Flynn, Treasure Read more…

Constructed 1938. Remnants of historic WPA era sidewalks are still serving the community in Alamogordo. New York and 11th Streets Alamogordo, NM 88301 Photo by Eduardo Martinez.