Las Vegas in San Miguel County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

La Plaza Vieja Partnership, Ltd.

(1985-2008)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023

1. La Plaza Vieja Partnership, Ltd. Marker

Inscription. Old Town Las Vegas property owners and over 60 private investors created an innovative partnership to rehabilitate 15 buildings in the Plaza, Bridge Street and Distrito de las Escuelas National Historic Districts. La Plaza Vieja Partnership was a catalyst in the revitalization of the Old Town Commercial district.

La Plaza Vieja General Partners Baca Building Partnership: Manuel, Emma and Elmo Baca • Manuel Jimenez & Fenicia Trudell Ordoñes • Martinez Building Partnership: Sammy and Lily Martinez • Maloof Building Partnership: Antonio A. Sanchez, Manuel, Emma and Elmo Baca • Soloco Partnership: John Burns, Jose C'de Baca, Michael Coca, John Harrison & John Hill

La Plaza Vieja Project Developer
William L. Slick & Associates
The City of Las Vegas provided invaluable support through the investment of an Urban Development Action Grant funded by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1985.

Location. 35° 35.59′ N, 105° 13.545′ W.

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Marker is in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in San Miguel County. It is on Bridge Street east of North Gonzales Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 166 Bridge St, Las Vegas NM 87701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marcellino's Music Store (a few steps from this marker); E. Romero Hose & Fire Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); First National Bank of Las Vegas (within shouting distance of this marker); Romero Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Winters Drug Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Maloof Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Baca Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Isidor Stern’s “Famous” Dry Good Store

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 14, 2023

2. La Plaza Vieja Partnership, Ltd. Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.

Also see . . . Bridge Street: Las Vegas, New Mexico. Local business owners also played a key role in helping restore several of the street's historic buildings in need of repair. Texas entrepreneur William Slick, who fell in love with Las Vegas during a trip here in the late 1970s, returned in 1982 and formed Plaza Vieja Partnership, Ltd., involving owners of historic buildings on Bridge Street. The Plaza Vieja Partnership has since restored 15 buildings and tripled the downtown occupancy rate. (American Planning Association) (Submitted on November 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.