Like many US cities in the '60s, Las Cruces tried to revitalize its fading downtown with radical urban renewal practices, such as destroying residential Adobe homes with modern commercial buildings and replacing it with a pedestrian mall designed for retail.
Jennifer Olguin and Dylan McDonald, who both work in the special collections section of the NMSU library, have curated an exhibit at the Brannigan Center called "Place and Replace: Las Cruces Urban Renewal 1960 - 1975". They spoke to Nan Rubin about the exhibit and the long-term impact of these fateful decisions.
Jennifer Olguin and Dylan McDonald, who both work in the special collections section of the NMSU library, have curated an exhibit at the Brannigan Center called "Place and Replace: Las Cruces Urban Renewal 1960 - 1975". They spoke to Nan Rubin about the exhibit and the long-term impact of these fateful decisions.
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