Tucumcari train station in line for $400,000 grant December 20, 2006
Posted by Ron in Art, Attractions, Businesses, Preservation, Railroad, Towns.trackback
The train station in Tucumcari, N.M., isn’t on Route 66, but it and the railroad are so strongly linked to the Mother Road that any news about it is noteworthy.
The Quay County Sun in Tucumcari reports that the historic train station is set for $400,000 worth of improvements to become a centerpiece of downtown’s revitalization.
Already the train station is earmarked to be the home of the Eastern New Mexico ArtSpace.
ArtSpace was originally started with a $5,000 grant from the TEDC, and they conducted a major fundraiser with “Great Eggpectations” in spring 2006, said David Buchen, an advisor for ArtSpace.
In the future, ArtSpace hopes to establish a gallery and artist incubator program, he said.
“The train station is envisioned as an anchor for downtown MainStreet development project from which other small business projects can move outward,” Buchen.
I always thought Tucumcari would be an ideal town for an artists’ colony. I’m glad to see someone else agrees.
IF THEY USE IT FOR SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND ROCK ISLAND ART AND INFORMATION CENTER FROM THE PAST IT SHOULD BE A REAL TOURIST ATTRACTION. MAYBE COMBINATION MUSEUM/GALLERY DEDICATED TO TUCUMCARI’S BEGINNING AND GROWTH FROM “SIX SHOOTER SIDING”