About this episode

Geoffrey Plant interviews Charles Whitson about the history and revitalization efforts of Taos MainStreet and downtown Taos.

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus . In this special bonus episode of "Voices of Taos," editor Geoffrey Plant sits down with Charles Whitson, executive director of Taos MainStreet. Charles and Geoffrey first talk about the history of MainStreet, which started in the late 70s out of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Plant and Whitson also discuss the ongoing improvements to Taos Plaza that are almost complete, and how Taos MainStreet is working with the Town of Taos and Taos County to preserve and revitalize the downtown area. Learn more about Taos MainStreet Read the new column, "MainStreet Beat" Subscribe to the Taos News See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Geoffrey Plant

Guest: Charles Whitson

Topics covered

• downtown revitalization
• Taos MainStreet
• community development
• historic preservation
• local news

Keywords

• Taos MainStreet
• downtown revitalization
• Geoffrey Plant
• Charles Whitson
• Taos Plaza
• historic preservation
• community development

Sponsors

NCRTD Blue Bus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taos MainStreet, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Taos County, Taos News

Places: Taos, Taos Plaza

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