Editing Portales, New Mexico (section)

===Cityscape===
The city's downtown area is centered around a traditional-style town square, based upon [[Spain|Spanish]] urban design.<ref name="unm">{{cite news|url=http://plazasofnewmexico.com/portales.html|title=Plazas of New Mexico|work=University of New Mexico|access-date=29 July 2015}}</ref> The center of the town square includes the 1930s WPA-style Roosevelt County Courthouse, including original architectural details from the era, as well as the adjacent 1930s post office. The Courthouse Square is ringed with retail shops. The Yam Theater, a historic theater located in the downtown area, has recently been renovated. Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) forms a sizable district with its campus and surrounding residential stock catering largely to students. Arts and cultural offerings emanate from ENMU, the third-largest state university in New Mexico.