West Side League of Neighbors

04/29/2026

04/29/2026

Please join us this Saturday, May 2nd, at the Lincoln Community Center for the 11th annual Cinco de Mayo celebration! Hope to see you there!

02/20/2026

01/01/2026

The Albany County Historic Preservation Board would like to invite all neighbors and community members to attend a celebration of the successful nomination of the West Side Neighborhood to the National Register of Historic Places. The celebration will be held at 5:30 pm on Friday January 16th at the Lincoln Community Center.

Please join us for some cake and treats, a plaque dedication ceremony, and to hear some words from community members who were integral in this process.

11/01/2025

Neighbors of the West Side have come together to install a new free pantry at the Lincoln Community Center to provide a 24/7 resource for neighbors in need. The pantry, launched through a grassroots effort, follows the “take what you need, leave what you can” model, inviting residents to both give and receive support directly.

Located at 365 West Grand Avenue on the building’s north side, the pantry will be stocked with nonperishable food items. Neighbors are invited to help keep the pantry stocked and to utilize the resource if they are in need.

Volunteers are working quickly to build a weather proof structure to install in the weeks ahead. A temporary pantry bin is currently available to address immediate need to the neighborhood and begin donation collections.

09/10/2025

West Side Art Market - vendor fees being waved!

Here is the vendor sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdK7IvOzXguB_Xnj0tIsqda0HhylMCjorXwYzscKL1e5BsplA/viewform

08/20/2025

Please join us Saturday September 13th 10am - 3pm at the Territorial Prison for the annual Archaeology Fair! Free and open to the public with lots of fun activities for kids and adults!

Hope to see you there!

08/20/2025

Please join us Friday September 12th 4:30-6:30PM at the 1st Street Plaza for a community bike ride and the chance to give feedback on the proposed improvements to east/west connectivity across Laramie for walking and biking!

08/14/2025

Great news for our neighborhood!

Laramie's West Side Neighborhood was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 2025. The Albany County Historic Preservation Board would like to thank everyone who worked so hard over the last decade or more to make this happen. If you are interested in reading the final nomination (both in English and Spanish), follow the link below! Thanks to our contractors, Post Oak Preservation Solutions, for all their hard work preparing the listing.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dYfuvlx0at7yy0wkNc5s0Edqdp8Vs3KG/view?usp=sharingcocton

02/13/2025

Good morning neighbors!

I am sharing with you an email from the Albany County Historic Preservation Board regarding the public comment period for the draft National Register Historic District for our West Side. When you have a moment, please take the time to submit your comments and share with other neighbors!

Thanks!

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Good Morning from the Albany County Historic Preservation Board!

We are opening the public comment period for the draft National Register Historic District for the West Side Neighborhood of Laramie, Wyoming. The draft nomination is linked here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UKsg8OJ-dXM0EsjPEumzAXoEgqsqhwzP/view). This is an exciting step for recognizing the important historic character of the West Side Neighborhood, and we hope you all enjoy reading the Nomination!

If you have any difficulties accessing the document via the link, please reach out directly to Gwendolyn Kristy at [email protected]. Please circulate this email far and wide. All members of our community are welcome to comment on the Draft Nomination.

All comments must be submitted no later than 5 pm on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Comments must be submitted to the following email address "[email protected]" with the subject line "West Side Nomination Public Comment." Comments may be submitted as text in an email body or as an attached document with typed notes.

A public meeting will be hosted by the Albany County Historic Preservation Board on Monday March 3rd at the Lincoln Community Center from 6 pm until 7:15 pm in the gym. If you have any questions about the Draft Nomination or need help navigating the National Register Form it is on, that will be your time to have an in-person conversation about it! We understand that the National Park Service forms that nominations are required to use can be confusing to navigate, and want to make sure everyone has ample opportunity to ask questions and receive clarification.

If anyone is interested in the guidelines that must be followed for Nominations, please see National Register Bulletin 16A, linked here (https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/NRB16A-Complete.pdf), or simply search "How to Complete the National Register Registration Form" and the National Park Service guidance will come up. There are strict guidelines as to how these nominations are prepared and written.

Once again, do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about the project.

Sincerely,
The Albany County Historic Preservation Board