Winter 1974 saw heavy snowfall in Durango. A photo taken in this location today will show the Wendy’s restaurant located next to where the youngsters are playing. A State Farm office now occupies the 7-to-11 store at the corner of 19th Street and Main Avenue. – Ed Horvat for Animas Museum, edhorvat@animasmuseum (Catalog Number: 23.09.83 from the La Plata County Historical Society Photo Collections)
And the West is History: 1800 block of Main – 1974
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