100 years ago: “Dainty pink dominos and false faces that would put the allied armies to rout will be seen at the first masquerade of the season at Red Men Hall.”
75 years ago: “Durango and vicinity will have the opportunity of seeing the most talked about motion picture that has ever been produced by Hollywood. Of course it is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s greatly publicized technicolor version of ‘Gone with the Wind.’” The film would be shown at the Kiva.
50 years ago: IGNACIO – “Meat of 10 buffalo purchased from Yellowstone National Park will be distributed to members of the Southern Ute Tribe. The distribution will be to family heads. For those who want a trophy, the heads of the buffalo will be sold at $1 each to tribal members.”
25 years ago: “Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad crews who saved the season after a devastating February 1989 roundhouse fire were given a special award recently by the Durango Planning Commission. The ‘one of its kind, first-time-ever salute’ was among awards handed out by the Planning Commission and Design Review Board.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Animas Museum and Center of Southwest Studies. Their accuracy may not be verified.
