100 years ago: Twenty-seven cars of cattle, on the way to the eastern markets from Dolores, passed through Durango.
75 years ago: The N.O.W. Thimble Club held a meeting at the home of Mrs. Guy Brazil, 604 East Fifth Ave.
50 years ago: Children playing with matches started a fire at the residence of Bert Monger. Firefighters arrived at the property after a young boy, who had trouble giving directions over the phone, called in a report. Luckily, the fire was put out before it had a chance to burn a storage building about 20 feet away.
25 YEARS AGO: Someone drove their car through freshly poured concrete at McDonald’s, 201 W. Sixth St.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
