100 years ago: “About 800 head of fine cattle belonging to Henry Ambold and son were roved through town. The cattle have been in the Animas Valley and are being taken to New Mexico for the winter months.”
75 years ago: “Horrified car drivers are calling attention to a daring but unnecessarily hazardous practice indulged in by pedestrians on Main Avenue these last wintery days. Secure in the belief that the rubber stop signs will stop traffic coming down hill from the east onto Main Avenue, some pedestrians calmly stroll out in front of cars. ... So long as the streets leading into Main Avenue from the east are icy, it is advisable to wait and see if a car is absolutely stopped before insisting upon pedestrian rights.”
50 years ago: “News from Denver says that city is plastered with Purgatory Ski signs, and the question everyone is asking is what and where is Purgatory? That is good, keep them asking. Sam Gilchrist said that driving down Broadway in Denver is like driving in Durango as far as the Purgatory signs are concerned.”
25 years ago: “A total of 362 people of all sizes, ages and ethnic backgrounds gathered to celebrate the annual Durango Thanksgiving dinner at the fairgrounds, what has become a Durango tradition.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
