100 years ago: “County Assessor Chubb and Deputy Bagby spent the day out in the hot sun on the North Side peddling tax schedules to all citizens who own coal sheds or chickens. Not even Ingersoll watches are exempt and the assessors are working hard to get all the property in the city on their books.”
75 years ago: “With the approach of Easter, the Gordon stores are making great strides in the promotion of sales campaign for the coming season.”
50 years ago: “Ever wonder why a new dollar bill feels so crisp to the touch? It’s the same ingredient that keeps our collar neat. Dollar bills are sized to make them resistant to wear. Today’s dollar bill is supposed to have an average life span of 13 months before it’s taken out of circulation.”
25 years ago: “Rockridge, a proposed 101-lot subdivision at the end of Clovis Drive, sailed through a public hearing and was given a green light by the Durango City Council. The only potential hang-up for city approval apparently was overcome when developer Jim Adams said access to a wildlife preserve would follow a street through the subdivision. Rockridge is to be a semi-rural development in Dry Gulch, a popular hiking spot and route to the Perin’s Peak Wildlife Area.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
