And the West is History

The United Stationary and Confectionary Company in Durango published this postcard of Main Avenue, looking north from Seventh Street, in the 1910’s. The card is part of the Nina Heald Webber Southwest Colorado Collection.

Courtesy Center of Southwest Studies<br><br>http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/images/M194/M1941443.htm

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The United Stationary and Confectionary Company in Durango published this postcard of Main Avenue, looking north from Seventh Street, in the 1910’s. The card is part of the Nina Heald Webber Southwest Colorado Collection.

Courtesy Center of Southwest Studies<br><br>http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/images/M194/M1941443.htm

100 years ago: “The Southern was 8 to 9 hours late on account of the big mud slide (sic) at Ames. The passengers still are being transferred at the point where the track is washed out.”

75 years ago: “The population of the city of Durango is still on the increase, as the preliminary count of the returns of the 1940 census reveals that there now are 6,035 people living within the city limits.”

50 years ago: GEM VILLAGE – “Local residents are reminded of the School Board Election to be held in the Bayfield School District 10 on May 4. Among those who seek jobs as school board members are Opal Ludwig and Ervin (Tex) Mankins.”

25 years ago: “You know summer is close at hand when you hear that familiar train whistle blow. The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is preparing to open with more than 800 reservations scheduled for its first day of the season, May 5.”