100 years ago: “With both picture shows running in full blast to overflowing crowds, with a long six-reel program for a dime, the crowds of merry-makers on New Year’s night found ample entertainment at Redman Hall, where a prettily decorated hall, good music, and a select gathering danced until after midnight.”
75 years ago: “The prison break at the Colorado State Penitentiary, Cannon City, on Oct. 3 1929, which suggested the story of ‘Mutiny in the Big House’ which will play at the Durango theater, was the third and bloodiest in a series of six of the most ruthless prison riots in U.S. penal history.”
50 years ago: “The Durango High School marching band, all 125 members, have been invited to participate in the Portland, Ore., Rose Festival parade next June 12.”
25 years ago: “Durango residents commended the City Council during a public hearing for its proposed recycling plan that will cost almost $100,000 in start-up fees.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Animas Museum and the Center of Southwest Studies. Their accuracy may not be verified.
