100 years ago: “At a vociferous meeting of the Durango Motor Club, a verbal battle, that would have reduced the fortifications at liege was indulged in by some of the members present upon a proposal to indicate to County Commissioner Barr the feeling of resentment held by the club members at what they considered his insulting treatment of the Motor Club and its suggestions regarding the county roads.”
75 years ago: “A new five-room house is being built at West Second Avenue and 20th Street by Art Campbell, veteran Durango builder.”
50 years ago: “The vault at the Durango Post Office wouldn’t open. Inside were the money, the stamps, and the keys to the parcel post drawers. O. D. Reed, Durango’s lock and key expert was called. He couldn’t open the vault. Then Postmaster S.C. Parker, vacationing at Electra Lake, arrived on the scene. He picked up a small hammer and tapped a spot near the combination wheel. The vault opened. ‘How lucky can you get?’ Parker said. “I wasn’t named S.C. for nothing.’”
25 years ago: “Summer tourism is booming this year in Durango. Consider these figures: The number of people stopping at the Visitor Center was up 123 percent in July compared with year-to-date figures from last year. Train ridership was up 5 percent last week compared with the same time last year. The percentage increase in lodging tax revenues for the year-to-date is the largest in the decade.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
