After extensice remodel, the Grand Imperial Hotel opened in Silverton Saturday.
Mike Harris, Victorian nickname “Mad Dog,” watches opening day celebrations from within the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton Saturday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Al Harper hugs his daughter, Melanie Harper, in a banquet room of the Grand Imperial Hotel that reopened Saturday in Silverton. Al’s son, Jim Harper, is seen to the left. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Melanie Harper celebrates with her family in a banquet room of the Grand Imperial Hotel that reopened Saturday in Silverton. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
The Harper family celebrates the opening of the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton Saturday. From left is Jim Harper; his father, Al Harper; Jim’s son, Samuel Harper, 2; Jim’s son, Charles, 6; and Jim’s wife, Cristina Harper. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Al Harper walks toward the remodeled Grand Imperial Hotel that reopened Saturday after disembarking from the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train Saturday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Keri Metzler checks in guests at the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton Saturday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Al Harper, right, with his son, Jim Harper, welcome guests to the Grand Imperial Hotel that reopened Saturday in Silverton. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Al Harper with his daughter, Melanie Harper, in a banquet room of the Grand Imperial Hotel that reopened Saturday in Silverton. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
The Grand Imperial Hotel reopened in Silverton Saturday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Al Harper, right, with his wife, Carol Harper, welcome guests to the Grand Imperial Hotel that reopened Saturday in Silverton. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
The Harper family celebrates the opening of the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton Saturday. From left is Jim Harper; Melanie Harper; Al Harper; Jim’s son, Samuel Harper, 2; Jim’s son, Charles, 6; and Jim’s wife, Cristina Harper. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Carolyn Wilcox, character name Miss Kitty, center, conducts tours of the Grand Imperial Hotel on Saturday. The hotel reopened after extensive renovations in Silverton on Saturday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
The grand reopening of the Imperial Hotel in Silverton Saturday. From left is Melanie Harper, Carol Harper, Al Harper, Silverton Mayor Chris Tookey, Jim Harper, 6-year-old Charles Harper and Cristina Harper. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Fathers and sons celebrate the opening of the Grand Imperial Hotel in Silverton Saturday. Al Harper, right, hugs his son, Jim Harper. Samuel Harper, 2, hugs his dad, Jim. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
