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Jan 10, 20231 min read
Avalon Theatre turns 100
Grand Junction's great downtown theater, the Avalon, might have been called something else as a result of a naming contest in 1922. But...
Nov 29, 20211 min read
Electric streetcars edged out horses
This was my second post about the history of streetcars in Mesa County. The Interurban provided great commuter service between Grand...
Nov 1, 20211 min read
Streetcars needed horsepower
Grand Junction's first streetcars, like those in most cities, were pulled by horses up and down railroad tracks. But horse-drawn...
Jul 5, 20211 min read
Pressing onward
The Daily Sentinel’s Goss Headliner press frequently ran near its top speed — around 50,000 pages an hour.
Apr 19, 20211 min read
Grand Junction's Socialist Mayor
This column, published in The Daily Sentinel online on April 19, is a follow-up to my column of April 6, about Grand Junction's City...
Apr 6, 20211 min read
Chartering change in Grand Junction
In 1909, Grand Junction voters adopted a city charter that was among the most innovative in the country, including a new system of voting...
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