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...
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- Nov 29, 2021
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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, 2021
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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, 2021
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Pressing onward
The Daily Sentinel’s Goss Headliner press frequently ran near its top speed — around 50,000 pages an hour.
- Apr 19, 2021
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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, 2021
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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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