Mesa County Oral History Project ➔ Early Grd. Jct. Citizens And Businesses
Oral History -- Audiocassette
Identifier:
89.1977Description
Ted Winterburn talks about early rail transportation in the Grand Valley, including the Interurban line that connected Grand Junction and Fruita and the separate Grand Junction streetcar line that ran within the city. He also discusses the early history of the Grand Junction Lion's Club and people and places in Grand Junction’s history.Grd. Jct. Water Supply; Pest House; Smallpox; Dr. Sickenberger; Jensen Dairy; Lloefler's Store; Jess Hanson Grocery; Wadsworth Grocery; Bailey Grocery; Interurban; Street Car; Public Service; Streets And Sidewalks In Grd, Jct; Lions Club; La Court Hotel; Silmon Smith; Charlie Lumley; County Fairs At Lincoln Park; Roads - To Delta And Fools Hill; Avalon Theater; Walter Walker; Lyceum Circuit; Minstrel Shows; Circus; Monte Ramseys Garage; Cars; Barton And Terrill Livery Barn; Fires; Changing Tires
Content Date:
1900 – 1977Interview Date:
June 5 1977Rights:
copyright Museums of Western ColoradoRelated collection
Mesa County Oral History Project The Mesa County Oral History Project began as a joint project of the Museums of Western Colorado and Mesa County Libraries (MCL) in 1975.What IS Oral History?
An oral history is an audio or video recording of a person speaking about their personal, lived experience of historical events.
Note that in some cases, the same OH numb...
Related people
Edwin "Ted" Winterburn [1898-1984] (narrator)Sally Crum (interviewer)