A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired in Telluride, Colorado probably in the early 1980's (the date of the recording is unknown). Jerry Greene interviews Donald O'Rourke, Telluride's longest resident. Donald goes into extensive history of the area--starting in the early 1900's until the present. Please see the transcription for details and to jump between topics with the timestamps.
Topics discussed include:
1.) Liberty Bell Gold mining company (early 1900's)
2.) Tomboy Mine
3.) Telluride's Railroad route and the Sheridan Hotel
4.) Prohibition in Telluride (10-12 bars remained open!)
5.) Groceries in Town up until 1929 (year of the Great Depression)
6.) Liveries in Telluride (Telluride had 4 liveries at one time--lots of animals around)
7.) By 1943, only 1 mine remained in Telluride
8.) Buck Waggoner story
9.) Mining strike of 1903.
10.) 1930 's road conditions
11.) Trash discussion (in the early days)
12.) Sports in Telluride (in the early days)
13.) 3 story buildings that housed all 3,000 people that were in Telluride, when Don arrived
14.) The future of Telluride--Don believes it will be a recreation town and town will grow.
Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration
