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In 1898, the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Depot was rebuilt and enlarged from the original 1880 stone depot to be “the finest and most commodious on the entire great system” outside the larger cities of Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo.
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The Art Moderne Style D & RG Railroad Depot was built in the 1940s and torn down in 1985.
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The Rio Grande Hospital opened in November 1885, described as “one of the finest buildings of similar size in the West and...the especial pride of the town.” Railroad workers throughout the line paid
fifty cents each month to a fund to cover the operation of the hospital. The substantial two-
and-a-half-story brick building resembled a fine residence and featured a wrap-around
verandah surmounted by a balcony. The landscape...
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The Rio Grande Hospital opened in November 1885, described as “one of the finest buildings of similar size in the West and...the especial pride of the town.” Railroad workers throughout the line paid
fifty cents each month to a fund to cover the operation of the hospital. The substantial two-
and-a-half-story brick building resembled a fine residence and featured a wrap-around
verandah surmounted by a balcony. The landscape...
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The Rio Grande Hospital opened in November 1885, described as “one of the finest buildings of similar size in the West and...the especial pride of the town.” Railroad workers throughout the line paid
fifty cents each month to a fund to cover the operation of the hospital. The substantial two-and-a-half-story brick building resembled a fine residence and featured a wrap-around
verandah surmounted by a balcony. The landscape...
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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad offices in the Salida railyards. Bob Pierce is wearing the bow tie.
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A major fire occurred at the Denver and Rio Grande railroad facilities in December 1892, destroying fourteen stalls in the roundhouse, seventeen locomotives, and the machine shops. Railroad employees and citizens managed to save twenty locomotives, but damages were estimated at $400,000. The Rio Grande's continuing reliance on Salida was demonstrated in its rebuilding and enlarging of the damaged structures.
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Denver & Rio Grande Engine No. 106 with crew in the Salida railyards.
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The Rio Grande Hospital opened in November 1885, described as “one of the finest buildings of similar size in the West and...the especial pride of the town.” Railroad workers throughout the line paid
fifty cents each month to a fund to cover the operation of the hospital. The substantial two-
and-a-half-story brick building resembled a fine residence and featured a wrap-around
verandah surmounted by a balcony. The landscape...
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The Denver & Rio Grande Hospital opened in November 1885, described as “one of the finest buildings of similar size in the West and...the especial pride of the town.” Railroad workers throughout the line paid fifty cents each month to a fund to cover the operation of the hospital. The substantial two-
and-a-half-story brick building resembled a fine residence and featured a wrap-around
verandah surmounted by a balcony. ...
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A view of Salida, Colorado taken from the Arkansas Hills. Denver & Rio Grande Cattle Lots are visible, as is the Edison Electric Light Company smoke stacks.
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A view of the town of Salida, Colorado, with Methodist Mountain in the background.
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A view of Salida, Colorado from Tenderfoot Mountain.
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A view of early-day Salida taken from Tenderfoot Mountain.
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A view of Salida from Tenderfoot Mountain.
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