Colorado Central Articles From — December 1994

Sidebar by Martha Quillen

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Art: For the people, by the people, and of the people, Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Central Staff

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Helper, Utah, is an old railroad and mining town, similar in many ways to Salida, since it was built at the same time for the same purpose. However, Helper still has several blocks of shuttered stores downtown. Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Ed Quillen

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Economists can tell us how a factory or store fits into the general economic picture, but it’s harder to assign a role to the “art industry” of studios and galleries. Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Diane Alexander

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Diane Alexander asks some artists –

What is art, anyway? Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Central Staff

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

This summer, the Steam Plant Theatre in Salida was open for business and hosted numerous events. But now it’s closed for the winter, and back under construction. Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Martha Quillen

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Funded by donations and bequests from individuals, families, corporations, and communities, foundations earnestly filter money from those who have it to those who don’t, and by doing so, they get to decide who is worthy and who isn’t. Read the rest of this article

Article by Martha Quillen

Art – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Although it may not have been as apparent twenty years ago — when the railroad depot still stood, the quarry still operated, and the mines still ran — even then Salida harbored a bit of an art colony. Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]1560442727[/amazon-product]Review by Ed Quillen

Colorado – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Colorado on My Mind
Introduction by Curt Buchholtz
published in 1994 by Falcon Press
ISBN 1-56044-272-7 Read the rest of this article

Review by Marcia Darnell

Poetry – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Write ‘em Roughshod

by Peggy Godfrey

published in 1994 by MediaChaosBooks Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]0870813110[/amazon-product]Review by Ed Quillen

Colorado History – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Trials and Triumphs – A Colorado Portrait of the Great Depression With FSA Photographs
by Stephen J. Leonard
Published in 1993 by University Press of Colorado
ISBN 0-87081-311-0 Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]0871085127[/amazon-product]Review by Martha Quillen

Coloado History – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Tomboy Bride – A Woman’s Personal Account of Life in Mining Camps of the West
by Harriet Fish Backus
Published in 1969 by Pruett
ISBN 0-87108-512-7 Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]156044262X[/amazon-product]Review by Mandy Ainsworth

Colorado Animals – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Four-Legged Legends of Colorado
by Gayle C. Shirley
published in 1994 by Falcon Press
ISBN 1-56044-262-X Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]1560442026[/amazon-product]Review by Martha Quillen

Colorado – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

It Happened In Colorado
by James A. Crutchfield
Published in 1993 by Falcon Press
ISBN 1-56044-202-6

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[amazon-product]087108662X[/amazon-product]Review by Hal Walter

Outdoors – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Flyfishing the High Country
By John Gierach
Published in 1984 by Pruett
ISBN: 0-87108-662-X

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Article by Steve Voynick

Mining history – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

If there was a single date that marked the transition between the rise and fall of Climax, it was January 1, 1958. On that date, the Climax Molybdenum Company merged with the American Metals Company, becoming a division of American Metals Climax, Inc. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Various – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Greater Pyramid

FLORIDA — Operating under the name Pyramids Unlimited, some developers have proposed a 495-foot pyramid of steel and granite. Inside would be 300,000 crypts, and the mausoleum would be topped with a glass chapel. Read the rest of this article

Letter from Robert Mcphee

November edition – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Editors:

Your November issue was especially interesting to me. Jeanne Englert’s book review on roadside geology, the Climax Mine history, Frémont’s fourth expedition book review, the legislative race between Ken Chlouber and Curtis Imrie, and the religious pyramid controversy in Crestone — they all provided the kind of information that urban residents like myself find helpful in keeping up with you rural sophisticates. Read the rest of this article

Letter from John Hansen

Salida festival – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Martha and Ed,

Thank you for listing us in the Agenda section of the November issue.

One of our “agendas” is the promotion of our festival, and since subscriptions to your magazine distribute it to many parts of the country, we appreciate any coverage we can get from you. Read the rest of this article

Essay by Ed Quillen

Colorado Central – December 1994 – Colorado Central Magazine

First, an apology. In this edition, we had planned to publish the second installment of an article about the future of the Southern Pacific Railroad’s “Central Corridor” in Central Colorado. Read the rest of this article