Now & Then: “FIRE, FIRE HURRY! HERE COME THE FIREMEN!” By: Loretta (Stevens) Bailey Now: This is a comparison of Cañon City’s fire stations present and past. I have researched archives and files at Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center. Finding a treasure of information. News articles, photographs, City Directories and old fire logs in […]
By Loretta (Stevens) Bailey Then: It’s November 6, 1954 and all is peaceful and quiet in the “City Beautiful,” Cañon City, Colorado. The leaves have changed with gorgeous fall colors. The sky is azure and cloudless. The sun is bright; it’s warm in the sun and cool in the shade. The residents are going about […]
Oreodelphia By Loretta (Stevens) Bailey Now: I was going through subject files looking for a file that would make an interesting blog. I thought I had found that file and was sure it would be an impressive one to write about. Living here most of my life and hearing an assortment of stories, I had […]
By Loretta (Stevens) Bailey Now: The address above may seem a bit confusing. For those who don’t know, at one time North Cañon and South Cañon co-existed as two separate towns, for 68 years. Then: An article in the Cañon City Daily Record dated September 30, 1959 announced the Unification Ceremonies to be held. Less […]
By Loretta (Stevens) Bailey, Jo (Stevens) Lozano (1975 CCHS), and Joe Lozano (1976 FHS) Now: I asked Jo and Joe if they would share some of their personal memories and awards they received from high school for this blog. Rivals can bury the hatchet, seeing as Jo and Joe have been married for over thirty […]