Broden’s Ski Area: Many Remember Wooden Skis, A Rope Tow and a Hut at This “Lost” Ski Hill
Story by Jenny Paulson – Long time Pueblo area locals remember going skiing “in the day” at a nearby ski hill they called “Brodens,” as […]
History
History of Pueblo West and of Swallows – Now a Ghost Town Submerged by the Reservoir
If you hike in Pueblo West near the Pueblo Reservoir you might come across a site marker for Swallows, which many believe was named after […]
“Le Quartier Des Indiens A Pueblo” or in English “Pueblo, Colorado Indian Neighborhood”
Albert Tissandier’s journey across the United States took him to Pueblo, Colorado and the surrounding area. A study of the Indian quarters, this drawing by […]
The 1918 Flu Pandemic: Officials Say Lessons From History Are Reasons For Today’s Extreme Stay At Home Orders
Story by Jenny Paulson – If history speaks of experience, officials have learned from studying the pandemic of influenza in 1918, which like our 2019-2020 […]
Pueblo’s Mineral Palace: The Rise and Fall of the Then Largest Domed Structure in the World
Story by History Colorado – This early July in history in 1899, Mineral Palace in Pueblo opened. Pueblo boasted three smelters and an extensive steel […]
PASS KEY RESTAURANT: A PUEBLO ICON STILL OWNED BY THE PAGANO FAMILY THAT BOASTS THE BEST ITALIAN SANDWICHES IN THE WORLD
Story by Jenny Paulson – Pass Key Restaurants have a rich and lengthy history in Pueblo, and are still locally owned and operated by the […]
DAVID A. SANDOVAL BOOK: SPANISH/MEXICAN LEGACY OF LATINOS IN PUEBLO COUNTY
By Jenny Paulson – If you want to learn more about the history of Pueblo, the book “Spanish/Mexican Legacy of Latinos in Pueblo County,” written […]
HIGHLY ACCLAIMED BOOKS ON CHURCHILL WRITTEN BY PUEBLO AUTHOR JAMES HUMES
Pueblo resident James C. Humes is a former presidential speechwriter who worked for Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford, and Dwight Eisenhower. Before […]
JOE “AWFUL” COFFEE: A FAMOUS COLORADO BOXER AND RESTAURANTEUR WITH ROOTS IN PUEBLO
Joseph Rutofsky, born in Russia in 1905, moved with his family to Pueblo at the age of twelve, where he learned how to box on […]
CHILE PEPPERS AND IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION IN PUEBLO: PART I OF A SERIES – PUEBLO 1842-1859: THE CHILE AS SYMBOL OF CIVILIZATION
This article is the first in a series about how Pueblo has incorporated the chile pepper as its official symbol that has become part of […]