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| View Original: | The 1891 Rio Grande Southern Depot, with a new roof, in the town of Ridgway, which was named for Robert Ridgway, the railroad's superintendent. Ridgway, Colorado LCCN2015632449.tif.tiff (7360x4912) | |||
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| Keywords: The 1891 Rio Grande Southern Depot, with a new roof, in the town of Ridgway, which was named for Robert Ridgway, the railroad's superintendent. Ridgway, Colorado LCCN2015632449.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes The town calls itself the Gateway to the San Juans range in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado Years after it was closed to passenger traffic in 1952 it was purchased by a town resident moved two blocks and converted into a private home complete with a two-car garage Remote Ridgway declined alarmingly in the 1980s after plans were afoot to flood the little town to make a reservoir; several building owners abandoned their buildings or allowed them to deteriorate When the reservoir plans evaporated the town began a period of slow growth and gentrification ; Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 068 ; Forms part of Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015632449 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/32400/32434a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 32434 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 32434 38 9 1209 0 N 107 45 2872 0 W alt 2143_source exif_heading PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Built in Colorado in 1891 Train stations in Colorado Ridgway Colorado Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith | ||||