Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 9
Part I Pre-1900
Bleak Holiday Inspired Christmas Spirit 11
Boulder's Early Settlers Were Avid Fruit Growers 13
The Colorado Central Was Boulder's First Railroad 15
Boulder's Landscape Delighted Early Journalists 17
Journalist Bixby Was on the Scene During University's First Year 19
Freight Wagons Took Off for the Mines 21
Flood of 1894 Was the Worst in Boulder's History 22
Underground Architecture Disproves Urban Legend 24
Cereal Thriller: Kellogg Brought Health Food to Boulder 26
Boulder's Red-Light District Eventually Faded Away 28
Part II Into the Twentieth Century
Boulder County Was Once Known for Its Oil 31
Rischar's Orchestra Played in Residence at Chautauqua 33
Fourth of July Enthusiastically Celebrated by Residents 35
The "Perfect Tree" Was a Popular Tourist Destination 37
Boulder Called Itself the "Athens of the West" 39
Arsonists Shook Up the Town 41
Boulderado Dining Room Marks One Hundred Years 43
CU Medical School Cadavers Buried in Columbia Cemetery 45
Olmsted Jr. Aimed for Order and Hoped for Beauty 47
Part III Teens and Twenties
Western States Cutlery Was One of Boulder's Early Industries 49
Boulder Residents Weathered the "Big Snow" of 1913 51
Courthouse Statue Honors Civil War Soldiers 53
Electric Commuter Trains Thrived a Century Ago 55
Mission Revival-Style Architecture Still Evident in Boulder 57
Flu Claimed Boulder's Only Female World War I Casualty 59
Officer Cobb's Death Is Boulder's Longest Unsolved Homicide 61
Cigar-Store Indian's Missing Hand Remains a Mystery 63
Mom and Pop Grocery Stores Served Boulder Neighborhoods 65
Road of Remembrance Is Nearly Forgotten 67
Part IV Depression and World War II
Bootlegging Thrived When Boulder Was Dry 69
County Records Survived Courthouse Fire 71
Disaster Averted in Run on National State Bank 73
Art Deco Art Is Part of Downtown Boulder 75
Mickey Mouse Decorations Drew Shoppers Downtown 76
Minnie and Jake Stirred Controversy at Boulder High 79
Valmont Mill Enriched Boulder's Economy 81
Interesting Facts Painting Helped Promote Boulder 83
Pearl Harbor Hit Home at Boulder High 85
V-J Day Celebrated with Street Gatherings and Parade 87
Part V Postwar Era
Students and Sweethearts Called Vetsville Home 91
The Chautauqua Mesa Ski Area Was in Boulder's Backyard 93
Crime-Scene Investigation Was Highlight of Boulder Crime School 95
Jingle-Writing Sisters Were Frequent Contest Winners 97
There Was Plenty to Drink When Boulder Was "Dry" 99
Dial Day Came to Boulder in 1954 101
Easter 1954 Tempered by Fear of Nuclear Age 103
Pink Poodle Posse Members Were Goodwill Ambassadors 105
Harvest House Hotel "In Harmony" with Boulder 107
Postwar Growth Brought Suburban Shopping Centers 109
Part VI Sixties, Seventies and Beyond
Stories on a Park Bench Recall the Past 113
Rocket Ship Honors Hometown Hero Scott Carpenter 115
Life Was a "Carnival" for Boulder's Vegetarian Community 117
Altissimo Orchestra Took Classical Music to New Heights 119
Boulder Called a Counterculture Haven in 1980 122
Mall Crawl a Big Deal While It Lasted 124
Writing on the Wall Intrigued Professor 126
Elaura Jaquette Remembered on Her Sixty-first Birthday 128
Jane Doe Reburied in Her Former Grave 130
Casey School's Walls Recall the Past 132
Flagstaff Star Continues to Shine 133
Index 137
About the Author 143
