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1. Issue #16, Spring 1982 - Dorothy Wither Interview

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Dorothy Wither is interviewed about the town of Brooklyn, Routt County and the women of Ill repute that lived there.

6. Issue #16, Spring 1982 - Bob Swinehart Interview, Part 2

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Bob Swinehart is interviewed about his experiences growing up in Steamboat Springs and the red-light district across the Yampa River, known as Brooklyn.

7. Twenty-third Interview with Al Look

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Al Look talks about taking groups of teachers on tours of the Colorado National Monument and about the history of Grand Junction’s Avalon Theater. He describes the Biltmore, a gambling hall on Main Street owned by J.W. “Big Kid” Eames, and the murder of Eames by dance hall owner and would-be robber Fern “Bubbles” Sadler. He also discusses Pretty Boy Floyd’s brief stay at the Yellow Jacket in Delta, Colorado and his frequenting of Grand...

8. Issue #16, Spring 1982 - Bob Swinehart Interview, Part 1

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Bob Swinehart is interviewed about his experiences growing up in Steamboat Springs and the red-light district across the Yampa River, known as Brooklyn.

9. Issue #16, Spring 1982 - Anton Kline Interview

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Anton Kline, with his wife Nellie, talk about Anton's experiences growing up in Steamboat Springs and the red-light district across the Yampa River, known as Brooklyn.

10. Lecture by Silmon Laird Smith: Autobiography and early Grand Junction

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In a lecture to the Grand Junction Lions Club, given just days before he died, prominent water law attorney Silmon Smith talks about his life and the history of Grand Junction (the lecture was broadcast hours later on KREX radio). He remembers his family’s arrival in the town in the 1890’s and early development in Grand Junction. He recalls a colorful Main Street filled with saloons. He speaks about his father Frank Smith’s respiratory illness,...