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Posted by Flintlock76 on Friday, September 18, 2020 2:29 PM

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I assume you're talking about out-of-staters moving into the Durango area and trying to change the whole culture of the place?

A distinct possibility.  The last time I was in Durango was 18 years ago, and in addition to the railroad the main attraction was wilderness sports, camping, hiking, whitewater rafting, and things like that.  And in many cases the only way to get to the sites used was by the railroad, so the railroad and sports enthusiasts lived in perfect harmony with each other. 

A lot can change in 18 years.  If the main attraction now is Durango's being changed to an upscale "artsy-fartsy" destination like Sedona AZ or Santa Fe NM I can see where the local opposition to the railroad might coming from, that is, the newcomers, who as in so many other places expect the local culture to change to accomodate them. 

But I fully admit, I'm just guessing, I really have no idea what the place is like now.  But back when I was there the railroad and wilderness sports were the only things Durango had going for it, the symbiosis was there and recognized.

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Posted by azrail on Friday, September 18, 2020 2:40 PM

Durango Today....Pot stores (and their customers) and bikers

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Friday, September 18, 2020 2:47 PM

azrail

Durango Today....Pot stores (and their customers) and bikers

 

Really?  I would have thought the pot store clientele would be too stoned to notice the train!

Bikers?  You must mean trail bikers.  Traditional bikers, as in motorcyclists, LOVE machinery, the bigger the better!  They'd dig the steam locomotives big time!  Come to think of it I knew some motorcyclists back in New Jersey and they were ALL steam freaks!  

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Posted by SD70Dude on Friday, September 18, 2020 2:58 PM

azrail

Durango Today....Pot stores (and their customers) and bikers

"Maryjewawna, maryjewawna's baayyd, m'kay!"

(for those of you who don't watch it, that's a South Park reference)

Seriously though, some of you would be very surprised at just how varied the customer base of those pot stores has turned out to be, and just how successful and normal so many of those folks are. 

I've heard the Angels can actually make pretty good neighbors, you leave them alone and they leave you alone.

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Posted by MidlandMike on Friday, September 18, 2020 8:34 PM

The last time I was in Durango was 5 years ago in winter.  I regularly go to Colorado to ski.  My impression is that as Telluride gets pricey, Durando is the next resort real estate hot spot.  Its the closest spot in Colorado to Southern Cal/Arizona, and all of Colorado is getting over developed.

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Posted by Flintlock76 on Friday, September 18, 2020 9:22 PM

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all of Colorado is getting over developed.

I can believe it!  

My first visit to Colorado Springs was in 1976.  I was on the way back from California and stopped to visit my brother who was attending the Air Force Academy.  I wouldn't say The Springs was a backwater by any means but it was a nice, smallish community.  At least it was compared to the North Jersey megalopolis we grew up in.

Last trip back was in 2002, and I was absolutely shocked and stunned by the growth!  It might as well have been the megalopolis!  

Where'd they all come from?  And why?

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, September 18, 2020 9:31 PM

Another thing that is driving this population shift is telecommuting.  Companies suddenly found out that they could function with people working remotely.  There are applications for meetings, and many of the things people did involved telephone and computer anyhow.

We are seeing signs of this exodus in northern New York, as people strive to get out of the Big Apple.

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Posted by rdamon on Saturday, September 19, 2020 9:58 AM

Flintlock76

 

Where'd they all come from?  And why?

 

 

 
Started with an exodus from California in the 1990s to Arizona, Utah and Colorado.

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