Durango history

History is under our feet and all around us: old buildings, streets, statues, and signs. We drive by remnants of the past every day, without giving them a second thought. This is the story of one man’s close encounter with a forgotten piece of history, from the Magic City of the Southwest.

A winter festival that started as a counter-culture "cabin fever reliever" 45 years ago has become a tourist draw for city boosters and local businesses. But in the early 1990s, organizers may have inadvertently sent a few pedestrians running for the hills.

Durango loves its frontier town mythos. But was the city born through the spirit and determination of early settlers? Listen to the real story on The Magic City of the Southwest.

The podcast is built around a series of relatively unknown stories that will add to Durango’s history books. It explores stories that have often been ignored in the common telling of the city’s history. Hear episodes on the first Sunday afternoon of each month at 2.