Silverton, Colorado Acan elevation of 9,318 fecipSilvétton is located abet 50 iles northeast of Durango-With a present day population of just over 500 peopl itis the remains of agiffy ining town with Victorian prewiisions. histitilé town was onee the stomping gfound of silver llags and sailroad yiants. Silverton’s red-light istrict was the notorious Blais Street. Along amere three-block stretch one could choose from thirty-two saloons, gambling halls, and The Wyman Building, now the Wyrhan houses of ill-repute. Hotel, is constructed of native red Among their colorful sandstone and was completed in 1902 names were the Mikado, by pioneer packer Louis Wymaa, He the North Pole, and the hand carved the burro on the building's Laundry...where they nameplate above the cornet as a tribute “cleaned you out!” Greene Street to.the s{ubborn butlindispensable = Wyman Hotel f=_atitials Which worked in the mines = A walk down main siet (Grotne Sn Street) i truly a step badk"ia me. } From the melodic whistle of the first. tain to steam into town unl the echoing whistle as the last train departs, itis an advennire in Vietorian/memories. L'a weleome anachronism ina bigh-teeh society, i cool respite aghOt and hussied : world, We were really impressed sith this ule town, It has everything, from greatplices t0 sutfto bod fsfaurahits, sitique shops, sfazeconch#ide down ies malt steeet © daily "shoot-outs" down by foe SR ton Yoneseght tall dWWton Oephd mictatains tn the highest summer fife a the US. We can't wait to go back and -experienge some more of this hidden gem.