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Old 03-27-2016, 12:07 PM
 
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Is that Jimmy Stewart's Sand and Gravel?
What is the name of this area?
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Old 03-27-2016, 01:14 PM
 
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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What is the name of this area?
In 1963?
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Old 03-27-2016, 02:29 PM
 
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In 1963?
Yes, and I suppose the name still applies, but only old fogies like us know it!
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Old 03-27-2016, 04:51 PM
 
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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Yes, and I suppose the name still applies, but only old fogies like us know it!
If I knew it, I have forgotten it.
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Old 03-27-2016, 05:50 PM
 
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If I knew it, I have forgotten it.
Look very closely. The rail line running across the bottom of this scene provides a clue!
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Old 03-28-2016, 09:16 AM
 
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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Here is a followup on Cole Younger from the 100 years ago this week in Saturday's Examiner:

Cole Younger, the ex-bandit, is in a very dangerous condition at his home in Lee’s Summit, where he has lived most of the time since his release from the Minnesota State prison. During the past year he has been very much afflicted with dropsy and heart disease. If his condition should improve sufficiently for him to endure it, he will undergo an operation. He has tried hard to live down the desperadoism which marked his earlier life. Most of the people of Lee’s Summit have forgiven his misdeeds, some made the excuse that he was forced into a wild bandit life by the lawlessness of the other side during the civil war. He is 72 years old. Update: He died on March 21.
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Old 03-28-2016, 09:38 AM
 
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It's the weekend, and time for a double quiz!

Identify the area seen in this 1963 view.




What is the Hollywood connection?

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Is that Jimmy Stewart's Sand and Gravel?
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What is the name of this area?
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Look very closely. The rail line running across the bottom of this scene provides a clue!
Stewart Sand & Gravel is the main portion of this view, however it is not connected with Hollywood. The rail line is called the Pixley Spur, as this area was at one time called Pixley.

What is the Hollywood connection?
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Old 03-29-2016, 09:26 AM
 
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Stewart Sand & Gravel is the main portion of this view, however it is not connected with Hollywood. The rail line is called the Pixley Spur, as this area was at one time called Pixley.

What is the Hollywood connection?
Mr. Henning knows the answer!
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Old 03-29-2016, 05:35 PM
 
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Stewart Sand & Gravel is the main portion of this view, however it is not connected with Hollywood. The rail line is called the Pixley Spur, as this area was at one time called Pixley.

What is the Hollywood connection?
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Mr. Henning knows the answer!
The area around present day Truman Road and M-291 was formerly known as Pixley, home of the Pixley Mines. Paul Henning paid homage to those folks in his show Petticoat Junction. Pixley was a town just a short ride away on the Cannonball.
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Old 03-29-2016, 07:43 PM
 
Location: Centennial, Colorado
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I am Pix-elated.

I am thinking that I had never heard of Pixley, until someone, probably SilverDoc, mentioned it on this site a few years ago, and I thought it was a little further east.

I went into the mines in the area of Steward Sand in the sixties but I dont know that anyone called it Pixley--but I am losing some RAM.......

It appears that Pixley was named for Dr. Benton Pixley.
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