The cornerstone was laid for the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, No. 507, in 1925 at Ninth Street and East Second Avenue. Durango Elks Lodge still uses the same building today, at 901 East Second Ave.
The cornerstone was laid for the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, No. 507, in 1925 at Ninth Street and East Second Avenue. Durango Elks Lodge still uses the same building today, at 901 East Second Ave.Courtesy of the Animas Museum

25 years ago: A resident called the Durango Police Department to request assistance with finding and capturing a 13-foot boa constrictor that went missing from a home on Animas View Drive. Officers found the snake the next morning with “no mishaps reported.”

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