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When people talk about the price of progress, they are often referring to replacement of older buildings with “modern” buildings or public amenities. In the case of Green River’s Centennial Park, some century-old houses as well as an old church were razed to make way for green space in downtown Green River. Carl Morck remembers the houses in that neighborhood as mostly being small buildings with deep lots, probably originally Union Pacific Railroad housing. The lots were handy for storing non-running cars, or for growing tumbleweeds, or as repo...
Editor’s note: This is the final portion of a column submitted by the Green River Historic Preservation Commission. In my eyes Green River school policies were fair, the teachers were knowledgeable and supportive. They were leaders, not only teachers. It seems the system worked well, you don’t get superlative graduates unless you have a superlative system with superlative teachers and administrators. The Green River schools and its graduates have always been top tier. The people demanded it. We have all had special teachers who stood out and...
Editor’s note: This is the second portion of a column submitted by the Green River Historic Preservation Commission. School, sports, the opposite sex, and the outdoors occupied the minds, motives and actions of the older students. Their new driver’s license and – hopefully – access, opened a new door. Mobility, personal space, and freedom could be yours. So we all worked to get enough money for a car and gas. If lucky, we got the old car when the family bought a new one. However, to get full benefits of it you had to go, and stay, in school....
Editor’s note: Due to the length of this column, we will print it as a series. The second portion will run next week. As a member of the Green River Historic Preservation Commission, it is my turn to write our monthly article on some aspect of Green River’s past. Usually we are allowed to write on whatever subject that is of personal or general interest, which is later published in the current issue of the bound series Echoes from the Bluffs. However, Brie Blasi asked me to address growing up in Green River in the mid 40s and 50s. Wow, what exa...
