A history of Hudson,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Hudson from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusThe Town of Hudson is a home rule municipality in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,651 at the 2020 census. A post office called Hudson has been in operation since 1883. The town derives its name from the town company, Hudson City Land and Improvement Co.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,356 to 1,651 (-30%). Half of its homes were built before 1987.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hudson yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Hudson’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOne of the four outhouses which s…, 1938: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Hudson, decade by decade
LOCOne of the four outhouses which serve fifty people. Great W…1938
LOCThe mother said, "I keep her dressed nice every day because…1938
LOCIn this single-room house on these two beds sleep the mothe…1938
LOCThe mother said "I keep her dressed nice every day, because…1938
LOCA girl of six who has full charge of her boy brother. Great…19381990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as One of the four outhouses which serve fifty people. Great Western Sugar Company's beet sugar workers' colony at Hudson,… (1938) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.