Gunnison’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Gunnison. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In the summer of 2007, over 24,000 US gallons (91,000 L) of gasoline leaked from a storage tank beneath the Top Stop gas station, located on the corner of South Main and East Center and owned by Wind River Petroleum. The gasoline leaked throughout the soil beneath South Main Street and eventually throughout the southwest side of town, contaminating businesses and homes. On August 10, 2007, local and state officials ordered the temporary evacuation of an entire Main Street block, heavily populated with businesses, because of the fumes from the gasoline leak. In the weeks following, Wasatch Environmental installed underground soil-ventilation systems. Several businesses, including the Top Stop, permanently closed, and some homes were evacuated. Gunnison City, along with several businesses and residents, filed suit against Wind River Petroleum over the handling of the gas leak. As of 2010,…
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Gunnison’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Gunnison’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGunnison, Gunnison Valley Wasatch…, 1872: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Gunnison
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Gunnison, decade by decade
1990s
3 historic places in Gunnison
3 places in Gunnison are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Gunnison, Gunnison Valley Wasatch Mountains in distance, Utah 1872 (1872) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.