Keywords: The 1911 Bank of Ridgway Building in the town of Ridgway, which calls itself the "Gateway to the San Juans," in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado LCCN2015632447.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Remote Ridgway declined alarmingly in the 1980s after plans were afoot to flood the little town to make a reservoir; several building owners abandoned their buildings or allowed them to deteriorate When the reservoir plans evaporated the town began a period of slow growth and gentrification ; Forms part of Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; Credit line Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Title date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer ; Purchase; Carol M Highsmith Photography Inc ; 2015; DLC/PP-2015 068 2015 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2015632447 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/32400/32432a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 32432 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 32432 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Built in Colorado in 1911 Bank buildings in Colorado Ridgway Colorado Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M Highsmith Archive Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Photographs by Carol M Highsmith |