Silvia Pettem Gives us a Local History Lesson

On today’s A Public Affair, local author and historian Silvia Pettem stopped by to give us some Boulder history lessons. Pettem shared stories from her new column in the Boulder Reporting Lab, including the New Deal program that built Boulder’s mountain roads, the making of Boulder Canyon, how Boulder’s Art Deco era began with a courthouse fire nearly a century ago, and the lost ski area on Chautauqua Mesa.

This story aired on A Public Affair, KGNU’s weekday morning show featuring in-depth discussions on local news issues. Click here to listen to other episodes of A Public Affair.