tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post941860383819893728..comments2024-03-25T07:27:23.874-07:00Comments on Places That Were: The Bloody History of Ludlow, Colorado Ghost TownPlacesThatWerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-14732348104064041342023-04-30T19:50:27.480-07:002023-04-30T19:50:27.480-07:00Patty and J.S. I am very interested in Ludlow, an...Patty and J.S. I am very interested in Ludlow, and have read several books on the topic, and heard from some of the survivors. I have a weird question that doesn't have much to do with it: Do you know anything at all about the building that had the piano? I was thinking about the musicians at the camp, especially a singer named Hannah Thomas. I believe that she left after the strike ended (some didn't, I was surprised to find) and I was wondering about how they might have used music to pass the time, and to keep their spirits up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-67005628255371553962022-11-08T16:33:04.383-08:002022-11-08T16:33:04.383-08:00My dad and I stumbled across Ludlow on a road trip...My dad and I stumbled across Ludlow on a road trip home from my sister's wedding in Denver close to 30 years ago.<br />We opted to take the longer, more scenic route back to Oklahoma City through Raton Pass than repeat the famously tedious and banal Kansas landscape.<br /><br />I wanted to get out and stretch my legs a bit, and it just happened to be that the first exit we came to took us us to Ludlow.<br />Neither of us had even heard of the massacre and were fascinated by this monument/memorial out here in the middle of nowhere.<br />Long story short, we wound up investigating the ghost town as well.<br />There was a lot more debris around the site then.<br />What intrigued us the most was a room full of shoes that were haphazardly lined up in pairs, and arranged in a way that suggested people had taken them off to engage in some kind of event you would be barefoot for.<br />This was in the back room of one of the buildings and there was a structure like a fireplace with a chimney out back behind it.<br />That area by the chimney structure was littered with very old empty bottles and some mason style jars, along with some bits of animal teeth and bone fragments. We guessed they were from pigs by the look of them.<br />We didn't see a single person the whole time we were there.<br />Not a footprint or a tire track anywhere.<br />Very strange and creepy experience overall but an experience that has stuck with me vividly all this time.<br /><br />And for what it's worth, the original head on the memorial statue looked much better than the new one they used for repairs.<br /><br />Thanks very much for these pictures.<br />It's great to see what still stands out there Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-78007768199040515262020-09-27T10:12:29.394-07:002020-09-27T10:12:29.394-07:00I went by Ludlow yesterday, and sadly the jail fro...I went by Ludlow yesterday, and sadly the jail front wall has collapsed, and the roof is slowly collapsing. The schoolhouse in bad shape, the roof and one wall have also collapsed. Some of the homes have started to lean severely, too. Thank you again for your excellent photos and information.J.S. Falsettonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-88317358219528183592018-08-05T14:34:37.733-07:002018-08-05T14:34:37.733-07:00My grandmother was living in Ludlow when the massa...My grandmother was living in Ludlow when the massacre happened, she was 14 and met my grandfather there, it must have been horrible for them, my e mail is razz6701@earthlink.net, Patty RasmussenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152550043209967797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-88840276669550934892017-07-11T05:28:22.885-07:002017-07-11T05:28:22.885-07:00Thank you! I love that you're addicted to the ...Thank you! I love that you're addicted to the site :). You should definitely check out Ludlow when you get the chance. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-36175233776068730422017-07-06T13:32:57.131-07:002017-07-06T13:32:57.131-07:00I stumbled upon your site, looking up at the town ... I stumbled upon your site, looking up at the town of Baker of all things, and have become addicted. I'm a history nerd, so this is feeding my habit like crazy! You do a a fantastic job documenting your journey as well as telling the stories as best you know them. I love to travel, and while I'm not quite as adventurous you i.e. climbing in a window, or up on a roof of an old falling apart building, there are some places that I have now added to my ever growing list of places to go and see, the town of Ludlow being one. Thank you! And fantastic job sharing this story by the way!Kalona01https://www.blogger.com/profile/13389259229459667593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-53054489660199624342017-01-02T13:10:34.195-08:002017-01-02T13:10:34.195-08:00Your great grandpa sounds like an extraordinary ma...Your great grandpa sounds like an extraordinary man who improved the lives of countless people. His friends who died would have been glad to know that their deaths motivated him to make the world a better place. <br /><br />Thank you for checking out my website. I'm glad you're enjoying it!PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-13876903854928546362017-01-01T22:36:24.186-08:002017-01-01T22:36:24.186-08:00My family comes from this area during the strike a...My family comes from this area during the strike and massacre. Great historical context that is hard to find on other websites summarized, and fantastic detail on the structures remaining. My great-great grandfather lived a few miles north of Ludlow on his homestead during the massacre, and his son (my great-grandpa) was a teenager working in a mine nearby when the strikes occurred. My great-grandpa became the first president of the UMWA in Trinidad, and a chairman and president of the Colorado UMWA in his lifetime, after his friends were killed in Ludlow, and the Hastings Mine Explosion a few years later. He designed and commissioned the Ludlow Monument, and was its caretaker from its construction until his death in 1954. Just found your website, and love it!J.S. Falsettonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-81214091797983465422016-03-07T20:29:46.160-08:002016-03-07T20:29:46.160-08:00I was amazed I hadn't heard the story either. ...I was amazed I hadn't heard the story either. It was such an important moment in the labor movement. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-36995850888046656432016-03-07T00:19:07.498-08:002016-03-07T00:19:07.498-08:00Amazing story; one I've never heard. Thank you...Amazing story; one I've never heard. Thank you!4everfunkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099780332050903533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-84763913228565737342016-01-08T13:59:46.520-08:002016-01-08T13:59:46.520-08:00Thank you. I was surprised those vehicles were sti...Thank you. I was surprised those vehicles were still there. Someone really needs to restore them. PlacesThatWerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906573012383225740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5398633296962611892.post-14691894813187573532016-01-08T02:54:48.872-08:002016-01-08T02:54:48.872-08:00What an incredible tour and history. I know hubby...What an incredible tour and history. I know hubby will be drooling over the vehicles left behind. How neat!<br /><br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com