What Did People Do For Fun in Grand Junction in the 40s & 50s?

What did people do for fun in Western Colorado before computers, Netflix, and the invention of the Four Runner? They did all sorts of fascinating things. Take a look at people getting out and having fun in Grand Junction with these Robert Grant photos from the 1940s and 50s.

Those born after 1970 might not be aware Grand Junction used to a small zoo. Traveling carnivals used to roll through town as well.

Okay, not everybody owned a motorcycle or Jeep, but you could still go to the stock car races. We didn't have cage wars, but we did have the wrestling matches at the Lincoln Park barn. Not everybody had a pool in the backyard, but we did have the Lincoln Park Pool.