Editing Durango, Colorado (section)

==References in television and film==
The [[Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad|Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad]] began to advertise the La Plata County Area to [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] beginning in the mid-1930s, kick-starting Durango's future in film appearances.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Jensen|first=Larry|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/967732272|title=Hollywood's railroads : volume three, Narrow Gauge Country|date=2014|isbn=978-0-692-31351-0|location=[Sequim, WA]|oclc=967732272}}</ref>
*Parts of the 1948 film ''[[Colorado Territory (film)|Colorado Territory]]'' were filmed in the Durango area including the Railroad Depot and the D&RGW's railroad line south to [[Farmington, New Mexico]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Citation|title=Colorado Territory (1949) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041253/locations|access-date=March 30, 2021}}</ref>
*The 1950 film ''[[A Ticket to Tomahawk]]'' was shot primarily in the La Plata County area involving the D&RGW's Silverton Branch (later to become the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad), filmed north of Durango, [[Silverton, Colorado]], on the current site of [[Fort Lewis College]], as well as a shot of a [[Rio Grande Southern Railroad]] [[Trestle bridge|Trestle]] located west of Durango near Wild Cat Canyon. This was one of [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s first onscreen appearances as well.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Citation|title=A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043046/locations|access-date=March 30, 2021}}</ref>
*Much of the 1952 film [[Denver and Rio Grande (film)|''Denver and Rio Grande'']] was shot on whats now the D&RGW's Silverton Branch, retelling the story of the D&RG's battle for rights into the [[Royal Gorge]], against the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway|Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Citation|title=Denver & Rio Grande (1952) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044537/locations|access-date=March 30, 2021}}</ref>
*Much of the 1953 western movie ''[[The Naked Spur]]'' starring [[James Stewart]] was shot in Durango.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044953/locations|title=The Naked Spur (1953)|website=IMDb|access-date=August 27, 2017}}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2021}}</ref>
* Several parts of the 1955 western film ''[[Run for Cover (film)|Run for Cover]]'' starring [[James Cagney]], were filmed just north of Durango in and around the upper Hermosa Valley area. Includes shots of the D&RGW Silverton Branch as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048570/locations|title=Run for Cover (1955)|website=IMDb|access-date=August 27, 2017}}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2021}}</ref> 
* Portions of the 1957 western ''[[Night Passage (film)|Night Passage]]'' starring a returning [[James Stewart]], as well as [[Audie Murphy]] and [[Brandon deWilde]] were filmed near Durango and on the D&RGW's Silverton Branch.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050763/locations|title=Night Passage (1957)|website=IMDb|access-date=August 27, 2017}}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2021}}</ref>
* Parts of the 1969 film ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]'' were filmed north of town along the [[Animas River]], as well as scenes of the D&RGW Railroad on the Silverton branch, and southeast of Durango near Florida, as well as other locations on the D&RGW narrow gauge system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/locations|title=Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)|website=IMDb|access-date=August 27, 2017}}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
*The 1978 [[Roger Corman]] film ''[[Avalanche (1978 film)|Avalanche]]'', starring [[Rock Hudson]] and [[Mia Farrow]], was filmed mainly at Durango Mountain Resort and at the Lodge at Tamarron in north Durango.<ref>{{cite web |title=Avalanche (1978) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077189/?ref_=ttloc_loc_tt |website=IMDb |access-date=August 22, 2019}}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2021}}</ref>
* The television series ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'', episode "Sky Above, Death Below" was filmed in and around Durango, Purgatory Resort, and Chimney Rock.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0536021/ IMDB: ''Cannon: Sky Above, Death Below ''], television series.{{unreliable source?|date=March 2021}}</ref>
* Part of the 1991 film ''[[City Slickers]]'' was shot in Durango.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101587/locations IMDB: ''City Slickers'' (1991) - Filming locations]{{unreliable source?|date=March 2021}}</ref>
* The 1999 movie ''[[Durango Kids]]'' describes a time tunnel in the old mines outside of Durango.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267455/ IMDB: ''Durango Kids''], motion picture.{{unreliable source?|date=March 2021}}</ref>
* Parts of the 1993 film ''[[Cliffhanger (film)|Cliffhanger]]'' were shot in Durango.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106582/locations?ref_=ttco_sa_5|title=Cliffhanger (1993)|website=IMDb|access-date=August 27, 2017}}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2021}}</ref>
* The 2024 documentary ''[[Hacking at Leaves]]'' features the local [[maker space]] called "Maker Lab".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14493924/|website=IMDb|access-date=May 20, 2024 |title=Hacking at Leaves }}</ref>