June 28, 2016

Bojon Pride

The license-plate holder reads, "Happiness is being Slovenian."

It was the big "Slivovitz" decal in the pickup's rear window that caught my eye. "Bojon" or "bojohn" is Southern Coloradan for a person of Slovenian descent, but also is applied to people with roots anywhere in Eastern Europe.

See also, "You might be from Pueblo if . . . "

Spotted yesterday on Union Avenue, itself now dignified as the Historic District — not part of what is traditionally considered Bojon Town, but not far away.

The neighborhood is not what it used to be, and the big topic is being a Superfund site and all the ramifications of that.
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1 comment:

  1. Darrell5:32 PM

    The Bojon Town stories remind me of Stringtown, which runs along Hwy 24 on the south and southwest sides of Leadville. Stringtown was the smelter area for the nearby mines. I lived there for a short while 30+ years ago, and visited the place a lot--a close friend owned a home there, he and his wife had twins there. I used to see neighborhood kids playing, tunneling and such, in the tailings/slag piles. I always wondered about contamination in the area.

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