Interview with Barbara Reiter, May 2, 2012

Interview with Barbara Reiter, May 2, 2012

Lakewood (Colo.) -- History

Golden (Colo.) -- History

Wandcrest Park (Colo.) -- History

Golden Clay Pits

Women during WWII

Real estate and development

Leadville Silver Rush

Education

Outdoor Lab

South Park Pacific Rail Line

Jefferson County Public Schools

Local History

Barbara Reiter, a Lakewood resident, discusses her family's ties to Jefferson County including her great-grandfather's immigration from Germany to Colorado in 1873 and her grandfather's founding of Wandcrest Park in the early 1920's. Reiter talks about her mother's work testing bullets for the army during World War II at the Federal Center in Lakewood, as well as her father's bowling alley, Lakewood Bowling Lanes. Also discussed: Reiter's work as a teacher in Jefferson County Public Schools including Outdoor Lab at Windy Peak and Mt. Evans, playing in the clay pits near Golden as a child and riding the trolley system around the Denver area.;1 streaming sound file (34 min);Accompanied by transcript in PDF format (11 p.)

Reiter, Barbara

Jefferson County Public Library, Lakewood, CO

2012-05-02

Stadler, Pat

Copyright Jefferson County Public Library

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History

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34 min 1 sec

Stadler, Pat

Reiter, Barbara