Silverton has bad gasoline remember that. If you pull into the town on E and fill up dont be suprised if their rarely used fuel pumps pump bad gas into your car. Happened to us.
@@TheAnnoyingBoss I was in Silverton back in September, filled up with gas several times while riding motorcycles through a lot of the passes, never had a problem with the gas. The gas station was fairly busy so that's BS that the pumps are rarely used.
@@redguy8941 how is it a monopoly? they're not buying out other grocery stores.. they are the ONLY grocery store because no one else is willing to make one and compete with their prices. anyone is more than welcome to though.
I grew up in Silverton. I will always remember the times where I'd leave my house on empire Street in a blizzard to go get stuff from the grocery store. Mark and Darlene made a huge impact on my life and I couldn't be more grateful.
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@@Earthdweller1958 Therefore, they are making the World as a whole, a better place. Almost all of us can make the biggest change by acting locally, and growing from there.
That's why stations and news like PBS, NPR and AP are important. Republicans want to dismantle them to run state media the way North Korea does. Sickening how little they care about people
We live in Montrose and frequently visit Silverton to explore and appreciate its beauty. We make it a point to stop at this grocery every single time. Nothing feels better than supporting local and feeling cared for by a business.
Im an Englishman and back in the 90s when i was young, i spent a year backpacking across this incredible country on the most amazing adventure of my life. Every now and again I would stumble across a wonderful town like this with the most beautiful, welcoming people. THIS is the true beating heart of America. With love from a Limey to a Yank.
Thank you for your kind reply. I still remember visiting Silverton (also in the 90's) on a trip through the West. With love from a Yank to a Limey. We (my husband and myself) camped in a little tent and ate a lot of sandwiches and fruit out of our trunk. Wonderful trip.
@SimonLloydGuitar If you ever get back, take the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge railroad. That is an amazing train ride. Incredible views all the way. If you want, at one point the train stops, let's off backpackers, and they can catch the next train, or, overnight and then hop a ride.
Always nice hearing how others have enjoyed some of our incredible natural offerings and the small towns that come with it. Hope you’re able to visit the US again someday.
as a regular out-of-state visitor to silverton, this store has been a lifesaver more than once. thanks to darlene and mark for keeping this going and trying to find a seller who will keep their "general store" ethos going. many thanks.
Old Rich School!! They only people left there are RICH people. Great place to go and see Rich people doing what Rich people do. Everyone in Colorado knows its the New Vail of Colorado and this video is just propaganda to make people think it's just a sweet mountain town. Bunch of RICH GAPERS are all that fill that town. 😢
@@brianmcmeat1306 Making money by being a positive asset to your community is not a bad thing. My local grocery store probably makes a boatload but they deserve it because they treat you like a neighbor and not a customer.
I am working in a small store in a small town in Sweden and this is just such a joy to see. We have the same kind of community band and our store is vital to a lot of people. I am so glad I found this video. I hope the store continues to be local and that someone who really cares for the community takes it over
@GizmoBeach active listening must not be a strong suit on yours? Marc literally said the only people that showed interest in buying the store was... wait on it - corporations
@@bandido7994 There is a local health clinic. There is a county health director you can call for emergencies. She is the nicest person you will ever meet (I know her and her family personally). The chopper can come get you if it's bad. Otherwise, Durango and the hospital is an hour south, or 1:15 north in Montrose.
That's so nice to hear tbh it warms my heart ❤ internet is amazing I'm watching this video with a cup of coffee in my room while learning so much about someone who lives in another corner of the planet..
I've been there! It was very clear this place is trying to provide everything the community and travelers would need, and not just trying to make a profit in the same way corporate owners would. It was a rare and memorable experience. Thanks!
Tough but there are a lot of benefits. I lived in Elk City Idaho when I was a kid, and we all actually loved it. Yes we were far out of the city so if we got hurt that was bad, but we rode snowcats in the winter and dirtbikes and horses in the summer. We had so many fun experiences that city kids don't even know exist.
@@NiaLaLa_V Fond childhood memories and that is wonderful! It's a tough place to live as adults when you have a lot more to worry about like making a living, feeding your family, and getting through the very harsh winters.
I grew up in my uncle's independent grocery store. He was the last of 13 in our town until the chains came in. It is hard for independent stores to find suppliers. The wholesale warehouses for the independents have disappeared. I love Silverton. I was last there in 1983 and I have a tremendous respect for their history.
And that very pattern coupled, with history, is why we need antitrust policy to break up the big chains; so that the small independents can thrive again. It was that policy, that protected them to begin with.
@@robclark3095 and that is why we have to fight in the coming elections. There is the entire history of the Sherman and Clayton anti-trust acts that I found Keith Ellison tried to utilize, when he was in Congress; yet the subsequent history of the post 1970s explains the flipside, and why we are here. The key is to be discernibly strategic, and never pessimistic. Yes there’s carrying on with our lives, but there is also the aspirations and holistic obligations for what our life legacy could be.
I did the same when I hiked in 2021. Silverton is a special community. If it’s possible, I recommend catching the train into town from the trail. My favorite hitch ever!
I hope you enjoy your time there. It’s a special place with wonderful people. I’m biased, I grew up there and my brother and his wife still live there and own a store on Green Street. Best wishes for a safe hike!
After 34 years and wanting to spend time with grandkids and you're glad. Wow. I know the town needs a store and they didn't want to sell to big wigs, but honestly how much longer do you think they can keep going. Missing out on family time is everything. Sad situation if you ask me.
@@-greentoadyup it’s hella sad that everyone in the town depends on them but also not being able to spend time with ur grandchildren and still working everyday at an old age
@@-greentoadit’s true. I know someone who tried to operate a mini grocery store since that is the usual setup in each small township in our country. We don’t rely on supermarkets, it’s mostly wet markets and grocery stores that coexist in each area, eradicating the need to travel far just to get your essentials. That person I knew gave up since the logistics and inventory is hard. It took so much of that person’s time and just decided to close it
I've actually been to this store and met Mark a number of years back... This is a really cool place and I cannot begin to express properly how lovely the people we met in Silverton are.. Sad to think they are selling it / have sold it... Hopefully they can work something out to where it works for both Darlene and Mark, and the town.. I just want to say thanks and how happy I am to have found this.. I need to get back out there again! With love & respect from Texas! I sure miss this area like few others!
Great people, store and story! Thank goodness for people who care about their townspeople as they do, and I'm sure that the townspeople feel the same towards them. I so hope that things will work out for them and that someday soon, there will be a couple who will take their place and keep the store/town as their own new home. ❤️
If I was a bit younger I’d move heaven and earth to try and buy that place. What an opportunity to have a great life. Hard work obviously- but I’ve never been afraid of that. Family and community are where it’s most important!!! These people are wonderful and I understand how hard it is to keep working as hard as you did when you were in your 20’s but they won’t sell to just anyone and that makes them even more special!! I must visit there someday!
we love Silverton. We come every June and September. We hope you are able to keep the grocery store and find younger people to do the heavy work and if not, the town could purchase it as a co-op.
The town should buy it as a co-op. Th store would have a better position with the vendors, reduce shipping &bringing in small cube van loads by paid store driver Begin to use local school teens in store for work credits and pay
I was just saying that! I belong to a co-op grocery, and while we don't have to work, a $200 buy-in was required, if everyone in town pitched in either little time or money, they'd save their grocery.
This is such a beautiful story if you’ve ever visited Silverton, you know that it’s very inaccessible unless obviously using long mountain roads, these store owners are awesome and deserve a lot of respect from the community and from outsiders
I was just reflecting on my time in Silverton in 1976. I used to frequent a little store operated by a Hispanic lady and her daughter. They were always so kind and easy to engage in conversation. I miss them mightily for having known them a shprt time. All the folks of Silverton are neighbors to visitors.
Reminds me of similar problems facing remote stores in the Scottish highlands and islands. Community ownership has been a lifesaver for some of them - and in some English villages. We visited Silverton a couple months ago, from the Isle of Man - definitely the town we liked the most during our Colorado road trip. Wish we'd found the store ...
Ah I love Silverton ❤ I've visited several times (from the UK!) but only as part of a round trip on the railroad. I need to stay overnight at Silverton next time and enjoy more of the beautiful town. I love nearby Durango and Ouray too. I love the whole area!
I visited from the UK this year and completely agree with you. Like Ouray Silverton has its own vibe. Maybe they should look at putting the grocery deliveries on the train from Durango? I know it doesn't always run to Silverton in the winter, but there may be occasions when emergency supplies could be put on board.
@Pesmog Ooh that would be interesting! It would take some effort by the railroad at the Durango end, but it would be nice for the trains to serve an actual purpose other that passengers. Returning to real "mixed" service trains!
How delightful ! Many stores like yours exists in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, they are are absolutely the best, as your customer said providing all kinds of support to the community’ but it’s the charm and couthy’ness that is so engaging. Thank you …..🍂🐿🍁🦊🍂
yes--these are the stories I want from my local news. no sensationalism or politics, just every day people who have profound impacts on their community.
If you have one of these stores in your community and you love it... Do as much shopping as you can there. Don't give your hard earned money to these corporate monsters. Keep your money in your community.
Five years ago, the little towns had IGAs (cooperative in buying wholesale) except for one owned by a gas station's owner. It's prices were high, but Walmart was 10 miles away. They are all now DG (Dollar General) Marketplaces. Horribly understaffed. I work at the Walmart where we pay 40% higher wages. So if you still have your IGA or local store, treasure it! If the price is high, remember that it costs 25-60 cents/mile to travel.
What an amazing story! We lost our last local grocery store ten plus years ago. Now, only chain stores. It was always nice to be able to pick up a fresh meal for lunch. There, it was waiting in the fridge with my name on the package. I was Tom's last customer, sure miss Sullivan's!
I’ve had the privilege of visiting Silverton in the winter several years ago. Stunningly gorgeous little town but getting there was not easy at all due to the roads being very narrow and mountainous and the fact that drove there on top of ice and snow made that trek extra treacherous
Nice story. They won't be able to hold out forever as time remains undefeated. Hopefully someone comes along who has old-world values to take it over...
I remember when our little store closed and we had to drive fifty miles for everything. It was three years before we got one. they had high prices but when you figure in the travel it was worth it.
I've been through that area years ago. It's beautiful. Thank you for your sacrifice to the community and all of your hard work and dedication. Hopefully, the right person will come along willing to keep this store local and family owned. 🤞
I love walking into this store. The sound and feel of the soft, worn wood floors creaking under my feet, the smell of all he food mixed with the smells of the old building itself, makes me so happy.
I watched this video on 1.25 speed, and people still seemed super laid back in their way of speaking. Especially John Poole. It's like life just moves slower in these secluded mountain towns. I love it..
This is an awesome story and video. Thank you so much for being some of the few people left in the world that don't just take an offer and sell to corporations that do not care 1 bit
You are the kind of people we want to remain in this nation and more importantly in a small community. Thank you for not selling out to a corporate entity. May the Lord send someone who has a heart like yours that truly cares for the people that can take ownership and continue your legacy of serving and caring. How grateful I am for folks like you, what a grand example!
@jeffdurall8353 I worked at the VC (Vacquero Conquistadore - cowboy conqueror or empire builder) Guest Ranch two school summers in the 70s. What a nice area. Not sure if that place is still there.
In 1996, my husband and I visited Silverton and fell in love. I hope to go back some day. It is a very special little town. If I had the money I would buy the store!!
I grew up in Salida in the 80's and my childhood was EPIC! We had an underwhelming, poorly lit Safeway for our grocery at the time....... a far cry from my current neighborhood HEB.
Oh man, we would love to come take it off your hands. If we had the money, we’d be there in a heartbeat, Silverton is heaven on earth, it’s so beautiful.
@ I grew up in a small mountain town, I’m already ready already, I definitely understand the reality of mountain life hardships. What I miss most of all is a small community, and yeah, the isolation. But I have a bunch of kids and college to think of, so I’m stuck in the city.
@@vuho7832isolated? Busy as H in summer and winter. Amazing hiking and skiing area. I moved from major cities 25 years ago.....isolated from crime, traffic, road rage, noise, pollution, urban stress is a great isolation
I am a retired 61 yr old Tennessean. Former EMT/FF for over 30 years. I am a country raised guy. I would come there and work at that store and live in that community ! Wish they had a job opening and a place to stay. Lord bless that place and those people.
All factors considered, I think I would take on a partner who wants to run it and gradually gain more of the interest over time. That would give these guys a way out of the full time responsibility while providing an opportunity for someone who wants to be a member of the community with this type of business for the long term.
I very much appreciate this. I live in a small town, Butterfield, Minnesota. Our grocery store was in my family from 1905 through December 31,2010, when we locked the door for the last time. My father worked there for 65 + years, and I worked there 34 years full time and about 40 years total. The state of the old building was an important reason we closed. Yet, no matter how much service and friendliness we provided, we could not compete with the big box stores.
I grew up in Ouray and Telluride Colorado, which is near Silverton. Each town had a small grocer like this. I forgot the name of the one In Ouray, but in Telluride it was Rose's, and later there was a gas station, who had a small convenience store, and later built a bigger one. The drug store owner, Frank B. Wilson, didn't like that the grocer was selling medicine, so he started selling some popular grocery items. The drug store was robbed by Butch Cassidy, before he teamed up with the Sundance Kid and later became known as The Wild Bunch, who fired three shots damaging one of the display cases and the floor. You could still see the damage the bullets made. Thanks for posting.
Textbook definition of a mom and pop store
Ma and Pa store
Silverton has bad gasoline remember that. If you pull into the town on E and fill up dont be suprised if their rarely used fuel pumps pump bad gas into your car. Happened to us.
"Monopoly"
@@TheAnnoyingBoss I was in Silverton back in September, filled up with gas several times while riding motorcycles through a lot of the passes, never had a problem with the gas. The gas station was fairly busy so that's BS that the pumps are rarely used.
@@redguy8941 how is it a monopoly? they're not buying out other grocery stores.. they are the ONLY grocery store because no one else is willing to make one and compete with their prices. anyone is more than welcome to though.
I grew up in Silverton. I will always remember the times where I'd leave my house on empire Street in a blizzard to go get stuff from the grocery store. Mark and Darlene made a huge impact on my life and I couldn't be more grateful.
Bowen!!!
@@Britomiryou know him?
Why did you leave?
Hello from Bucharest, Romania - a huge underrated city in Europe:)
I don't get it; so where do you get your groceries the times you DON'T go to the only grocery store in town?
Huge respect to these owners, they’re truly making a positive impact on their community and do so humbly.
These people are the backbone of your great country. Hopefully you can restore this sense of community and spread it throughout America.
No they aren't, they have a monopoly due to zoning laws and NIMBY-ism
What a positive history. We need more people like this to keep America going.
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They literally are keeping this little town fed...
Absolutely noble.. total respect to this couple
Marc and Darlene Watson make this world a better place… Thank you
thanks for watching!
Without Dollar general stores, pollution.
@@Earthdweller1958 Therefore, they are making the World as a whole, a better place. Almost all of us can make the biggest change by acting locally, and growing from there.
It's like George Bailey refusing to sell Potter the Building and Loan.
Finally a documentary style video without obnoxious music blaring in the background trying to make it into a thriller movie
That's why stations and news like PBS, NPR and AP are important. Republicans want to dismantle them to run state media the way North Korea does. Sickening how little they care about people
Amen!!
Or a commercial every two or three minutes
I cant stand music in vids. I like ambience.
We live in Montrose and frequently visit Silverton to explore and appreciate its beauty. We make it a point to stop at this grocery every single time. Nothing feels better than supporting local and feeling cared for by a business.
Whoop whoop
so many people agree but still shop at walmart and big billionaire stores.
Im an Englishman and back in the 90s when i was young, i spent a year backpacking across this incredible country on the most amazing adventure of my life.
Every now and again I would stumble across a wonderful town like this with the most beautiful, welcoming people. THIS is the true beating heart of America.
With love from a Limey to a Yank.
Thank you for your kind reply. I still remember visiting Silverton (also in the 90's) on a trip through the West. With love from a Yank to a Limey. We (my husband and myself) camped in a little tent and ate a lot of sandwiches and fruit out of our trunk. Wonderful trip.
@SimonLloydGuitar If you ever get back, take the Durango to Silverton Narrow Gauge railroad. That is an amazing train ride. Incredible views all the way. If you want, at one point the train stops, let's off backpackers, and they can catch the next train, or, overnight and then hop a ride.
Always nice hearing how others have enjoyed some of our incredible natural offerings and the small towns that come with it. Hope you’re able to visit the US again someday.
Thank you :) love back!
This WAS the beating hart of America. Demographics have irreversibly changed for the worse.
as a regular out-of-state visitor to silverton, this store has been a lifesaver more than once. thanks to darlene and mark for keeping this going and trying to find a seller who will keep their "general store" ethos going. many thanks.
Absolutely true! It should be on everyone's map who is visiting to drop in and say hello and buy whatever you may need!
@@frisk151 💀
I love people like this. Humble yet important to their community.
Old school Colorado. Down to earth people. True friends. Community. My family has been in Colorado for 56+ years. I miss this part of it.
Old Rich School!! They only people left there are RICH people. Great place to go and see Rich people doing what Rich people do. Everyone in Colorado knows its the New Vail of Colorado and this video is just propaganda to make people think it's just a sweet mountain town. Bunch of RICH GAPERS are all that fill that town. 😢
thanks for watching!
@ they seem pretty down to earth to me. How long have you been in Colorado? You sound like a fresh off the boater, bitter and omniscient
@@tpatrickl9539very fresh so much negativity you Democrats😢
Too bad the influx of people to the Front Range have decimated Colorado's politics. I left when it went crazy left.
The grocery store is the heart of the community. Feeding every family in need.
I bet you say ATM machine too?
@@brianmcmeat1306 Making money by being a positive asset to your community is not a bad thing. My local grocery store probably makes a boatload but they deserve it because they treat you like a neighbor and not a customer.
@@YouCanCallMeReTro Grocery stores do not make a lot of profit.
I am working in a small store in a small town in Sweden and this is just such a joy to see. We have the same kind of community band and our store is vital to a lot of people. I am so glad I found this video. I hope the store continues to be local and that someone who really cares for the community takes it over
Vilken stad/by?☺️
Wow! Darlene and Mark, thank you for not selling your store to a corporation. Thank you for everything you do for the people of Silverton.
What corporation is going to buy a store in a dwindling-population town that supplyers are loathe to drive to, because of its poor location? 🤨
@GizmoBeach active listening must not be a strong suit on yours? Marc literally said the only people that showed interest in buying the store was... wait on it - corporations
@@anferneeg611 And apparently Gizmo doesn't know how some corporations work.
@@GizmoBeach they will buy it to put it out of business causing the town to have to go to next town over to walmart
They had it listed online for like 1.4 million or something like that.
We love Silverton groceries! Charlie is the best, treats us like family and such a nice lady! Many blessings towards the SG Crew!
Sounds like you live there, how do you deal with medical emergencies?
@@bandido7994 There is a local health clinic. There is a county health director you can call for emergencies. She is the nicest person you will ever meet (I know her and her family personally). The chopper can come get you if it's bad. Otherwise, Durango and the hospital is an hour south, or 1:15 north in Montrose.
That's so nice to hear tbh it warms my heart ❤ internet is amazing I'm watching this video with a cup of coffee in my room while learning so much about someone who lives in another corner of the planet..
I've been there! It was very clear this place is trying to provide everything the community and travelers would need, and not just trying to make a profit in the same way corporate owners would. It was a rare and memorable experience. Thanks!
It's not easy living out there. These little towns are beautiful but tough. Takes special people to keep them running.
Tough but there are a lot of benefits. I lived in Elk City Idaho when I was a kid, and we all actually loved it. Yes we were far out of the city so if we got hurt that was bad, but we rode snowcats in the winter and dirtbikes and horses in the summer. We had so many fun experiences that city kids don't even know exist.
@@NiaLaLa_V Fond childhood memories and that is wonderful! It's a tough place to live as adults when you have a lot more to worry about like making a living, feeding your family, and getting through the very harsh winters.
Places and people like this are truly a beautiful thing. I wish them the best.
I grew up in my uncle's independent grocery store. He was the last of 13 in our town until the chains came in. It is hard for independent stores to find suppliers. The wholesale warehouses for the independents have disappeared. I love Silverton. I was last there in 1983 and I have a tremendous respect for their history.
And that very pattern coupled, with history, is why we need antitrust policy to break up the big chains; so that the small independents can thrive again. It was that policy, that protected them to begin with.
I have a picture of a ghost on a tv.
thank you for sharing!
@@rypatmackrockwe aren’t going to get that with the next administration for darn sure
@@robclark3095 and that is why we have to fight in the coming elections. There is the entire history of the Sherman and Clayton anti-trust acts that I found Keith Ellison tried to utilize, when he was in Congress; yet the subsequent history of the post 1970s explains the flipside, and why we are here.
The key is to be discernibly strategic, and never pessimistic. Yes there’s carrying on with our lives, but there is also the aspirations and holistic obligations for what our life legacy could be.
I miss Silverton CO. It is really a lovely laid back town filled with amazing people.
Great story about a genuine couple keeping a small town real. Corporate America is the reason so many things are not affordable or local or real.
Corporate = govt = total domination and control
Real American heroes here, simple folks serving their communities and making the world a little brighter.
Literally feeds and helps people live every day it’s so important and noble work. We need to figure out how to support them back.
Perhaps instead of government subsidies for corporations, small stores supporting small towns need financial subsidies?
I will be hiking the Colorado Trail this summer and I most definitely will be stopping in this town and the store. I can’t wait. It looks wonderful.
I did the same when I hiked in 2021. Silverton is a special community. If it’s possible, I recommend catching the train into town from the trail. My favorite hitch ever!
Definitely start from Denver.
I hope you enjoy your time there. It’s a special place with wonderful people. I’m biased, I grew up there and my brother and his wife still live there and own a store on Green Street. Best wishes for a safe hike!
This couple is what a small business is. Much respect 😊
I'm glad they took it off the market. All the best, Watsons!
After 34 years and wanting to spend time with grandkids and you're glad. Wow. I know the town needs a store and they didn't want to sell to big wigs, but honestly how much longer do you think they can keep going. Missing out on family time is everything. Sad situation if you ask me.
@@-greentoadyup it’s hella sad that everyone in the town depends on them but also not being able to spend time with ur grandchildren and still working everyday at an old age
@@-greentoad would you rather a corp bought the store, jacked the prices up and shut it down a year later??
@@-greentoadit’s true. I know someone who tried to operate a mini grocery store since that is the usual setup in each small township in our country. We don’t rely on supermarkets, it’s mostly wet markets and grocery stores that coexist in each area, eradicating the need to travel far just to get your essentials. That person I knew gave up since the logistics and inventory is hard. It took so much of that person’s time and just decided to close it
I've actually been to this store and met Mark a number of years back... This is a really cool place and I cannot begin to express properly how lovely the people we met in Silverton are.. Sad to think they are selling it / have sold it... Hopefully they can work something out to where it works for both Darlene and Mark, and the town.. I just want to say thanks and how happy I am to have found this.. I need to get back out there again! With love & respect from Texas! I sure miss this area like few others!
Texans need to stay out of colorado as they have ruined it
Ask not,what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country!!! These folks got it together!!!
Great people, store and story! Thank goodness for people who care about their townspeople as they do, and I'm sure that the townspeople feel the same towards them. I so hope that things will work out for them and that someday soon, there will be a couple who will take their place and keep the store/town as their own new home. ❤️
If I was a bit younger I’d move heaven and earth to try and buy that place. What an opportunity to have a great life. Hard work obviously- but I’ve never been afraid of that. Family and community are where it’s most important!!! These people are wonderful and I understand how hard it is to keep working as hard as you did when you were in your 20’s but they won’t sell to just anyone and that makes them even more special!! I must visit there someday!
Best 5 minutes of my day!
thanks for watching!
the story about the grocery store owner offering to let her neighbor use the freezer is brilliant..would not happen in the bigger towns.
Because the health department would shut it down.
@@shrimpmoney8 because if her food spoils and someone gets sick, and sues. there goes the town grocery store.
Perfection. Just what i need to end my day. Something positive
What a touching story,would be great to see someone who truly cares about the town take over someday!
True, hard working Americans with a sense of loyalty to their community. Hard to find in these times. Best of luck to the couple.
we love Silverton. We come every June and September. We hope you are able to keep the grocery store and find younger people to do the heavy work and if not, the town could purchase it as a co-op.
The town should buy it as a co-op.
Th store would have a better position with the vendors,
reduce shipping &bringing in small cube van loads by paid store driver
Begin to use local school teens in store for work credits and pay
I was just saying that! I belong to a co-op grocery, and while we don't have to work, a $200 buy-in was required, if everyone in town pitched in either little time or money, they'd save their grocery.
Local teens barely exist in Silverton
Maybe their children and grand children should run the place.
@@Pamela_Lopezs also don’t live in Silverton
PUHLEASE email the Chamber of Commerce with this idea!!!
Wonderful story.. it reminds me of such beautiful times in other places too. Thank you to these compassionate people.
A wonderful store. I’ve visited several times when traveling in the area and for backpacking resupply. Thanks for sharing!
thanks for watching!
Awesome story. So many people are grateful for what you do and so many would love the life you have.
Been in the store probably a dozen times over the years, awesome place, love Silverton and the people there.
0:24 "married to Darlene" Is very similar to the shopkeeper's response to Anton Chigurh in movie no country for old man😂
"So you married into it?"
@@VictorSGonzo”if that’s the way you wanna put it”
Call it
Hat's off to you People, thank you for your dedication to your community ❤
This is fantastic.
Cheers to all involved.
Also an idea, why not buy à truck and go get the stocks once a week.? Wouldn't that be à possible solution to thé supply problem ?
Wishing them all the best. I don't even live there but their story fills me with gratitude for what they've done and are doing.
This is such a beautiful story if you’ve ever visited Silverton, you know that it’s very inaccessible unless obviously using long mountain roads, these store owners are awesome and deserve a lot of respect from the community and from outsiders
I was just reflecting on my time in Silverton in 1976. I used to frequent a little store operated by a Hispanic lady and her daughter. They were always so kind and easy to engage in conversation. I miss them mightily for having known them a shprt time. All the folks of Silverton are neighbors to visitors.
Reminds me of similar problems facing remote stores in the Scottish highlands and islands. Community ownership has been a lifesaver for some of them - and in some English villages. We visited Silverton a couple months ago, from the Isle of Man - definitely the town we liked the most during our Colorado road trip. Wish we'd found the store ...
He blesses so many people in so many ways...wishing you two continued success and merry christmas...
I’ve never been to a more beautiful and friendly place than Silverton. It’s wonderful that they want to keep it authentic and local ❤
Thank you both and everyone who does this wonderful blessing that most people just take for granted. 😊❤👍🏻
Beautiful approach to community...also probably a great place to have property during the zombie apocalypse.
These people are true heroes and deserve recognition.If am ever passing thru the area I will definitely visit their store
Ah I love Silverton ❤
I've visited several times (from the UK!) but only as part of a round trip on the railroad. I need to stay overnight at Silverton next time and enjoy more of the beautiful town.
I love nearby Durango and Ouray too. I love the whole area!
I visited from the UK this year and completely agree with you. Like Ouray Silverton has its own vibe. Maybe they should look at putting the grocery deliveries on the train from Durango? I know it doesn't always run to Silverton in the winter, but there may be occasions when emergency supplies could be put on board.
@Pesmog Ooh that would be interesting! It would take some effort by the railroad at the Durango end, but it would be nice for the trains to serve an actual purpose other that passengers. Returning to real "mixed" service trains!
Love how businesses like this are the heartbeat of our local communities.
How delightful ! Many stores like yours exists in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, they are are absolutely the best, as your customer said providing all kinds of support to the community’ but it’s the charm and couthy’ness that is so engaging.
Thank you …..🍂🐿🍁🦊🍂
Such teamwork and dedication for the town you love. Much luck to you in it's future!
yes--these are the stories I want from my local news. no sensationalism or politics, just every day people who have profound impacts on their community.
Sensationalism and politics pay the bills! Click click click. Make sure you don't feed that algorithm!
Lovely, wholesome story Something we need more of in these turbulent times A genuine community
Silverton is one of the most stunningly beautiful places in Colorado and America. Much more down to earth than Telluride and nearby towns.
Ouray isn't bad either.
Local heroes! They make the large and small efforts every day for years and years. The community is so grateful to them. Deservedly so.
If you have one of these stores in your community and you love it... Do as much shopping as you can there. Don't give your hard earned money to these corporate monsters. Keep your money in your community.
Five years ago, the little towns had IGAs (cooperative in buying wholesale) except for one owned by a gas station's owner. It's prices were high, but Walmart was 10 miles away.
They are all now DG (Dollar General) Marketplaces. Horribly understaffed. I work at the Walmart where we pay 40% higher wages.
So if you still have your IGA or local store, treasure it! If the price is high, remember that it costs 25-60 cents/mile to travel.
This made me cry
What an amazing story! We lost our last local grocery store ten plus years ago. Now, only chain stores. It was always nice to be able to pick up a fresh meal for lunch. There, it was waiting in the fridge with my name on the package. I was Tom's last customer, sure miss Sullivan's!
I’ve had the privilege of visiting Silverton in the winter several years ago. Stunningly gorgeous little town but getting there was not easy at all due to the roads being very narrow and mountainous and the fact that drove there on top of ice and snow made that trek extra treacherous
Nice story. They won't be able to hold out forever as time remains undefeated. Hopefully someone comes along who has old-world values to take it over...
Beautiful story of community and kindness. Thank you.
It’s nice to see they care about their community and don’t want to gouge their neighbors.
Grew up in the city, and seeing this just warms my heart. True sense of community.❤❤
I remember when our little store closed and we had to drive fifty miles for everything. It was three years before we got one. they had high prices but when you figure in the travel it was worth it.
I've been through that area years ago. It's beautiful. Thank you for your sacrifice to the community and all of your hard work and dedication. Hopefully, the right person will come along willing to keep this store local and family owned. 🤞
These two people are real Americans, the heart of our great country. I've been to Silverton and its a beautiful experience.
I love walking into this store. The sound and feel of the soft, worn wood floors creaking under my feet, the smell of all he food mixed with the smells of the old building itself, makes me so happy.
I watched this video on 1.25 speed, and people still seemed super laid back in their way of speaking. Especially John Poole. It's like life just moves slower in these secluded mountain towns. I love it..
I'm from S Africa but I admire this couple for really looking after the community
I wish them the very best. But did any one see 4:44 the roofer drop the wood 😮
This is an awesome story and video. Thank you so much for being some of the few people left in the world that don't just take an offer and sell to corporations that do not care 1 bit
What a very nice video. I wish TH-cam was more like this instead of the trash that fills it these days.
You are the kind of people we want to remain in this nation and more importantly in a small community. Thank you for not selling out to a corporate entity. May the Lord send someone who has a heart like yours that truly cares for the people that can take ownership and continue your legacy of serving and caring. How grateful I am for folks like you, what a grand example!
Hiking the Colorado trail we forgot a pair of hiking poles here and came back a week later after finishing and picked them up! Great people!
I'd have headed right back. There is NO way I could go a day w/o poles on the CT.
Salute to both of you for your concern for your community.
I used to live in Durango just a jump hip and a skip away from silverton. I loved driving through the small town. Absolutely gorgeous.
From Richmond Virginia bit Silverton CO will always have a place in my heart. Such a beautiful place.
Lovely story. ❤❤❤❤ Karen from Canada
I go to Lake City, Creede, Silverton and Ouray once a year. I love those little mountain towns. Everyone is always nice and friendly.
@jeffdurall8353 I worked at the VC (Vacquero Conquistadore - cowboy conqueror or empire builder) Guest Ranch two school summers in the 70s. What a nice area. Not sure if that place is still there.
In 1996, my husband and I visited Silverton and fell in love. I hope to go back some day. It is a very special little town.
If I had the money I would buy the store!!
I grew up in Salida in the 80's and my childhood was EPIC! We had an underwhelming, poorly lit Safeway for our grocery at the time....... a far cry from my current neighborhood HEB.
It’s folks like this that really understand community. Loved this.
Oh man, we would love to come take it off your hands. If we had the money, we’d be there in a heartbeat, Silverton is heaven on earth, it’s so beautiful.
Think about the isolation. Think about no jobs. How many of anything is actually in that town?
@ I grew up in a small mountain town, I’m already ready already, I definitely understand the reality of mountain life hardships. What I miss most of all is a small community, and yeah, the isolation. But I have a bunch of kids and college to think of, so I’m stuck in the city.
@@vuho7832isolated?
Busy as H in summer and winter. Amazing hiking and skiing area.
I moved from major cities 25 years ago.....isolated from crime, traffic, road rage, noise, pollution, urban stress is a great isolation
Business loan? Personal loan?
@ we are currently in so much medical debt, there’s no way we’ll dig ourselves out in this lifetime. Maybe next lifetime.
I come to Silverton every year! A special place in my heart and I come to this grocery store every time. Love the owners of this store.
I am a retired 61 yr old Tennessean. Former EMT/FF for over 30 years. I am a country raised guy. I would come there and work at that store and live in that community ! Wish they had a job opening and a place to stay. Lord bless that place and those people.
Come to Memphis and get a slab of ribs
@@TommyTomTompkins how nice of you to offer him free ribs
@@beanzburriton4263 😇
hey, man i felt nice watching the video. community is a very close thing to heart.
"it opened in 1982" @1:24 that car really threw off the perspective of that statement.
Wonderful story. Thank You for sharing. Greetings from Ireland ☘😊.
Great job,
Well done to you both 👍🏴🇪🇦
Thank you for uploading this video, it's a shame more people don't think about this anymore 😢🙏👍😊
All factors considered, I think I would take on a partner who wants to run it and gradually gain more of the interest over time. That would give these guys a way out of the full time responsibility while providing an opportunity for someone who wants to be a member of the community with this type of business for the long term.
That's a great idea. Maybe that's common to do. It makes sense to me.
I very much appreciate this. I live in a small town, Butterfield, Minnesota. Our grocery store was in my family from 1905 through December 31,2010, when we locked the door for the last time. My father worked there for 65 + years, and I worked there 34 years full time and about 40 years total. The state of the old building was an important reason we closed. Yet, no matter how much service and friendliness we provided, we could not compete with the big box stores.
I grew up in Ouray and Telluride Colorado, which is near Silverton. Each town had a small grocer like this. I forgot the name of the one In Ouray, but in Telluride it was Rose's, and later there was a gas station, who had a small convenience store, and later built a bigger one. The drug store owner, Frank B. Wilson, didn't like that the grocer was selling medicine, so he started selling some popular grocery items. The drug store was robbed by Butch Cassidy, before he teamed up with the Sundance Kid and later became known as The Wild Bunch, who fired three shots damaging one of the display cases and the floor. You could still see the damage the bullets made. Thanks for posting.
I lived in Ouray in '74 and again in '90. The store in Ouray was great. Still the same family my last visit in 2017.
Salt of the earth people and community. Beautiful. I hope they stay around for many more yrs to come.
This little grocery store of mine Im going to let it shine
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