The Emma Malaby Grocery is one of Fort Collins oldest buildings. Built in 1881 on N. College, it housed a photography studio and then a millenary shop. In 1906 the building was moved to N. Meldrum Street where it became a neighborhood grocery. Learn about the history of the building and the lives that were lived in and around it for decades in this talk by Meg Dunn. Through the life of one building, we’ll cover a wide swath of local history including the rail road, an early African-American community,neighborhood life, a tragic murder-suicide and more.
Meg Dunn graduated from the University of Michigan in 1991. She taught high school math in Detroit and San Francisco. She moved to Fort Collins with her husband and three young kids in the fall of 2001. Since then, she has volunteered with the school district, the city, and local history and preservation organizations. Meg enjoys researching and writing and is the author of NorthernColoradoHistory.com and co-author of the book A History of Fort Collins through Postcard Views. She is the president of the Fort Collins Historical Society and vice-president on the board of Historic Larimer County.