Main Street Douglas

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In 1886, Douglas, Wyoming sprang up almost overnight as the CB&amp;Q Railroad reached central Wyoming. By December of that year a bustling group of entrepreneurs had opened three newspapers, two banks, 12 general stores, 20 smaller stores, hotels, restaurants, lumber yards, drug and jewelry stores, two dance halls and 21 saloons serving a population of 1,600.</span>Downtown Douglas embraced growth during the teens and early twenties of the 20th Century. The towering and luxurious LaBonte Hotel, the Princess Theater, a second railroad depot and a booming Ford Garage, were just a few of the businesses added.</p><p>In the late 1970s, pursuit of coal, oil and uranium pushed the population further. With the addition of natural gas production and wind energy development, the community continues to grow.</p>