A RESTORED MINER SHACK AT THE EDGE OF TOWN

111 Main Street has zero historic significance –except that it housed Carbondale working folks for decades. The house is so unremarkable, in fact, there are few public records. We think it was built at a mining camp at Spring Gulch in the 1880s and later rolled into town after the mine closed in 1916, like other homes around the neighborhood. We uncovered midcentury linoleum flooring and a collection of ‘60s-era Budweiser cans that we’ve heard Don Peirson enjoyed when he and Dixie Lee Peirson lived in the house. Front porch siding, long hidden under stucco, has been restored in our sun room. Our bar and dining room fill the home’soriginal footprint. We’ve named house specialties in honor of some who have called this place home. If only these walls could talk!

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FOOD TRUCKS & TAPS

Townline Trucks draws its roots from a bygone Aspen institution, Johnny McGuire’s Deli. The home of the Trucker and other local favorites was opened by Terrance McGuire and John Hoffman in1990. It quickly became the go-to for real people to eat good sandwiches served with zero glitz on fresh, house-baked bread. When rising rent made cheap sammies impractical, Terrance hit the road, merging his love of touring jam bands and his taste for street food. His food truck earned a following at festivals like Bonnaroo and Coachella, where he met other rolling chefs and imagined bringing the diverse flavors and creativity of the road back home. Daydreaming at a concert, T shared his idea with landscape architect Rich Camp, who began bringing the concept to paper, imagining ways to meet his craving for the Trucker with his career creating spaces where people can have fun and relax. The result is Townline Trucks, an incubator business for roving and up-and-coming chefs, and a taproom where real people can gather around real food for a real good time.