Trinidad sees boom in economy, pandemic drives new people
Natalie Chuck
and last updated 2021-07-07 21:00:59-04
TRINIDAD â Trinidad s streets on a summer afternoon are filled with cars, and the sidewalks bustling with people enjoying the small businesses in downtown.
A much different sight than in 2003 when Kim Schultz, a business owner downtown, first moved to town.
âThere was nothing there, it was abandoned, there was one restaurant, lots of empty storefronts.â
Schultz originally came to Trinidad from Pueblo to spearhead the Chamber of Commerce, hoping to rebuild the city. Over 15 years later, her dream is on the way to becoming a reality. She says when recreational cannabis was legalized in Trinidad in 2014 that everything changed .