History of La Junta

The 1973 Terrence Malick film Badlands as well as the 1974 film Mr. Majestyk starring Charles Bronson were both filmed in and around La Junta.

In 1979, the first episodes of the CBS western miniseries The Chisholms, starring Robert Preston, was filmed near La Junta.

The Caboose (pictured below) is the drive through for the State Bank  which was established in 1893. The bank is unique as it has been remodelled with antiques, including a teller line from the late 1890s