There is the glorious old Harvey House in town, the grand La Posada Hotel it is called. The railroad owns it, has sealed sections off and uses one wing for office space. But the few people with energy stop it. They lobby the government and receive heritage status for La Posada. Many of the people in the town see their actions as hopelessly optimistic, a waste of energy.
Some people see the value and join the effort.
When it is learned the beautiful grounds around the hotel are to be left fallow, to run overgrown, that the railroad will no longer pay to maintain the lush green, the people with energy take on the task themselves and ask for help from the town. 92 volunteers show up on the first day and the grounds are saved and the energy builds. Finally, a buyer is found who will restore the grand hotel and operate it, who will love it the way the town is growing to love it. One night the lights come on. Glenn Miller's Stardust drifts out into the rangeland.