Endangered Places
Cheyenne Cañon Park
Cheyenne Cañon
Bits of Travel at Home (1878) by Helen Hunt Jackson
As I looked up from the ford to the mouth of the canyon, I was reminded of some of the grand old altar-pieces of the early centuries, where, lest the pictures of saints and angels and divine beings…
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City Utilities Building
18-20 S. Nevada Ave.
Circa: 1931
Constructed in 1931, designed to be fireproof, the building was constructed solely from utility revenues.
Generally considered the outstanding example of Art Deco in the downtown, the building is clad in polychronmatic terra cotta. Designed by local architect, Thomas Hertherington who also partnered…
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May
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Clark Mellen Terrace Apartments
218 E. Fountain Blvd.
Circa: 1900
Developed by General Palmer’s brother-in-law, known locally as the String of Pearls. Currently operated as affordable housing.
Finest example of terraced row housing in the state. Home to many teachers at Lowell School.
Endangered Places
Clark Mellen Terrace Apartments
218 E. Fountain…
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May
Endangered Places
Colorado Springs City Auditorium
Kiowa & Weber
Circa: 1923
The Colorado Springs City Auditorium, designed by leading architect, Thomas MacLaren, in the Classical Revival style, was completed in 1923 At risk of being placed in perpetual shade if adjacent developers are allowed to build beyond the limits of the Downtown Plan.
Endangered…
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May
Endangered Places
Cottonwood Creek Bridge
Vincent Dr. over Cottonwood Creek
Circa: 1923
Completed in 1923, this cantilevered, concrete deck, girder bridge was an integral part of the North-South Highway, a main artery through Colorado during the early decades of the 20th century.
Comprised of four 53-foot spans, it is one of four remaining concrete…
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May
Endangered Places
Cragmor Village
North End
Circa: 1900s
Cragmor Village, a delightful collection of bungalows designed for physicians and patients of the Cragmor Sanatorium.
Mature landscaping and stunning views of the City of Colorado Springs and associated with the important sanatoria era of the development of Colorado Springs.
Threatened by expansion plans of UCCS.…
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May
Endangered Places
Evans Bridge
Cheyenne Canon
Circa: 1925
Evans Bridge was built in 1925.
It was recently replaced by modern replacement.
Endangered Places
Evans Bridge
Cheyenne Canon
Circa: 1925
Evans Bridge was built in 1925.
It was recently replaced by modern replacement.
Endangered Places
Evans Bridge
Cheyenne Canon
Circa: 1925
Evans Bridge…
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May
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Fire Station No. 1
27 S. Weber
Circa: 1925
Colorado Springs Fire Station #1 was designed by Thomas MacLaren .
This building is associated with the history of municipal services in Colorado Springs, having been erected as the central fire station in 1925.
It continues in that function today. The building was…
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May
Endangered Places
Gardiner TB Hut
Cascade Ave .& Jackson Ave.
Circa: 1900s
The Gardiner TB Hut is presently located at Penrose Hospital, corner of Cascade and Jackson.
Gardiner TB huts once dominated the landscape at Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium and at Woodmen Sanatorium.
Sadly, very few remain today.
Fortunately the Penrose-St. Francis Foundation enabled the…
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May
Endangered Places
Grey Rose Buillding
24 N. Tejon Street
Circa: 1880s
The Grey Rose Building was constructed prior to 1883 and housed a succession of businesses until 1938, when the Gray Rose era began.
In that year, a new storefront of Vitrolite and glass brick was installed for the Gray Rose Beauty Shop.
In 1947,…