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Major gifts, famous artists behind the Fine Arts Center’s historic permanent collection
For the next year the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College will spotlight the “Gifts That Shape Us,” a special look at the top works of art, the donors and acquisitions that helped make the museum what it is today, leading into the future. The museum’s Lane East Gallery at 30 W. Dale…
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Bears, golf and The Broadmoor: A tradition with deep roots continues at the U.S. Senior Open
In the storied annals of The Broadmoor, it seems only fitting that historians recall a black bear and a golf course from the very beginning. To be sure, hotel founder Spencer Penrose carried an affinity for both. In 1916, two years before he would open his Grand Dame of the Rockies, Penrose received a black…
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‘I can’t imagine anything luckier’: Colorado Springs locals remember Ski Broadmoor
Whenever he’s back in Colorado Springs, Steve Wilmot’s gaze turns south to Cheyenne Mountain, to the pair of wide lanes running down the mountain’s foot — especially visible after snowfall. “I look all the time,” Wilmot, 72, says from his home now in Fort Collins. “It’s a bit sad. I think that’s the emotion I…
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Harvest festival to honor city’s first apple orchard at historic home in Colorado Springs
Red astrachan and Duchess of Oldenburg. Those were the two varieties of apples that grew in the city’s first apple orchard, tended to by Maj. Henry McAllister and his wife, Elizabeth, at their downtown 1873 home, now the McAllister House Museum. The house plans for the oldest existing substantial home in Colorado Springs were done…
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Colorado College: A college built with Cripple Creek gold | Cronin and Loevy
Colorado College is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1874. In the fall of 1888, Colorado College was in dire straits. There was but one college building — Cutler Hall. And fewer than 50 students. Some changes took place. The college calendar consisted of three unequal terms. A standard two-semester calendar found at…
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The colorful history and man behind Pikes Peak’s old ski area
The ink has not yet faded on the yellowed pages from 1938. They are signatures and addresses from the Pikes Peak region and beyond: New Mexico, Wyoming, Nebraska, Texas, Illinois, North Dakota and elsewhere. The names and places are found in a leather-bound guest book — some of the earliest visitors to the ski area…
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The colorful history and man behind Pikes Peak’s old ski area
The ink has not yet faded on the yellowed pages from 1938. They are signatures and addresses from down in Colorado Springs and beyond: New Mexico, Wyoming, Nebraska, Texas, Illinois, North Dakota and elsewhere. The names and places are found in a leather-bound guest book — some of the earliest visitors to the ski area…
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Tracing 100 years of Barr Trail history and the man who helped make Pikes Peak a destination
Pikes Peak’s most extraordinary trail was born 100 years ago. To thank for it is “in many respects an ordinary man.” That is how historian and author Eric Swab refers to Barr Trail’s visionary in the book “Fred Barr: Pikes Peak Entrepreneur.” Fred Barr “was a slow, good man whose life had to be in…
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Tracing 100 years of Barr Trail history and the man who helped make Pikes Peak a destination
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pikes Peak’s most extraordinary trail was born 100 years ago. To thank for it is “in many respects an ordinary man.” That is how historian and author Eric Swab refers to Barr Trail’s visionary in the book “Fred Barr: Pikes Peak Entrepreneur.” Fred Barr “was…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | At look at local business that have thrived for a century and more
Editor’s note: This month, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on July 31, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into the landmark it is today. It didn’t take long…