Author: Tom Cronin Bob Loevy
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Patty Jewett: The century-old, thriving Colorado Springs neighborhood with a golf course | Cronin and Loevy
Just a century old, the near-downtown Patty Jewett enclave is one of Colorado Springs nicest and quietest communities. It is 10 minutes from downtown, five minutes northeast of Colorado College, and about six minutes southeast of Penrose Hospital. It is near the Old North End, Shooks Run and Bonnyville neighborhoods. It is bounded by East…
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Pleasant Valley neighborhood: Where Garden of the Gods is the backyard | Cronin and Loevy
Twenty years before Gen. William J. Palmer founded the city of Colorado Springs in 1871, the first real neighborhood in our community was formed just south of what is now the Garden of the Gods Park. It was at the point where Camp Creek flows into Fountain Creek near what is now 31st Street. Camp…
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Ivywild neighborhood revitalized, vibrant and thriving | Cronin and Loevy
Ivywild is often described as one of Colorado Springs’ oldest working-class neighborhoods. Its most significant geographic feature is Cheyenne Creek, which mainly runs east to west along Cheyenne Road. Cottonwood trees sprang up along both sides of the creek, creating shady building lots for both private homes and apartment buildings. Cheyenne Road is the southern…
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Neighborhood associations add to quality of life: Here’s how | Cronin & Loevy
Neighborhood associations — those informal organizations that work to protect and improve our many Colorado Springs neighborhoods — do unappreciated work for the betterment of our city. You know them as the Old North End Neighborhood, the Broadmoor Improvement Society, the Middle Shooks Run Neighborhood Association, etc. Here is a look at how successful neighborhood associations…