Tag: colorado springs history
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Palmer High School to celebrate 150-year legacy
Colorado Springs’ first and oldest high school is set to celebrate a significant milestone this weekend. Coinciding with the sesquicentennial of Colorado and the semiquincentennial of the United States is Palmer High School’s own 150th anniversary, and the school’s alumni association is pulling out all the stops Saturday. “There are a lot of people in…
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Horse stables in the backyards of older homes have been recycled | Bob Loevy
By Bob Loevy There are fond memories of the old days in Colorado Springs, hiding in our older neighborhoods that date back to the late 1800sand the first years of the 20th Century. These memories are the horse stables built in the backyards of the more expensive older homes. They housed the horses and carriages…
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A century ago, ‘sin city’ Ramona rose at the entrance to Ute Pass
One day in the late 1990s, Colorado Springs history buff David Swint came across an old, dusty mug with a curious inscription. “Heidelberg Inn, Ramona, Colo.” Where was Ramona, Swint wondered. Ramona, it turns out, was a former town within his current town. On Colorado Springs’ west side, around Thorndale Park and the neighborhood off…
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A century ago, ‘sin city’ Ramona rose at the entrance to Ute Pass
One day in the late 1990s, Colorado Springs history buff David Swint came across an old, dusty mug with a curious inscription. “Heidelberg Inn, Ramona, Colo.” Where was Ramona, Swint wondered. Ramona, it turns out, was a former town within his current town. On Colorado Springs’ west side, around Thorndale Park and the neighborhood off…