Tag: did you ever wonder
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EVER WONDER: Stratton Home has a long history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hi, when driving on Highway 115 and South Nevada (Avenue), I see a sign that says “Gold Pass Heights” but it is pointing into the Stratton Home area. Is Gold Pass Heights a new development…
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EVER WONDER: Stratton Home has a long history
Hi, when driving on Highway 115 and South Nevada (Avenue), I see a sign that says “Gold Pass Heights” but it is pointing into the Stratton Home area. Is Gold Pass Heights a new development on the land? Since I am fairly new to the area, what exactly is the Stratton Home? – Lorraine T.…
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EVER WONDER: Did bighorns survive the fire? Prettier AFA solar panels
Maybe this was answered during all your coverage of the Waldo Canyon wildfire and I missed it, but did all the bighorn sheep survive the fire? – Abbie ANSWER: Many people were concerned about the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep that live in the rocky areas near Glen Eyrie and, in fact, can sometimes be seen on the lawns there. Michael…
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EVER WONDER: Did bighorns survive the fire? Prettier AFA solar panels
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Maybe this was answered during all your coverage of the Waldo Canyon wildfire and I missed it, but did all the bighorn sheep survive the fire? – Abbie ANSWER: Many people were concerned about the Rocky Mountain…
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EVER WONDER: Why does our power plant pollute?
Martin Drake “pollution” Now they’re talking about taking the Martin Drake Power Plant out of the downtown area. That seems like an especially good idea because on cold days the coal pollution is pouring out of that plant in huge clouds. How has this been tolerated for all these years? – Amanda J. ANSWER: What…
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EVER WONDER: How the Satellite H TEL lost its O
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I was wondering why the Satellite Hotel sign was removed from the top of the hotel? Is it under new ownership and will it be renamed? Thanks for any information. – Virginia Schimpf ANSWER: Nothing…
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EVER WONDER: The Templeton Gap families, Part 2
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Templeton families Last week the question was how Templeton Gap was named. We discovered some history but it showed what appeared to be two different families. Sure enough, Old Colorado City history buffs Dave Hughes…
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EVER WONDER: The Templeton Gap families, Part 2
The Templeton families Last week the question was how Templeton Gap was named. We discovered some history but it showed what appeared to be two different families. Sure enough, Old Colorado City history buffs Dave Hughes and Curt Neeley along with reader Paul Kleinschmidt knew all about the Templetons. Hughes said indeed there were two Templetons,…
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EVER WONDER: How the Satellite H TEL lost its O
I was wondering why the Satellite Hotel sign was removed from the top of the hotel? Is it under new ownership and will it be renamed? Thanks for any information. – Virginia Schimpf ANSWER: Nothing quite so serious. Its old (circa 1969) neon signs atop the building are wearing out letter by letter. General Manager Larry Wilson…
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EVER WONDER: Who’s Templeton and what’s the Gap?
I recently gave a talk at the Colorado Springs Senior Center on my book, “Insider’s Guide to Colorado Springs.” When it came to the Q&A portion, they all started asking about street names. I did not research this for my book (a travel guide), so I could not answer some of their questions. The one…