Michelle’s Downtown Colorado Springs
The empty shell of the once-popular Michelle’s in Downtown Colorado Springs is a constant reminder of the loss of a business that felt like family.
COLORADO SPRINGS HISTORY
Downtown Colorado Springs Victorian Homes
During the gold rush of the late 1890’s in nearby Cripple Creek, people flooded into Colorado Springs with their newfound wealth and built homes worthy of their new social status. … Read more
Evergreen Cemetery Downtown Colorado Springs
Wandering the grounds of the Evergreen Cemetery in Downtown Colorado Springs is a rich history lesson full of tales and sadness and determination.
Van Briggle Pottery Colorado Springs
Still acclaimed the world over, Van Briggle Pottery is a unique and distinctive art form that was perfected by Artus Van Briggle in 1901.
Man on the Iron Horse Downtown Colorado Springs
An enormous statue sits in the busiest intersection in Downtown CO Springs. It’s called Man on the Iron Horse to honor Gen. Wm. Jackson Palmer who brought the Denver and Rio Grande Railway to CO Springs
Liquor Endorsement
Even now, 130 years later, we are still paying for the liquor constraints that were attached to the transfer of property by the founder of Colorado Springs.
Acacia Park
Acacia Park in Downtown Colorado Springs has long been a gathering place to keep up with the ‘pulse’ of the City, and is still watched over by The Man on the Iron Horse.
First Colorado Springs House Built to Last
423 North Cascade Avenue
The McAllister House was the first permanent house in Colorado Springs. Because of the attention to the construction of his home, Henry McAllister insured that it would also be one of the last homes standing.
OPEN HOUSE and B & B Tour
The Lennox House Bed and Breakfast is a beautiful example of a Queen Anne Victorian. As part of the 16th Annual B & B Holiday Tour this Sunday, December 5 from 1:00 to 5:00, just tell them “Mimi sent you” (at JUST The Lennox House) and they will let you in for FREE!
