Comments on: Then & Now: Portraits of Urban Renewal http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2010/03/17/then-now-portraits-of-urban-renewal/ Big Somethings! Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:54:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Melvin Hagerman http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2010/03/17/then-now-portraits-of-urban-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-3858 Melvin Hagerman Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:30:51 +0000 http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/?p=3190#comment-3858 Oops, wrong side of the street, sorry about that!!--the picture that is #14 of 29 IS the old Neustetters building; the building I was looking at was I think the old United Bank (among other banks) building...? Oops, wrong side of the street, sorry about that!!–the picture that is #14 of 29 IS the old Neustetters building; the building I was looking at was I think the old United Bank (among other banks) building…?

]]> By: Melvin Hagerman http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2010/03/17/then-now-portraits-of-urban-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-3857 Melvin Hagerman Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:26:23 +0000 http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/?p=3190#comment-3857 THe "118 S. Cascade Avenue" may be wrong; it is also <b>now</b> an office building but it was a Neustetters department store prior to that. The building is at Kiowa and Cascade, so it has to be 118 NORTH Cascade, shouldn't it? THe “118 S. Cascade Avenue” may be wrong; it is also now an office building but it was a Neustetters department store prior to that. The building is at Kiowa and Cascade, so it has to be 118 NORTH Cascade, shouldn’t it?

]]> By: Melvin Hagerman http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2010/03/17/then-now-portraits-of-urban-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-3856 Melvin Hagerman Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:23:23 +0000 http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/?p=3190#comment-3856 RE: the First Presbyterian Church sanctuary: If I remember aright, the church had to build a new sanctuary as the original one had become WAY too small for the number of members, plus the building had so many code violations that building a new building cost far less than any renovation. RE: the First Presbyterian Church sanctuary: If I remember aright, the church had to build a new sanctuary as the original one had become WAY too small for the number of members, plus the building had so many code violations that building a new building cost far less than any renovation.

]]> By: Nita Peters http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2010/03/17/then-now-portraits-of-urban-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-1764 Nita Peters Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:42:41 +0000 http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/?p=3190#comment-1764 I am the person who helped helped Helen McCaffery to complete the post-demolition photos. There are many more buildings other than those typically focused on: the Antlers, the Chief Theater, etc. We also lost the Elks Club, the Alta Vista Hotel, the old El Paso County jail, a good half of the Alamo Hotel, and countless wonderful old downtown private homes and boarding houses. If you'd like to see the whole realm of losses, look on www.ppld.org and click on the digital photo archives. The McCaffery photos are among the collection. I am the person who helped helped Helen McCaffery to complete the post-demolition photos. There are many more buildings other than those typically focused on: the Antlers, the Chief Theater, etc. We also lost the Elks Club, the Alta Vista Hotel, the old El Paso County jail, a good half of the Alamo Hotel, and countless wonderful old downtown private homes and boarding houses. If you’d like to see the whole realm of losses, look on http://www.ppld.org and click on the digital photo archives. The McCaffery photos are among the collection.

]]> By: Mike - LV http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2010/03/17/then-now-portraits-of-urban-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-1692 Mike - LV Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:58:24 +0000 http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/?p=3190#comment-1692 Ooops - link wrong - Antlers Hotel is actully here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/46064258@N08/4499090654/ Mike Ooops – link wrong –

Antlers Hotel is actully here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46064258@N08/4499090654/

Mike

]]> By: Mike - LV http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2010/03/17/then-now-portraits-of-urban-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Mike - LV Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:53:43 +0000 http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/?p=3190#comment-1691 I never knew what I was missing when I pass through Colorado Springs until I found some old color slides of a family vacation (by others) in Colorado in the 1950's. the one of the Antlers Hotel and Downtown is here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/46064258@N08/ We (my parents that is) should have bought property in Manitou or Colorado City 40 years ago as we always loved the area. I am even more sad when I see and understand what is gone. We as a society can do a lot better. The destruction of Colorado Springs downtown is a lesson for me. I never knew what I was missing when I pass through Colorado Springs until I found some old color slides of a family vacation (by others) in Colorado in the 1950′s. the one of the Antlers Hotel and Downtown is here – http://www.flickr.com/photos/46064258@N08/

We (my parents that is) should have bought property in Manitou or Colorado City 40 years ago as we always loved the area. I am even more sad when I see and understand what is gone. We as a society can do a lot better. The destruction of Colorado Springs downtown is a lesson for me.

]]> By: karen lakes http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2010/03/17/then-now-portraits-of-urban-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 karen lakes Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:14:26 +0000 http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/?p=3190#comment-1671 This was indeed the route Major McAllister's home was slated for-a parking lot! Thank goodness for the foresight of those who saved it. This was indeed the route Major McAllister’s home was slated for-a parking lot! Thank goodness for the foresight of those who saved it.

]]> By: The Big Something» Why Downtown Disappeared: An Interview With Matt Mayberry http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2010/03/17/then-now-portraits-of-urban-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-1665 The Big Something» Why Downtown Disappeared: An Interview With Matt Mayberry Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:14:44 +0000 http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/?p=3190#comment-1665 [...] Best viewed in full screen mode by clicking on arrows in lower-right corner of slide show) (Click HERE to see the original post, “Then and Now: Portraits of Urban [...] [...] Best viewed in full screen mode by clicking on arrows in lower-right corner of slide show) (Click HERE to see the original post, “Then and Now: Portraits of Urban [...]

]]> By: chris bullock http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2010/03/17/then-now-portraits-of-urban-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 chris bullock Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:56:06 +0000 http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/?p=3190#comment-1611 i've always enjoyed the Mining Exchange Building, both the building next to the bus terminal and the building being gutted next to Kimballs. they are both very under-used spaces and pleasing to look at. i’ve always enjoyed the Mining Exchange Building, both the building next to the bus terminal and the building being gutted next to Kimballs. they are both very under-used spaces and pleasing to look at.

]]> By: Louise C http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/2010/03/17/then-now-portraits-of-urban-renewal/comment-page-1/#comment-1604 Louise C Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:02:59 +0000 http://krccnetwork.org/tbs/?p=3190#comment-1604 I believe the NE corner of Nevada and Pikes Peak is owned by Norwood Development. The parking lot is temporary for a few years until the economy recovers and funds for a very tall high-rise building can be borrowed. Plans call for condos up high (picture helicopter rides to show prospective buyers the views from their floor) and retail or offices at ground level and above. Remember, there are no height limits, only a form-based code in effect for new buildings downtown. The building's aesthetics are pretty much up to the developer and their architects--and you can forget classic architecture. The new downtown Denver is very much the "ideal" for downtown CS developers. Almost totally lost to Colorado Springs has been the residential neighborhoods "downtown" south of Colorado Avenue (only a small area remaining around Shuga's), replaced by a total mish-mash of small business buildings. I believe the NE corner of Nevada and Pikes Peak is owned by Norwood Development. The parking lot is temporary for a few years until the economy recovers and funds for a very tall high-rise building can be borrowed. Plans call for condos up high (picture helicopter rides to show prospective buyers the views from their floor) and retail or offices at ground level and above. Remember, there are no height limits, only a form-based code in effect for new buildings downtown. The building’s aesthetics are pretty much up to the developer and their architects–and you can forget classic architecture. The new downtown Denver is very much the “ideal” for downtown CS developers. Almost totally lost to Colorado Springs has been the residential neighborhoods “downtown” south of Colorado Avenue (only a small area remaining around Shuga’s), replaced by a total mish-mash of small business buildings.

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