Old Colorado City, CO - February 2009

Old Colorado City (Old Town, locally)

In its earliest days of 1859–1860, Colorado City was a major hub for sending mining supplies to South Park, where a major strike in the Pike's Peak Gold Rush was found. After the Cripple Creek gold discovery in 1891, ore mills in Colorado City processed much of the gold ore at the Golden Cycle Mill using Palmer's railroads. (Wikipedia) It was a rough and tumble sort of town during the gold rush days, and the affluent people built away from the city in what is now Colorado Springs.

Today, Colorado Avenue is lined with shops and a few restaurants. I was surprised there weren't more places to dine. However, there was plenty of local artisans' wares to enjoy, and UPS will be delivering some nice pieces of pottery to our home in Overland Park soon!

Building Art

Colorado Springs, CO - February 2009

The Broadmoor

The Broadmoor began in 1891 as a small hotel and casino, but the current resort was built in 1918 by Spencer Penrose, a fellow from Philadelphia who got rich mining gold at Cripple Creek. I arrived thirty minutes before the restaurant opened, so took a little walk around the grounds. It's a 5 star / 5 diamond resort and darn-right impressive.

http://www.broadmoor.com/five-star-hotel.php

Boston, MA - January 2009

The Paul Revere House

Visit the website http://www.paulreverehouse.org/about/paulreverehouse.shtml There's a much better photo on the website!

Ok. So these aren't the greatest photos, but, hey! I was there! It was cold. There was no place to park, so I double-parked, hopped out of my car, slipped and slid across the icy street, and snapped a couple of quick photos. The street photo is taken from in front of the house.

Here's an excerpt from the web page:

On the night of April 18, 1775, silversmith Paul Revere left his small wooden home in Boston's North End and set out on a journey that would make him into a legend. Today that home is still standing at 19 North Square and has become a national historic landmark. It is downtown Boston's oldest building and one of the few remaining from an early era in the history of colonial America.