| the lost city of colorado springs page 3 |
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| The Enduring Legacy of HASSELL IRONWORKS......... While much of our culture was imported from the East, one enduring element was home grown--the beautiful iron fences and gates that are found in Old Colorado City and in the Shooks Run area. Hassell was originally located on S 25th St but later moved to South Sierra Madre. Hassell eventually began to make industrial grade iron for Cripple Creek mining companies but their, er, bread and butter remained decorative iron fences and gates. Hassell also wrought the decorative ironwork for the entryway of the Carnegie branch of the Penrose Public Library. ( The Old Colorado City Historical Society has a nice self-guiding tour of the iron fences in OCC.) |
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| Many homes, many messages? |
| As a refugee from the Burbs, I'm pleased to see the sundry ways people modify their homes and surroundings in the inner city. Some of the messages may be lost on the casual observer but our staff is certain the owner could tell... |
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| The looming, omnicient eye above the door of this North Weber home keeps watch on the city bike path. It reminds me of the ad for Dr. Eichelberger in The Great Gatsby, the eyes looming down on East Egg. "You can fool me Mytle, but you can't fool GOD...he sees everything!" Above right is what I took to be an angel with an owl on it's shoulder. The angel lovingly cradles a slice of watermelon, seeming to be weighing his choices between eating and consecrating the watermelon. Is this one of the NEA grants that Limbaugh rails about??? |
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| EXTRA!!EXTRA!!Boys killed and scalped in DOWNTOWN Colorado Springs!!! |
| The innocuous granite boulder in, curiously enough, BOULDER Crescent Park, records the 1868 attack of Arapahoe indians during which young Charles Everhart, aged 17, was killed AND scalped (in that order generally although not always...yuk). |
| Meanwhile along the west bank of SHOOK'S RUN....the Robbins brothers, aged 8 and 11 were summarily dispatched as well. My records don't tell if the Robbins were scalped. These incidents, while rare, are symptoms of the last gasp of Native resistance in the west. |
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| do YOU remember COMMUNITY CHEST? |
| This cuter than cute Tudor/Norman cottage is located at 12 E. Boulder. . This replaced an earlier home at 27 E. Platte in 1929. It was intended to help recovering or convalescent men earn a living with small crafts, toys and puzzles. Many items were sold to support the home. The building was supported by Community Chest, an ancestor of United Way. Note the intentional SW exposure of what was then the main doorway and window wall. My guess is this was done on purpose to provide maximum shelter and sunny exposure. |
| Note our intrepid reporter's trusty Yamaha scooter parked in front. |
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| Welcome to Colorado Springs,home of the Preble's Jumping Mouse and Norman, the Dog Who MOOS! |
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The original owner of this home on North Cascade wanted a REALLY, REALLY private garden. The builder constructed a 100' underground tunnel which led to a "hidden" garden... the privacy has been violated by many Knights of the Road but your reporter kept his distance...it's a private yard PLEEZ! |
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| You say tomato, I say tomahto... According to local tour guide Leslie Bergstrom there's some debate as to the correct pronounciation of "HASSELL" |
| Westsiders seem to prefer HASS-ell.....while those on the Old North End stress the second syllable, "ha-SELL" Go Figure! |
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| A westside sewer cover |