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| If you've lived here for a decade or more you'll recognize the ever changing face of the billboard barn at Fillmore & Templeton Gap. My source tells me it was once known as "Tory's(sp?) Barn and was once a teenage hangout. During the 70's a blizzard of social and political messages adorned the barn. I'd love more info on this! |
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| ROSWELL is not in New Mexico.... it's right here in your hometown. Once a distinct working class community north of the Springs it's now an integral part of the city. Roswell lies roughly between Fillmore and the RR tracks to the south, from Cascade Avenue west to Steel Dr. In the early 20th century Roswell was the site of many coal mines and homes of miners and workers. It was also the stable for the city's fleet of electric streetcars as evidenced by the Streetcar Museum on Steel Drive. |
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| I wonder what's the story behind these red sandstone columns which reside in a quiet Roswell neighborhood? |
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| Ever tried to keep those pesky squirrels away from your bird feeder? This Roswell resident has apparently found a way to eliminate the squirrels and our entire stock of recyclable metal. |
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Colorado Springs recently lost one of it's great entrepreneurs. Vivian Novis, owner of Novis Frame & Art Gallery on North Tejon was one of my favorite merchants and personalities. Always helpful and professional, Mrs. Novis treated her customers like family and was a bright and enlightened member of our community. Her loss, along with the closing of Chinook Books, leaves a void downtown. I'm hoping it's not filled by another bar. |
| A TRIBUTE TO VIVIAN NOVIS and Hardy's |
| The lantern that hangs (inconspicuously) above the south edge of Novis Gallery's frontage is a priceless reminder of a shop that previously occupied 206 1/2 N. Tejon. The store was named "HARDY'S"...variously identified as "Handy's". Disagreement as to what it's business was--candy or antiques??? Thanks to Mrs. Novis this historic item has been preserved. Thank you for so many good deeds in our fair city! I will miss you and your gallery. |
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