Walking around the town square, we discovered that small colorful details can make boring concrete blocks look quite beautiful ;)
The neighborhood along Tejon Street looked old and survived some
hard times. Many of the houses we passed were well over 100 years old,
and... we really enjoyed it.
A nice bird, don't you agree? ;)
Pikes Peak was covered in snow and visible through openings between
the buildings. It dominates the area and always looks very attractive,
even (or maybe especially) when it's hovering over the cityscape...
Nice murals and an amazing book store (Poor Richard's). We will definitely go there again next time :)
"Life is Cabernet"... love this!
The First Congregational Church was organized and founded in 1874 in conjunction with the founding of Colorado College. The present building was completed in 1889 at an estimated cost of $40,000. Its design is in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and is constructed of Colorado Wall Mountain Tuft (rhyolite) quarried near Castle Rock, Colorado. The architect was Henry Rutgers Marshall of New York, acclaimed student of Henry Hobson Richardson.
The interior of the church is in the plan of a Greek cross with an
octagonal dome rising above the north nave. The lower walls of the
Sanctuary are paneled in light oak to match the pews with notable
stained glass throughout. The original organ was designed by Hook and
Hastings of Boston and is the oldest organ in continuous use in Colorado
Springs.
We slowly circled around, passing some old and weathered houses and headed back to the town square where we had left our car...
It was a nice walk, the streets were empty and we enjoyed fresh
chilly air and bright blue sky. It's always nice to explore a new place
before it really wakes up and people fill the streets... We decided that
we would have to do it again later, but now we had a few more plans for
this Sunday and it was time for us to move on to our next
destination...
The pictures were taken on March 02, 2025.
Thank you for sharing your experiences while in the Springs, Micheal! I hope to move there one day and it’s nice to learn some of the historical sites in the area.
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