by Dean Schachterle | Oct 14, 2018 | Fort Collins, Guest Post, Museums & Historic Sites, National History, Renovations & Razes
The first Larimer County Veterans Memorial was constructed in May 1944. It was located in center island at 100 block of Laporte Avenue, next to North College Avenue.
by Sarah Cummings | Nov 6, 2017 | Guest Post, Pioneer living
Today’s guest post is essentially an advertisement for a sleep website. (I’m not getting paid to post this here, but the guest blogger makes money through the sleep website that she runs with two other people.) I’ve agreed to post the article to the...
by Dean Schachterle | Sep 18, 2017 | Guest Post, NoCo Notables, Schools K-12
Reminiscing about Lincoln Junior High on the school’s 95th anniversary brought to mind several well known teachers that may have passed on, but they are clearly not forgotten. In reflecting upon the school’s history, former students spoke of Coach Hal...
by Dean Schachterle | Jun 28, 2017 | Guest Post, Renovations & Razes, Then and Now
Fort Collins is an ever evolving city. In the middle of the twentieth century, as Fort Collins experienced a tremendous growth spurt, downtown expanded into what had previously been residential areas. The following example of just such an expansion was shared...
by Linda Devers Iannuzzi | Jun 5, 2016 | Frontier Faces, Guest Post
People move to Fort Collins for all sorts of reasons. But back in the 1800s, it was very common for people to travel west for their health. Asthmatics, consumptives, and others were told by doctor’s that they could either stay where they were in the east or...
by Linda Devers Iannuzzi | May 17, 2016 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Guest Post, Historic Landmarks, NoCo Notables
Have you ever traveled down South Overland Trail Road and wondered about the little stone house on the west side of the street that’s peeking out from behind the trees? Today’s article is all about that house. It was written by guest blogger, Linda Devers...
by Dean Schachterle | Mar 29, 2016 | Agricultural College / A&M / CSU, Guest Post
As I dig through books, websites, and archives while doing research for the stories I write, I often come across the odd photo, tangential story, or even just a small detail that I find intriguing enough to share on social media as a sort of aside to the...
by Linda Devers Iannuzzi | Mar 4, 2016 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Fort Collins, Guest Post, NoCo Notables
At one time, First National Bank was located on the southeast corner of College and Mountain in an impressive granite and terra cotta building with grand columns standing sentry on either side of the stairs that lead up to the front entrance. But in the early sixties,...