by Meg Dunn | Jul 22, 2016 | Historic Landmarks, Historic Preservation, Loveland, Museums & Historic Sites
On July 18th, the City of Loveland held a small ceremony to recognize the new Downtown Loveland Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in March 2015. At the ceremony, the new plaques which stand at the edges of the district were...
by Meg Dunn | Apr 13, 2016 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Historic Preservation, Loveland, Renovations & Razes
As you drive north on Highway 287 (Lincoln Avenue) through Loveland, you may have noticed a funky gas station on the west side of the road. Built around 1937, the building blends Art Deco and Spanish Colonial Revival styles creating a distinctive and unique...
by Meg Dunn | Jan 8, 2016 | Historic Preservation
Earlier this week I wrote about why historic preservation should be included in the City’s Climate Action Plan. Today I want to follow up on that with a resource list of quotes that help to tie together the relationship between historic preservation and good...
by Meg Dunn | Jan 5, 2016 | Historic Preservation
Last month I attended a public open house for the City’s Climate Action Plan. It was a standing room only event. Back in March, the city council unanimously passed one of the most aggressive municipal plans to reduce community greenhouse gas emissions. The open house...
by Meg Dunn | Nov 13, 2015 | Historic Preservation
A friend shared a brochure on historic preservation with me yesterday. It was put out by the Bellvue Historic Foundation and it included a section entitled “What Historic Designation DOESN’T Mean to Me.” There’s so much misinformation out there...
by Meg Dunn | May 26, 2015 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Fort Collins, Historic Landmarks, Historic Preservation
People move to the Old Town area for many different reasons: walkability, caché, the schools. Not too long ago, people moved to Old Town because it was cheaper than many other parts of town. And a large number of people have chosen to live in Old Town because they...
by Meg Dunn | May 19, 2015 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Fort Collins, Historic Landmarks, Historic Preservation
Of the four historic districts in the city of Fort Collins, the Sheely District is perhaps the most surprising. The historic preservation movement started in the 1960s and 70s, and most of the properties that people were trying to save at the time were Victorian...
by Meg Dunn | May 12, 2015 | Architecture & Neighborhoods, Fort Collins, Historic Landmarks, Historic Preservation
Today the term “Midtown” is used to refer to the area south of Prospect (SoPro) and north of Harmony (as seen in the “Midtown Plan” that the city council adopted in October 2013). But not so very long ago, Midtown referred to the neighborhoods...
