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14 Porch Notes tagged “downtown,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Pueblo County
The Riverwalk put the Arkansas River back in downtown Pueblo
The Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo is a downtown waterway built where the river was diverted after the 1921 flood, run by a public authority and free to walk year-round.
Read note ->History and culture - Pueblo County
Why Pueblo Is Called the Home of Heroes
Four Medal of Honor recipients came from one Colorado steel town, and Pueblo built two downtown spots to honor them.
Read note ->History and culture - Las Animas County
Downtown Trinidad is a National Historic District called El Corazon de Trinidad
The brick-paved heart of downtown Trinidad is a listed National Historic District, which can affect how older buildings there are changed or restored.
Read note ->History and culture - La Plata County
Durango's Main Avenue is a designated historic district
Downtown Durango's Main Avenue is a recognized historic district whose buildings record the town's mining-era beginnings and later growth as a regional hub.
Read note ->History and culture - Boulder County
Pearl Street sits inside Boulder's downtown historic district
Boulder's downtown core, including much of Pearl Street, is a recognized historic district, which shapes how its older buildings can be changed.
Read note ->History and culture - Delta County
Downtown Delta is a city of murals you can walk for free
Since the mid-1980s Delta has painted more than 20 large murals on downtown walls, turning a few blocks of Main Street into a free, self-guided walking tour of Western Slope history.
Read note ->History and culture - Rio Grande County
Monte Vista's downtown is a recognized historic district
The heart of Monte Vista is a listed historic district, which means its older downtown buildings carry recognition that can affect how they are changed.
Read note ->History and culture - Pueblo County
The Pueblo Chile is a point of local pride and its own festival
The Pueblo chile grown on the farms around the city anchors the annual Chile & Frijoles Festival downtown, a community event run by the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce.
Read note ->History and culture - Denver County
LoDo is a protected historic district, not just a nightlife name
Lower Downtown, or LoDo, was declared a Denver historic district in 1988, which is why its old brick warehouses still stand and changes to them are reviewed.
Read note ->History and culture - Logan County
Downtown Sterling is a registered historic district, which can matter to owners
Several blocks of downtown Sterling form a National Register historic district, a status that recognizes the old commercial core and can open up preservation grants and tax credits.
Read note ->History and culture - El Paso County
The Pioneers Museum lives in the old 1903 county courthouse
The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, the free regional history museum, occupies the historic 1903 El Paso County Courthouse in downtown Colorado Springs.
Read note ->History and culture - Denver County
Larimer Square survived because someone fought to save it
Larimer Square holds Denver's oldest commercial block, saved from urban-renewal demolition in the 1960s and now a protected historic district.
Read note ->History and culture - Mesa County
Art on the Corner: downtown Grand Junction's open-air sculptures
Since 1984, Grand Junction's Main Street has doubled as a free outdoor sculpture exhibit, the centerpiece of downtown's state-certified creative district.
Read note ->History and culture - Mesa County
Grand Junction's historic downtown and old neighborhoods
Grand Junction runs a historic preservation program, and landmarks like the old railroad depot, the Avalon Theatre, and the North Seventh Street residential district recall the early town.
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