Comments on: Basement houses http://lostfortcollins.com/2008/08/09/basement-houses/ An unofficial exploration of Fort Collins History Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:38:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jennifer http://lostfortcollins.com/2008/08/09/basement-houses/#comment-41 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:44:09 +0000 http://lostfortcollins.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-41 I’ve been looking online for pictures of basement houses to show people. Everyone thinks I’m lying when i tell them I lived in one as a kid in Kimball, NE

]]> By: Kevin Donnelly http://lostfortcollins.com/2008/08/09/basement-houses/#comment-40 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:18:25 +0000 http://lostfortcollins.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-40 I was a founding member of the Cunningham Corner band and lived on the farm during the 1970′s. I have some rare photos of the Cunningham Corner barn if anyone is interested. Kevin

[I contacted Kevin offline and turned his photos and story into its own post. http://lostfortcollins.com/2009/10/13/cunningham-corner-a-1970s-fort-collins-barn-band/
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]]> By: catfc http://lostfortcollins.com/2008/08/09/basement-houses/#comment-39 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:28:27 +0000 http://lostfortcollins.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-39 I wish I could help, Niki. I noticed in some of the web sites that finding comparables for basement houses was very difficult for assessors, but I didn’t know it prevented them from refinancing. If you do find answers, let us know.

]]> By: Niki http://lostfortcollins.com/2008/08/09/basement-houses/#comment-38 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:40:31 +0000 http://lostfortcollins.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-38 Hello, I have a basement house myself, and i am having the hardest time refianceing it! I am so mad that we can not find someone to! I used to love my house but i am getting really frustrated, they said the only way we can get it refianced is if they find one in are area that they can compare it to , so do you have any idea what i can do to help me refiance. thank you!

]]> By: steve http://lostfortcollins.com/2008/08/09/basement-houses/#comment-37 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:35:13 +0000 http://lostfortcollins.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-37 I logged on to this “chapter” just to confirm that, of course, the basement house at LaPorte and McKinley would be mentioned but now I have to smile about the mention of Cunningham Corner in the “hippie commune” era. Not sure if it was ever a full fledged commune but it was fairly hippie.
There was a band that lived there and adopted the name for their moniker. They were talented, well rehearsed and could harmonize like birds. Hippie birds I guess.

]]> By: catfc http://lostfortcollins.com/2008/08/09/basement-houses/#comment-36 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:24:47 +0000 http://lostfortcollins.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-36 What town in Eastern Colorado? Since Eastern Colorado is all small towns, my guess is there’s a fighting chance the basement house is still there. As property became more valuable in Fort Collins, especially the older neighborhoods, it just wasn’t feasible for anyone to keep a funky basement house.

]]> By: Carolyn http://lostfortcollins.com/2008/08/09/basement-houses/#comment-35 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:34:03 +0000 http://lostfortcollins.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-35 I’m researching basement houses tonight…my grandparents had a basement house in Eastern Colorado…and it seemed the norm to me in the 50′s abd 60′s when I was growing up.. Today my adult niece who had not visited my home town…was surprised to learn about basement houses. It sent me on a mission to research something that I took for granted. Any leads for Eastern Colorado?

]]> By: Jesse http://lostfortcollins.com/2008/08/09/basement-houses/#comment-34 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:52:52 +0000 http://lostfortcollins.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-34 Funny someone should mention Cunningham Corner. On my bike route to work, I came across a barn back in a neighborhood with a big Cunningham Corner sign on it. It’s off of Cedarwood Dr, near Bauder Elementary. Could it be they just moved the barn there?

]]> By: Kip W http://lostfortcollins.com/2008/08/09/basement-houses/#comment-33 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:58:25 +0000 http://lostfortcollins.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-33 That’s me, Rhonda! Two years at Poudre, and one at RMHS, hanging out in the theater department. I remember you and your sister, who must have been a sophomore. I haven’t seen Rocky Mountain in a while, but last time I saw Poudre, it had been captured by a larger building.

I was in town about a week ago, and I do believe we drove past your old house. Is there a sign out front with the family name on it? That may be what tipped me off. It’s all an enjoyable blur now.

]]> By: Rhonda http://lostfortcollins.com/2008/08/09/basement-houses/#comment-32 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:18:50 +0000 http://lostfortcollins.wordpress.com/?p=99#comment-32 Hi Kip. Are you the Kip that went to Poudre and maybe Rocky Mtn and graduated in 74? I was there too. And my family drove past Cunningham Corners for years because we lived way out south on Shields. There was a “hippie commune” there for some years. The barn stood until about 1985 or so when they tore it down and put in those “town homes” and the apartments that are on the corner, exactly where the house and barn stood. I sure was sad to see that old barn go. I hoped they would keep it as a historical building. The Worthington farm surrounded that piece of property, but that too has all been built on. Oh well, time and “progress” marches on!

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