Imagine if Powell’s Books (or Tattered Cover or any of the old greats) only had 800 sq ft to work with. Like that.
Archive for January, 2009
Old Corner Book Shop
Posted in Vintage commercial, tagged old corner book shop fort collins on January 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Debbie Duz Donuts
Posted in Vintage commercial, tagged donuts in fort collins; on January 30, 2009 | 16 Comments »
[Warning, post rated PG] Once we had an adult doughnut shop, around 1989. Located on the northeast corner of I-25 and Highway 14, it survived only a few months. “Sheriff Jim Black was gunning for the owner of that place from the day it opened,” says my friend, the regular.
That guy who lived in a car?
Posted in Modest or alternative living, tagged Fort Collins hermit, historic homelessness in Larimer County, living in a car in LaPorte Colorado, Wesley Young on January 25, 2009 | 10 Comments »
In a bigger city, Wesley would have been a nameless homeless guy, an addled WWII vet with an inconsistent story. But this is Fort Collins, so the papers wrote stories and people worried about him.
Freaks, hoaxes, & ghosts: A trip to the Stock Show
Posted in Annual events, tagged Alternative view of the National Western Stock Show, Televac 86000, two-headed calf on January 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The press releases and tour guides can tell you all about the National Western Stock Show. But here are a few things they don’t highlight so much …
FC Activists: Agreeing to disagree since 2001
Posted in In the news, tagged Home Depot, safeway, war protests in fort collins on January 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Here’s a little something about us for those of you who aren’t from here. Or aren’t from here anymore: We agree to disagree. Every single Saturday, at 12-1pm. For the past 7+ years.
BPOE building braces for last rites
Posted in Remuddle, tagged Elks club building at Oak and Remington, montezuma fuller, remuddle on January 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Staying hip and relevant is ideal if you’re a business or a rock band. But it’s a death sentence if you’re a building: A quick history of 140 E. Oak.
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