Town father, Elias Whitcomb, was a cattleman who helped found the Agricultural Colony, which became Fort Collins. He came from the East with nothing, married an Indian woman, built an impressive house north of town, and got a street named for him. He’s even in the Cowboy Hall of Fame. Here’s a photo of him [...]
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E.W. Whitcomb and the unfortunate expedition
Posted in Famous people on August 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Andy Warhol befriends local cow
Posted in Art, Colorado State University, Famous people, tagged andy warhol in fort collins, artists and cows, bruce conway, campbells soup can, Colorado State University art, CSU University Center for the arts, history of irony at CSU, John Denver and Andy Warhol, Museum Cache, pop art in fort collins on November 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Real pop art in Fort Collins? You betcha! An Andy Warhol soup right in front of the old high school on Remington. See? We’re not a bunch of hicks.
Here’s how we got the lawn art:
Jack Benny Handprint Hoax!
Posted in Famous people, tagged Fort Collins gossip, Jack Benny in Fort Collins, Jack Benny's hand print on October 2, 2008 | 7 Comments »
You know that Jack Benny handprint downtown? It’s in front of the bank on the corner of Mountain and College. I heard it’s not really Benny’s handprint. In 1964, Jack was here celebrating Fort Collins 100th anniversary. (It could be that his mother lived here.) He and others dipped hands in cement block, but then [...]
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