“I moved here in ‘74. It seems we went to Everitt’s lumber that year (Prospect by the rr tracks). I remember part of that drive on a gravel road. Has memory failed me ?” John Reed. Mr. Reed: The lumber yard you describe is now Sutherland’s, and I don’t remember Everitts owning it previously. My thinking is perhaps that [...]
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Ask Uncle Norm: Lumber yards of the 70s
Posted in Ask Uncle Norm, Vintage commercial on September 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Do we still need the Food Co-op?
Posted in Grow your own, In the news, Vintage commercial on September 10, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Beet Street, an enterprise formed to bring tourist dollars to downtown Fort Collins, recently announced a “Homegrown Fort Collins” event for late September. It has something to do with eating local. And by that they mean eating at local restaurants, or eating from local farms, or drinking local beer. But among its partners for the [...]
Paramount Cottage Camp photo found
Posted in Commercial, Neighborhoods, Vintage commercial, tagged Paramount Cottage Camp on September 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
In my last post, I wrote about how the owner of 1544 W. Oak plans to restore her ordinary apartment complex to recall its Paramount Cottage Camp roots.Today, a private collector, who asked not to be identified, gave me permission to show you this–A late 1920s postcard of Paramount Cottage Camp. Make sure you click through for the full-size version.
Camping not condos: Saving the Paramount Cottage Camp
Posted in Commercial, Neighborhoods, Vintage commercial, tagged 1544 W. Oak, cottage camp, preservation on Oak Street Fort Collins on August 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
1544 W. Oak wasn’t always a plain, uninteresting apartment complex. And if its owners have their way, it won’t be one much longer.
1950s Frontier Airlines: Let's take a moment
Posted in Vintage commercial, tagged Colorado Wonderland magazine, Frontier Airlines, Vintage airline ads on August 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I today picked up a stack of “Colorado Wonderland” magazines dated 1950 to 1955. The magazine is all about promoting tourism in Colorado, promising a minimum of 6 natural color photos in each issue. Plus, there are ads for 3, that is, THREE! different passenger rail carriers for Colorado in almost every issue too. There’s a lot of excitement of the all-concrete Boulder to Denver turnpike. And the state engineer is hinting we’d make a great east/west route for the new transcontinental highway. But that’s all for later. Today, let’s take a moment for Frontier:
300 N. College: Sharing the wealth at Seder Plastics
Posted in Vintage commercial on July 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Look close, and you’ll see Seder & Sons on top of the building at 300 N. College. As Norm heard it, Mr. Seder was better to his employees than your boss (or former boss) ever was to you.
Looking for City Drug?
Posted in Commercial, Vintage commercial, tagged big jar of pills, Fort Collins City Drug Store, kate forgach, tattle tales on July 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Kate Forgach put a link from her Tattle Tales column to Lost Fort Collins today in reference to the cool safe at City Drug that’s still for sale. I’ll repost the photo below.
Beer run: North College Discount Liquors
Posted in Vintage commercial, tagged Fort Collins liquor, O'Dells IPA on June 21, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I pass it all the time, but never even noticed North College Discount Liquors before. Apparently, that’s not an accident.
Beaver's Market: A mom & pop grocery competes against supermarkets and superstores
Posted in Commercial, Neighborhoods, Vintage commercial, tagged buy local fort collins, neighborhood markets on March 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Every day we’re here, is one more example of how America is supposed to work. Beaver’s Market is the last neighborhood market in Fort Collins. Last year, Matt Campbell produced this story for 88.9 KRFC Community Radio about how the family-owned grocery competes, and thrives, in a world of interstate superstores. (Pictures by Lostfortcollins):
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