dee_burris: (candle)dee_burris ([personal profile] dee_burris) wrote,
@ 2012-08-08 08:11 pm UTC
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Entry tags:colorado, then and now
Because I continue to be fascinated with my grand-aunt Ruth's scrapbook I never knew existed, the new cover photo is of a place my Balding relatives stayed in the 1920s. The caption in the lower left-hand corner says: The Millers Hotel, 422 E Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colo.

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The photo below is what that spot looks like today, on Google maps.

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I'm not so sure that's progress.

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(Anonymous)
2012-08-09 03:27 am UTC (link)
When I tried to find one of the theaters my grandfather managed, I found an overpass.

Something to think about: In Rome some buildings have walls that were part of ancient Roman buildings. Hmmmm.

Margel

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[personal profile] oakmouse
2012-08-10 12:39 am UTC (link)
Uh. No. Not an improvement.

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captain_catgut: (Pirate ship)


[personal profile] captain_catgut
2012-08-11 05:44 am UTC (link)
A recoilless rifle would solve that wee urban blight problem very nicely.

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