Norm and I believe this may be the last outdoor barber pole in Fort Collins. We hope we’re wrong. [...]
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I pass it all the time, but never even noticed North College Discount Liquors before. Apparently, that’s not an accident. [...] 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): [...] It’s easy to remember Poudre Valley Bank because they didn’t clean up the place entirely when they moved out in the 1960s. Here are some things they left behind. [...] City Drug in Old Town keeps its most extraordinary curiosity behind the counter where you can’t see it. And now this hidden treasure is for sale. [...] Recently, two readers who no longer live around here remembered the elegant glass dome at the Northern Hotel Ballroom. Is it still there? Yep. Here’s where to look. [...] Even Lost Fort Collins has to admit that just because something is old and local doesn’t always make it perfect. [...] It was on a February day just like this that the Northern Hotel burned in 1975. Things looked grim at the time, but there’s little in life a bucket of very white paint can’t fix. [...] Let’s face it, Sense of Place and its companion shop, Perennial Gardener, are chick heaven. But say you’re not into it. Like because you’re a guy or something. Here’s a little historic trivia to make your visit more poignant. [...] After 34 years in Fort Collins, the Old Corner Bookstore at 216 Linden will close on Friday. “This bookstore was my mother’s life,” Jane Tester’s daughter told me. She hopes to sell the building and all 23,000 used and rare volumes to someone who shares her mother’s passion. [...] |
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