Images from Colorado Springs' past
This photograph of the construction of Penrose Public Library is dated 1966-68. The cement foundation of library is shown with construction workers at work. Old Carnegie building is behind, with St. Mary’s Church visible in the background. MARGARETTA M. BOAS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION, PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 001-2002
A studio portrait of Margery Verner Reed in a hat with flowers, circa 1915. According to the book “The University of Denver” by Steve Fisher, Reed was born in Colorado Springs in 1894. She graduated from the University of Denver in 1919 with a degree in English. That year, she took a position as an assistant professor of English at DU. She met her future husband, Paul Mayo, who also taught English. In 1924, Paul and Margery traveled to Peru, where he joined the diplomatic service. Margery became ill in Peru and returned to the United States, where she died in 1925 at age 31. PENROSE-ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL COLLECTION, COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 290-11876
The negative sleeve of this undated photo reads: “The Barker House (early photo — after enlargment.) Original part built in 1870s. Now the Navajo Hotel.” The building was originally built in 1872 by Theodore Pine. Charles W. Barker purchased the Pine Cottage in 1880, changed the name in 1882 and began yearly additions, according to flickr.com/photos/ wallyg/6229128954. By 1890, it was a typical resort hotel with 110 rooms, Wilton Carpets, Manitou Springs’ first hydraulic elevator, and one bathroom per floor. Barker, who was a school teacher and Pullman Palace Car conductor before moving here in 1877, would go on to serve as a Colorado representative, Manitou Springs mayor and was active in the Grand Army of the Republic. He lost ownership from remodeling debts in 1897 but remained the hotel manager until his death in 1905. The new owner, Mr. Pollen, changed the name to The Navajo hotel, and eventually it was converted into apartments. In 1984, it was rehabilitated for senior citizens and renamed the Barker House. The Queen Anne-style structure is four stories tall and is built in an “U” shape. Notable features include two, four-story towers and 23 bay windows. The original Pine Cottage façade is visible around the center bay window. GEORGE WHITE COLLECTION, COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 338-10531
In this photograph, the exterior view of the Glockner-Penrose Hospital buildings during the mid-1950s in downtown Colorado Springs. In the late 19th century, the Glockner Tuberculosis Sanatorium eventually evolved into the Penrose Hospital. HELEN AND JAMES MCCAFFERY PHOTOPGRAPHS COLLECTION, COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 266-10001
Jim McCaffery, a St. Mary’s High School graduate, stands on the steps of the school in 1971. In 1950, a grade school was built at Sierra Madre and Kiowa, according to smhscs.org/about-smhs/our-history. However, by the end of the decade, a shift in demographics caused the school to phase out the elementary grades to accommodate students in high school. By the end of the 1960s, the need for a new building was evident. Funds were raised, and the Catholic Education Center was built on the property adjacent to the original grade school. The new high school started Feb. 2, 1972, and Old Green (as the original building was called) was razed. MCCAFFERY COLLECTION, COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 266-10027
The caption reads “Mcl-2291—Pikes Peak from Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado.” Louis C. McClure took the picture, circa 1920. Colorado Springs was founded in August 1871 by Gen. William Jackson Palmer, and his idea of a firstclass hotel came to life; the Antlers Hotel opened in June 1883, according to antlers.com/history-of-the-antlers.shtml. Palmer named the hotel “The Antlers” as it housed his collection of deer and elk trophies. The original hotel burned on Oct. 1, 1898. After being rebuilt in 1901, this version of the hotel stayed intact until 1964. DENVER CONVENTION AND TOURIST CENTER ALBUM, COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 336-10663
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This photograph of the construction of Penrose Public Library is dated 1966-68. The cement foundation of library is shown with construction workers at work. Old Carnegie building is behind, with St. Mary’s Church visible in the background. MARGARETTA M. BOAS PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION, PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 001-2002
A studio portrait of Margery Verner Reed in a hat with flowers, circa 1915. According to the book “The University of Denver” by Steve Fisher, Reed was born in Colorado Springs in 1894. She graduated from the University of Denver in 1919 with a degree in English. That year, she took a position as an assistant professor of English at DU. She met her future husband, Paul Mayo, who also taught English. In 1924, Paul and Margery traveled to Peru, where he joined the diplomatic service. Margery became ill in Peru and returned to the United States, where she died in 1925 at age 31. PENROSE-ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL COLLECTION, COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 290-11876
The negative sleeve of this undated photo reads: “The Barker House (early photo — after enlargment.) Original part built in 1870s. Now the Navajo Hotel.” The building was originally built in 1872 by Theodore Pine. Charles W. Barker purchased the Pine Cottage in 1880, changed the name in 1882 and began yearly additions, according to flickr.com/photos/ wallyg/6229128954. By 1890, it was a typical resort hotel with 110 rooms, Wilton Carpets, Manitou Springs’ first hydraulic elevator, and one bathroom per floor. Barker, who was a school teacher and Pullman Palace Car conductor before moving here in 1877, would go on to serve as a Colorado representative, Manitou Springs mayor and was active in the Grand Army of the Republic. He lost ownership from remodeling debts in 1897 but remained the hotel manager until his death in 1905. The new owner, Mr. Pollen, changed the name to The Navajo hotel, and eventually it was converted into apartments. In 1984, it was rehabilitated for senior citizens and renamed the Barker House. The Queen Anne-style structure is four stories tall and is built in an “U” shape. Notable features include two, four-story towers and 23 bay windows. The original Pine Cottage façade is visible around the center bay window. GEORGE WHITE COLLECTION, COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 338-10531
In this photograph, the exterior view of the Glockner-Penrose Hospital buildings during the mid-1950s in downtown Colorado Springs. In the late 19th century, the Glockner Tuberculosis Sanatorium eventually evolved into the Penrose Hospital. HELEN AND JAMES MCCAFFERY PHOTOPGRAPHS COLLECTION, COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 266-10001
Jim McCaffery, a St. Mary’s High School graduate, stands on the steps of the school in 1971. In 1950, a grade school was built at Sierra Madre and Kiowa, according to smhscs.org/about-smhs/our-history. However, by the end of the decade, a shift in demographics caused the school to phase out the elementary grades to accommodate students in high school. By the end of the 1960s, the need for a new building was evident. Funds were raised, and the Catholic Education Center was built on the property adjacent to the original grade school. The new high school started Feb. 2, 1972, and Old Green (as the original building was called) was razed. MCCAFFERY COLLECTION, COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 266-10027
The caption reads “Mcl-2291—Pikes Peak from Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado.” Louis C. McClure took the picture, circa 1920. Colorado Springs was founded in August 1871 by Gen. William Jackson Palmer, and his idea of a firstclass hotel came to life; the Antlers Hotel opened in June 1883, according to antlers.com/history-of-the-antlers.shtml. Palmer named the hotel “The Antlers” as it housed his collection of deer and elk trophies. The original hotel burned on Oct. 1, 1898. After being rebuilt in 1901, this version of the hotel stayed intact until 1964. DENVER CONVENTION AND TOURIST CENTER ALBUM, COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 336-10663
A view near the Tejon Street bridge after a train wreck. The wreck occurred on Aug. 23, 1970. PHOTO BY JAMES AND HELEN MCCAFFERY, MCCAFFERY COLLECTION, COURTESY OF PIKES PEAK LIBRARY DISTRICT, 266-10087
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