Bee Vradenberg News Today

John Hazlehurst During much of Colorado Springs’ history, times of prosperity and growth have often brought sudden and unwelcome change. From the late ’60s to the early ’80s, new buildings replaced old throughout central Downtown. We built the Pikes Peak Center, the Holly Sugar building, the sleek new Antlers hotel and a couple of medium-rise office buildings, all in the name of urban renewal. We ripped down half a dozen irreplaceable historic buildings and scores of lesser Victo...