Bert Bidwell News Today

It was a pleasant fall day in November 1940 when Gen. George C. Marshall signed off on what would become the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army. It was a momentous decision that, unknown at...

, who was behind more than 200 projects in the Aspen area, designed the three-story Bidwell-Mountain Plaza Building located on the Cooper Avenue Mall. It will be replaced with a two-story building suited for retail and a possible restaurant in the upstairs atrium. Developer Mark Hunt purchased the building in 2012 for $22 million. Built in 1965, Benedict utilized a western, mountain style of architecture, using rustic elements of the area, including timber, bricks and stone. Also characteristic...