Pretty much everybody in the country, and during the early years of the citys development, really the only treatment that was offered to people with newly diagnosed tuberculosis was to go out west and to seek a cure. People would come to Colorado Springs essentially on the recommendation of a doctor, who would tell them to go chase a or to get out of your urban environment, leave your job in a factory in to go seek health care, and what made Colorado Springs particularly attractive lungers, as they were called, was the air and the sunshine, and we actually promoted Colorado Springs as a destination for people with tuberculosis. It was one of our first and only industries, was health care. Colorado springs was founded in a place without major industry, and health care became that major industry. Really, in the 1880s through in the earlyo years, they would come, and you can see in this gallery, they , and they the waters would spend time in garden of the gods. He would spend time in the
To better understand who Spencer Penrose is, i thought i would read a bit from his open jury in 1939. It says he was more than a capitalist, philanthropist, he was a spirit, a hearing such as the pikes peak region had never seen before and would never see again. He was a scholar and gentlemen, a rugged individualist, a man of heart, as vigorous and sturdy as the great pioneering west he loved. He knew his own mind, and he experienced it. Spencern words, who was penrose . I think of him more in terms of his legacy to the community. Most obviousof the legacies is that he built the hotel here in Colorado Springs in 1980 team, one of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pikes peak. The other is he created a inndation, the Apple Orchard spanish, and that was named after his home where he lived at the hotel, and that foundation he started in 1937, 2 years before his death, with 21 million, and today, it has grown to 580 million, and over the years, they have given away o
1889 because the altitude was suitable. We close out todays cspan cities tour of Colorado Springs with nikola tesla, his scientific breakthroughs, and his rivalry with thomas edison. Richard nikola tesla became with this new creation going on in the world of electricity. Country, he to this started working right away with thomas edison, but there was some conflict there, because what developed as the current was because edison committed to using directcurrent, and tesla understood that alternating economical ande more effective and could be transferred over great distances at a far, far less cost, but in a lot ofrest other areas of physics and eventually, hed. Omes to colorado in 1899 jessica this exhibition explores some of the ideas that tesla was exploring during his career, through some Historical Information and reproduction photographs, and that also that mayrtist projects be had some of the same scientific or creative territory. One of the things we found interesting to explore
Pikes peak lies west of Colorado Springs. Trip to the summit inspired, america the beautiful. Learn more about Colorado Springs all weekend here on American History tv. Who o best understand spencer penn was, i thought i quote from his obituary in december 15, 1939. A says, he was more than community builder. He was of being such as the pikes peak region has never seen before, will never see again. He was a scholar and a gentleman. A man apart. As vigorous and a sturdy as the great pioneering west he loved. He knew his own mind and he experienced it. In my own words, who is Spencer Penrose . I think of him more in terms of his legacy towards the community. One of the most obvious was that he built the broadmoor Colorado Springs in 1918, one of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pikes peak. Created the el e pomar foundation. And that foundation he started years before his death, with 21 million. Today it has grown to 580 million. Over those years, El Pomar Foundat
Partners, cspan recently visited many sites exploring Colorado Springs rich history. To best understand who Spencer Penrose the man was, i thought i would read a quote from his obituary. December 15, 1939. Than a he was more capitalist, Community Builder and philanthropist. In my own words, who is Spencer Penrose . I think of him or in terms of his legacy to the community. Of his most obvious legacies are he build the broaden our hotel in 1918. One of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pikes peak. He created the foundation, being Apple Orchard in spanish, and that was named after his home. That foundation he started in 1937, two years before his death with 20 1 million. Today it has grown to hide hundred 80 million. Over those years, it is given away over 500 million in grants. It is almost 13,000 grants to charities in the state of colorado only. Spencer penrose was born in 18 65 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. He was one of seven boys born to Richard Penrose and