We've been jumping through hoops with the historical preservation people because we want to replace some windows in the room we call the sunroom. This addition was built in the 60s and has no historical value, but we still have to get permission to make any changes that are visible from the outside. We went to the public hearing last night and managed to get approval after some hemming and hawing that seemed more for show than anything else. Now we can order the windows and wait 6 to 8 weeks for their arrival.
The rest of the meeting was more interesting than our replacement windows because it concerned a building called Johnson's Corner (but not the truck stop with the cinnamon rolls on I-25). This building was moved into a new development called Prospect New Town that is Colorado's first New Urbanist community. I'm told Johnson's Corner is mentioned by name in Jack Kerouac's book On the Road. The building, to put it kindly, has problems. The idea of restoring it to some useful purpose has problems. Does anyone have a spare $770,000 to restore it?
The rest of the meeting was more interesting than our replacement windows because it concerned a building called Johnson's Corner (but not the truck stop with the cinnamon rolls on I-25). This building was moved into a new development called Prospect New Town that is Colorado's first New Urbanist community. I'm told Johnson's Corner is mentioned by name in Jack Kerouac's book On the Road. The building, to put it kindly, has problems. The idea of restoring it to some useful purpose has problems. Does anyone have a spare $770,000 to restore it?
Some new windows would be helpful next winter.
Flamingos at the Denver Zoo.
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