Author: STOKES, GERALD H. (TEXT)
Title: The Pikes Peak Region [What to See and What You Are Seeing - What to Do and Where to Do It]
Description: Denver, Sanborn Souvenir Company. Wraps, 4to - Over 9 " -12" Tall. Ill.: Color Photographs. Paperback, Undated, circa 1970; Previous owner's name in ink, dated 1981, at the top margin of the first page; A snapshot of late 1960s- early 70s Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region presented in 64 slick, glossy pages. Large format tourist publication, lightly edge and corner worn, with just a hint of dog-ear at the corners; The photos show the Pikes Peak Region before the explosion of change beginning in the 1980s. Manitou Incline Railroad - gone; Pre-Gambling Cripple Creek - gone; The charm of the region before the massive influx of new residents and big money growth - gone; Affordable Housing - vanished; Incompetent City Planners and City Council - Still here. Very Good.

Keywords: 1970 Colorado Springs, Colorado Tourist Atractions, Ikes Peak, Manitou Springs, Manitou Incline, Garden of the Gods, USAF Academy Colorado Color Photographs


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