North of 3rd, west of Martin, south of 6th, east of Main.
Total for today (part 1) : 20,110 steps and 3:56 time. Grand total for both parts of today’s walk: 32,670 steps and 6:11 time.
This is my first walk after the flooding started (see prior blog Digression — Longmont Flood if somehow you haven’t heard about it!) I wanted to stay on the north side of town, to avoid having to cross any flooded areas, but wanted to see what effect I could see to the south. As it turns out, there were only three things I saw that gave me any indication of any flooding problems. The obvious one is the southwest corner of today’s walk, at 3rd and Main. Main Street was still closed south of that intersection. The St. Vrain crosses Main St. (also known as highway 287) maybe a quarter mile south of there.
The other two things were more helicopters going overhead than usual, and heavier traffic on 3rd Avenue than usual. I saw maybe half a dozen helicopters during my walk… they all seemed to be headed north, maybe toward Loveland or Ft. Collins, which were experiencing flooding problems. Vehicle traffic on 3rd at Martin was backed up about a block or two when the light turned red. Presumably this is because of people that would normally go up Main or Sunset would have to circle around to Ken Pratt east and then come back in on 3rd (or vice versa).
Highway 287 flooded and closed — looking south from 3rd and Main
One helicopter
Two helicopter
Traffic backed up looking west from 3rd and Martin
ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH / PLAZA
As the plaque below indicates, the old St. Stephen’s church is the oldest church building still standing in Longmont, built in 1881. The St. Vrain Historical Society now operates it, and there is a park with artwork in the plaza around it. On the sidewalk out front is an embedded plaque showing the layout for early Longmont.
St. Stephens
St. Stephen’s Plaza
City layout
City layout closeup # 1
City layout closeup # 2
mosaic
fountain
sculpture
shadow sculpture again roof
VARIOUS BUSINESSES / CIVIC BUILDINGS / CHURCHES IN THE AREA
BUSINESSES
Red Zone (part of The Pumphouse)
Mike O’Shay’s (been around as long as I can remember)
Barbed Wire Books
Winchell’s
Cool Egyptian stuff in here (plus Yarn Shoppe)
High Altitude Archery
Muse Gallery
lots of cool stuff in here
my daughter works for RMOMS (not at this office, though)
a Longmont institution
historic Dickens Opera House (restaurant)
Good wings!
OUR Center (soon moving across the street?)
Veterinary
500 Kimbark
I like the plants on the roof
bygone clothing store (owner was one of the top golfers in town, I believe)
this may have been before my time — don’t remember it
Longmont Cable Trust (business or civic?)
Lucile’s Creole restaurant
Rabid Rabbits
I believe this belongs to Comcast
CIVIC BUILDINGS
not sure — used to be Chamber of Commerce?
Chamber of Commerce
El Comite (The Committee?)
Used to get your driver’s license here
used to be the Longmont Museum
Civic Center
Three time capsules
Longmont Library (west entrance)
close-up of library west side
Lego exhibit at the museum
Longmont Library east entrance
near library east entrance
City of Longmont Development & Service Center (whatever that means?!)
CHURCHES
Central Presbyterian # 1
Central Presbyterian # 2
Central Presbyterian # 3
St. John’s Catholic # 1
St. John’s Catholic # 2
St. John’s school # 1
St. John’s school # 2
AND HERE’S THE BEST OF THE REST… (55 more, to be exact)
(and once again, sorry if I’m inundating you with pictures… it’s just that these older parts of town have so much to interest me… but I won’t be insulted if you skip them.)
quaint house
another animal to watch out for
chainsaw decor
guard dog
plate flowerbed border (second one I’ve seen in Longmont)
street number
cool tree house
old farm machinery
curb flowers
RR tracks (vanishing point)
New alley (vanishing point)
another quaint hous
Very old gas pump (I think)
catching fish
downtown event
four thrones
electrical box art sides 1 & 2
electrical box art sides 3 & 4
Remembrance of Windows Past
Gamma Acosta mural alley
Artwork still in progress
Needs some dental work (not sure what this is)
cool brick work
cool brick work private entrance
helping keep the area clean
modern art
I mainly know Betty Boop from ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’
conical entry
Three stallions champing at the bit
bubble rock entryway
Kimbark apartments
not sure what this is, but I like it
not satisfied with just pink flamingoes… but wait…
… just a block or two away… even MORE colorful flamingoes!
reclining Buddha
Mary in the eaves
another conical entry
Reflections of a Street Walker
Geese in formation overhead
Pumpkin patch overflowing into the street
that passive-aggressive dog again
and another of those what-do-you-call-ums
cool house
old cornerpost
another old windmill vane
historic building (now apartments, I believe)i
let me in, please
cute car-let
old shed (added on to twice?)
not sure what this is… old well?
you don’t want to know what goes on in Sal’s garage
I missed this high fence post elephant the first time I walked by
nice sentiments
fractional street name??!?
Purple Fence
Wow.. what a colorful neighborhood. Lots of interesting sights today. Thanks for posting.
The item that “needs some dental work”: I think that’s an old grinding stone from a mill of some kind?