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Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) is a nationally recognized system of public libraries serving a population of more than 650,000 across 2,070 square miles in El Paso County, Colorado. Pikes Peak Library District has resources for children, teens, adults, and seniors.
In 1904, a new library on West Pikes Peak Avenue was opened, thanks to a gift from Andrew Carnegie. When Colorado City was annexed to the city of Colorado Springs in 1917, the library board of directors sold its invested rights and interests to the Colorado Springs Public Library for $1, and it became the West End Branch.
The Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts (known commonly as Pikes Peak Center) is a concert auditorium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It serves as an entertainment, cultural, educational, and assembly center for the citizens of El Paso County , the Pikes Peak region, and the surrounding area.
Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, located at 631 North Tejon Street in downtown Colorado Springs at the corner of Tejon and Monument Streets, is an architectural gem representing the Gothic Revival and Tudor Revival styles. The church complex, spanning approximately 41,000 square feet, was constructed in three main phases over a period ...
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The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR) is a certified nonprofit arts organization located in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado and serving El Paso and Teller counties. In February 2014, Andy Vick replaced Christina McGrath as COPPeR's executive director. [1] COPPeR receives funding from the city of Colorado Springs and from ...
Andrew Carnegie donated $60,000 for the construction of the library. One side of the library is semi-circular with a continuous ornamental balcony and a view of Pikes Peak and the Rocky Mountains. The building is made of granite, gray Tennessee marble, Breche Violette marble, sandstone and Roman-shaped gray hydraulic press brick. Inside the ...
After several serious flood events, water on the upper stretch was diverted to Monument Creek and today Shooks Run originates from the Patty Jewett Golf Course. Shooks Run Park is a linear park extending from Cache LaPoudre Street to Pikes Peak Avenue and includes the creek and Shooks Run Trail (part of the Legacy Loop).