Ummm... Holy crap! Congratulations, Pueblo. You obviously win. You win the entire trip. Period. Full stop. What more is there to say about that? In fact, off the top of my head, only Fort Worth and Lake Charles compare. Of course, I haven't gone through the entire archive, so I'm not taking bets on it … Continue reading 564. Pueblo, Pueblo County (CO32) →

I'm...honestly not sure what to say about this courthouse. It's like this weird mix of the 50's, 70's, and 80's? I don't even know how I feel about it. Actually, that's not entirely true. I feel just plain weird about it. It's not terrible, but it's not good. It's definitely not good. But, then again, … Continue reading 563. Canon City, Fremont County (CO31) →

Is this the first use of various bricks to create a pattern that I've seen? I think it might be. Whether it is or not, it's very striking. Not only is the courthouse very classic in style, I like the way it takes the mundane brick and turns into something quite aesthetic. Kudos to the … Continue reading 562. Cripple Creek, Teller County (CO30) →

Three years. I cannot even fathom the idea that I've been writing this for three years. I cannot fathom that my streak is still going. Though I have not written about it, I cannot fathom that I literally returned from completing another state yesterday, either. Of course, you'll spend the next month reading about that … Continue reading A Third Year Gone By →

So, I found myself in a bit of a quandary here because I couldn’t figure out exactly where the county courthouse was. If anywhere has a claim to be the right place—the county’s administrative seat—it would be the Board of County Commissioners building pictured above. That said, why would you want this … … when … Continue reading 561. Colorado Springs, El Paso County (CO29) →

The courthouse was decidedly meh. I didn't have a lot of time to spend dwelling on it, though. My opinion took a backseat because I was a man on a mission. It was hard enough to get through town considering that there was a free concert being given and everybody and their mother and their … Continue reading 560. Fairplay, Park County (CO28) →

Yes, that Breckenridge! Ski bums unite? Well, OK, they're going to have money probably so maybe not "bums", but you get the idea. To be fair, I don't think I saw very much of the real Breckenridge. What little I saw seemed geared towards the visiting ski tourists, a weird, artificial quaintness which I found … Continue reading 559. Breckenridge, Summit County (CO27) →

No. Just no. This is another one of those courthouses that looks like it was erected by a homebuilder or possibly a firm specializing in medical office complexes. Nothing about the building is inspiring. I couldn’t even see a point in getting a good photograph of it. Even if it was not surrounded by trees, … Continue reading 558. Georgetown, Clear Creek County (CO26) →

I complain a lot about modern courthouses, but this one is pretty stellar. If you're going to do it, do it with some style and panache! I bet the inner atrium must be lovely with all that glass and sunlight coming in. Well played, Jefferson County. Well played... As an odd little side note, as … Continue reading 557. Golden, Jefferson County (CO25) →

The courthouse was lovely, on the main street of this tight and tiny town in the mountain passes. It looked, in some respects like a lovely little European town. Of course, you can't see the casino farther back down the road. I spent a little wondering if I had made the right choice in coming … Continue reading 556. Central City, Gilpin County (CO24) →