Fort Collins history

Loveland’s Historic Mariano Medina Family Cemetery [Picutes]
Loveland’s Historic Mariano Medina Family Cemetery [Picutes]
Loveland’s Historic Mariano Medina Family Cemetery [Picutes]
Mariano Medina was a fur trader, a guide, a horse/pony trader and businessman in the Big Thompson Valley/Loveland area in the mid-late 1800s. He helped Loveland become a community with his toll bridge that took travelers over the Big Thompson River. He was a short-statured man, with big charisma.
Fire Before the Aggie
Fire Before the Aggie
Fire Before the Aggie
The exterior of the venue at 204 S. College Ave. doesn't look like the turn-of-the-century buildings in Old Town — that's because the original one burned down.
Fort Collins' Jar of Drugs
Fort Collins' Jar of Drugs
Fort Collins' Jar of Drugs
Just add water! Just kidding, do not. This giant, medicinal feel-good death jar can be found in Fort Collins' City Drug — and surprisingly hasn't been stolen. Yet.
FoCO Mansion Replaced By Ace
FoCO Mansion Replaced By Ace
FoCO Mansion Replaced By Ace
Most of us in Fort Collins have no idea that the yellow Hottel House used to stand where the downtown Ace Hardware now does -- and it was gorgeous.
CSU Vs. CU in 1919 Showdown
CSU Vs. CU in 1919 Showdown
CSU Vs. CU in 1919 Showdown
Since 1893, it's been an annual tradition for the two biggest collegiate rivals in Colorado to 'showdown.' Check out this footage of CSU vs. CU Boulder from 1919.

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