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Monthly Newsletter of the Pueblo Downtown Association

DowntownSpotlightJuly 2019

July Luncheon to Feature Award Winning Library DistrictOur July 25th luncheon, 11:45 a.m., will be held at the Rawl-

ings Library, 100 E. Abriendo Ave. in the Ryals Room on the 4th floor. The library is one of the Pueblo Downtown Association’s newest members and has made headlines during the past couple of years for its services to the community and the county and as one of the best libraries in the nation. Executive Director Jon Walker will provide the program for the meeting. The meeting will be sponsored by NorthStar Engineering; catering will be provided by 7th Street Station.

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All general meetings are open to anyone. Most full members are contacted to remind them of the meetings. Please let us know if you are vegetarian or need gluten free food so we can notify the caterer. Cost to attend is $20 if your reservation is received by 4 p.m., Monday, July 22; billing and late reservation rates are $25. You may reserve by calling 543-7155 or by using the reservation feature on the website, pueblodowntown.com. Reservations for the meeting which are not can-celled by Monday, 4 p.m. will be charged at the $25 billing rate. Please have your credit card with you and we will process it at check in.

www.PuebloDowntown.com • Phone/Voice Mail: 543-7155 • Immediate Response/Emergencies: 543-6676Contact Us! margaret@pueblodowntown.com • Pueblo Downtown Association, 503 N. Main St., Ste 652, Pueblo, CO 81003

Dancing with the Pueblo Starz Coming Up August 3Our Dancing with the Pueblo Starz event is coming up rapidly;

as in the past, we will be at the Pueblo Convention Center. Tickets are available now on Eventbrite.com. Individual tickets are $85 each. A table for 8 is $650—a thirty dollar savings over indi-vidual prices. For that you will receive not only admission to one of the highlight events of the year, but a full sit-down dinner, a souvenir program with information about dancers, contributing studios and about the area. You will also have an opportunity to bid on great merchandise and certificates donated by area businesses.

You will have fun watching the ten dance teams compete at this year’s event. The teams are: Nicholas Ayers & Tiercyn Glass from PB&T Bank, Captain James and Colleen Martin rep-resenting the Pueblo Police Department, Lt. Dave Black and Ashton Rinker from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, Frank and Cheryl Garcia, from the Pueblo City Fire Department Jim and Kelly Grimes, Christopher Tucker and Sharon Roybal—Hampton Inn, Kevin Ortiz General Manager of the Pueblo Convention Center and wife Jessica Ortiz from Pueblo City Schools, Logan Layton from the Pueblo Chieftain and Jozef Herrera—My Friend the Printer, Diane VanBuskirk from loanDepot with Brian Cadena from McKinney Door and Hardware, School District 70

will be represented by Ginger Andenucio and Casey Mastreno. Not only will these teams be judged by our panel of judges, you can sup-

port your favorite team by purchasing People’s Choice Tickets and placing them in the container with the team’s name on it.

People’s Choice tickets are $1 each; if you pay $10 you will receive $12 in tickets.

Once again this year judges will be Beth Glad-ney, Judge William Alexander and Steve Shirley;

J. J. Valentine will be DJ and Mark “Chris” McMahan will emcee the event. For the

past few years we have had excellent design work from Statis Events which will do the decor again this year. The Pueblo Young Marines will do the flag ceremony and photos will be from Pho-tography by Jaylynn.

An important part of the evening is the silent auction; this gives all of our area

businesses an opportunity to participate in an event that provides money which is in turn used

to make the area more attractive. If you have flow-ers on your block or benches or trash receptacles all of

wrought iron construction, please remember that there are dollars involved in providing these amenities as well as ongo-

ing maintenance such as watering and making sure that they are in good condition. Please look at your inventory or consider a cer-

tificate for food or services; we need help from everyone in the area.

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How Can YOU Make Downtown a Better Area?The board of directors of the

Pueblo Downtown Association devotes many hours to making the area a better place to do business. We cannot do everything that is needed. We have provided wrought iron planters with flowers, trash receptacles and benches to make the streets more colorful and inviting. We are responsible for seeing that the flowers in the sidewalk plant-ers are maintained during the season from mid-May to mid-October. We

also partner with Keep Pueblo Beautiful to see that hanging baskets, provided and maintained by that organization, are kept in good order throughout the season. The lighted holiday decorations which add color to the area north of City Hall were purchased by the Association and we arrange for installation on the remaining poles with power available every year. The Downtown Association leases and provides installation of the display at Headwaters Plaza every Christmas season. Association board and other members make up the committee which produces the Pueblo Christmas Parade of Lights. We pay to print and distribute the Downtown Association Discount Card; all full members may partici-pate at no additional charge each year. We do need your help.

One of the things you can do is to keep the list of members on page 8 of this newsletter handy and use it to make buying, eating and profes-sional service decisions. You can also support our fund-raising efforts. Encourage your friends and associates to purchase Association pro-duced “Pueblo” items—historic calendars, blankets and coming soon post cards. Our major fund-raiser is Dancing with the Pueblo Starz (see story on page 1); proceeds from this event keep the flowers watered each summer season. There is still time to purchase tickets but you need to do it this week. We can still use items for the silent auction; an auc-tion item is a great way to introduce your business to the people who attend this event.

Of course, the way the outside of your business looks is a major contribution to the appearance of the area. If visitors to the area see dirty, littered sidewalks and gutters they won’t look forward to coming back. Don’t forget that the appearance of your windows makes a great impression on people walking and driving by. Keep them bright, cheery and well lighted; even if you are a service business, you can create a welcoming atmosphere with a little effort.

Finally you can give us some of your precious time. We have several projects and committees that we could use volunteer help with. For more information contact the office, 543-7155 or Marga ret@pueblodowntown.com.

Street Talk

by Margaret

Ward-Masias

Welcome New MembersThis month we welcome six new full members who took advan-

tage of the offer of a portion of the fourth quarter free with payment of dues for the July 2019-June2020 year.

Medicspa Therapeutic Massage is located in the Thatcher Build-ing, 503 N, Main St, LL106. Ee Bean Hiam provides both light and deep massages to keep muscles supple and active; she has recently added oxygen bar therapy (this service is also available for events). You may make an appointment by phone at 696-2296 or by email,

eebeanhiam@gmail.com. You can find her website at www.med.massagetherapy.com. Hours are 8 a.m.-7 p.m., however advanced appointments are necessary as she also has a Pueblo West location.

Mountain View Flooring is located at 322 S. Union Ave. offers a full range of flooring products that will fit any home. Owners Bill and Leslie Spidel can offer help with most flooring needs. The business is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Their phone number is 568-2929; you may email mvhw1@icloud.com. You can find them on the web at mtviewflooring.com.

Puebloans have loved the food at The Pantry Restaurant, 109 E. Abriendo Ave. for many years. The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sat.; they serve breakfast all day. The phone number is 543-8072.

Professional Bull Riders, Inc has their worldwide headquarters on the Riverwalk in Pueblo. They are an entertainment corporation which features shows of bull riders throughout the year. They have recently opened a training center for fledgling bull riders at the expansion of the Convention Center; other athletic ventures may also use the facility. The phone number is 242-2800.

The Pueblo City County Library District is made up of 12 locations throughout Pueblo County. These much used facilities bring books, periodicals, movies, music and use of computers to all who visit one of their facilities with a library card. The main branch of the district is the Rawlings Library at 100 E. Abriendo Ave. This branch features the Western History collection which is a valuable research tool in addition to the other resources listed above. The libraries are open seven days per week except for holidays.

Tailored West Fashion Boutique is a new business located at 327 S. Union Ave. They are a women’s boutique which specializes in high touch service offering Colorado and American made fashions. In addi-tion to clothing they also offer footwear, jewelry and accessories. The phone number is 406-4338. Their website is tailoredwest.com.

Board Members If you have questions about what is going on with the Pueblo

Downtown Association or would like information about joining the organization you may contact any of our board members listed below, of course you may also contact the office at 543-7155 between 8 & noon Monday & Wednesday, 8 & 3 Tuesday & Thursday. Friday by appointment.• President T.J. Wright, 595-7300• Vice President Mike Carlisle, 671-1424 • Secretary Tammy Fesmire, 585-2374• Treasurer & Webmaster Judy McGinnis, 252-3873• Promotions Chair Peggy Willcox, 582-0682• Project Assistant April Kasza, 584-9977• Facebook Coordinator Kristen Spicola, 584-0201• Project Assistant Lee Gladney, 544-0583• Promotions Committee member, Nicole Valdez, 404-2787• Promotions Committee member Alexandria Romero, 543-0516• Dancing with the Pueblo Starz Chair, Stacy Brack• Past President Kim Kock, 544-6823• Board Member Emeritus/Past President Tom Bruss, 406-8661• Board Member Emeritus/Past President Kerry Gladney, 544-0583

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Riverwalk: 1. 101 S. Main St.: Waterfront Building, retail, office space, Rudy Padula, 671-4027 2. 102 S. Victoria: Olde Towne Carriage House bldg, restaurant-pub space, lower level, 543-1012, email otch@oldetownepueblo.com, see www.oldetownepueblo.com

Victoria Avenue: 215 S. Victoria Ave., professional office for local small business. Latino Chamber, 542-5513

303 S Santa Fe Ave: Industrial space. Ryan McWilliams, 719-337-5852Many Downtown Locations: Sound Venture Realty, 542-84265th & Greenwood: Greenwood Square, Metro Plaza, Lee or Kerry Gladney, 544-0583 West 4th St.:

1. 415 W. 4th St.: 735 or 1,370 sq. ft. Cheri Bucciarelli 546-0324 2. 710 W. 4th St.: 1,400 & 2,100 sq. ft., Rollie Leyh, 542-3876 3. 801 W. 4th St.: Central Pueblo Center, Dan Molello, Jones Healy, 545-8181 4. 827 W. 4th St.: Ste B, next to DMV, 3,800 sq. ft., Sound Venture Realty, 542-8426

3rd & Main: 1. PEDCo’s BTC: offices from 160 sq. ft. to 1,326 sq. ft. including “virtual” or day offices, light manufacturing space in basement, Crystal Romero, 546-1133 2. Lottery Building: 2,500-7,000 sq. ft., Sound Venture Realty, 542-8426

5th & Main: 1. Historic Federal Building: office space, 251-9883 2. The New Thatcher Bldg: offices 200-4,000 sq. ft., Sound Venture Realty, 542-8426

6th & Main: RBC Wealth Management Building: 1,300 sq. ft. suite—can be divided in half, Sound Venture Realty, 542-8426

8th & Main: 1. Wells Fargo Building: 542-1333 or 251-9883 2. Katie Bonham, 545-1488 or 924-4518

13th & Main: Dan Molello,Jones Healy, 545-818113th & Grand: Dan Molello, Jones Healy, 545-8181

Locate Your Business or Office in the Historic Heart of PuebloThis directory is provided by the Pueblo Downtown Association to give prospective newcomers information about whom to contact for space in the area. Properties

listed are Downtown Association members; there may be other properties in the area which do not appear here. All area codes are 719 unless otherwise noted.

More Traffic Control Cabinets WrappedOnce again this year we received artwork from CSU-Pueblo graphic arts students which we

used to have wraps created for traffic control cabinets. These images appear on 5th & 6th Street cabinets between Court and Greenwood. We also have art in production from PCC students; those cabinets at 5th & 6th on Main and Santa Fe will be installed later this summer.

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Downtown Happenings

People also find us on the Internet! PuebloDowntown.com

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We provide links to member websites from ours; if we don’t have yours, send it to us & we will gladly add a link to your site.

Sangre de Cristo Arts Center210 N. Santa Fe Ave. Admission: $10 adults, $8 children & seniors (65+). Active military and their families free through Labor Day. Arts Center members always free Purchase art classes online at www.sangredecristoarts.org/education anytime, anywhere. Find out what’s coming up by visiting www.sdc-arts.org. For more infor-mation call 295-7200. Art Exhibits:Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-4 p.m.Through Aug. 18, Representing the West People’s Choice Winner Amy Winter, Regional GalleryThrough Aug. 25, Dabney T. Collins: A Lifetime of Model Railroading, 2nd Floor FoyerThrough Sept. 1, All Aboard: The Art and Craft of Model Railroading. King GalleryThrough Sept. 8, Models and Miniatures: A Collection from the Forney Museum of Transportation, Hoag GalleryThrough Sept. 15, The Timme Collection: Motorcycles & Ephemera from the Forney Museum of Transportation, 3rd Floor Foyer.Through Sept. 29, Luster: Realism & Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile & Motorcycle Painting, White Gallery Buell Children’s Museum:Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-4 p.m.Through Nov. 2: Zoom/Things That Go!Education: Aug. 12-16, Southern Colorado Dance Festival, classes in dance taught by guest artists from both Colorado and nationwide. Tuition $300, students from Pueblo and Pueblo West studios $250.Events: July 19 Martini ShotJuly 26 Bad HabitzAug. 2 That Eighties BandAug. 9 6 Million Dollar BandOther Events:Thurs., Aug. 8, 6 to 7:300 p.m., Members Only Drive In Movie Night Sun., Aug. 11, Noon to 4 p.m., Pay As You Can, Community access day in honor of first responders Fri., Aug. 16, 7 p.m., Southern Colorado Dance Festival Showcase, adm. $5Performances:July 13-18, Hello Dolly, District 60 Summer Musical. Tickets $12.

Pueblo Heritage MuseumVictoria & B Street. In the 1924 Denver & Rio Grande Western Freight Depot near historic Union Depot and the Railway Foundation Museum. Exhibits of historical, cultural groups of southeastern Colorado. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Adults $6, Senior & Military w/ID $5, 6-12 $4, Heritage Center Members and under 5 free. 295-1517 or www.theheritagecenter.us for tours and information.

The Pueblo Arts AllianceFind maps and information about news and activities in the Creative Corridor at PuebloArts.org, follow on facebook.com/PuebloArts, facebook.com/PuebloCre-ativeCorridor or call 242-6632 or 855-543-2430.Aug. 2, First Friday Art Walk, 5-8 p.m., 35+ galleries, restaurants & businesses with newly hung shows, refreshments, live music & entertainment. Mingle with the artists and tour Downtown Main Street, Union Ave. Historic District and Mesa Junction on foot.

Pueblo Convention CenterCity Center Drive & Main. For information about events or to book space call 542-1100 or online puebloconventioncenter.com.July 19-20 Italian InvitationalJuly 21 Pueblo Business WomenJuly 25-28 Santa Fe Railway Modeling Historical SocietyJuly 26 Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority - Finance CommitteeJuly 29 Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & FinancingJuly 31-Aug. 2 Rocky Mountain SERAug. 10 Outdoor Expo – Pueblo Convention CenterAug. 13 Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority - BoardAug. 16-19 Colorado-Wyoming District Optimists International Note these events are published so that businesses in the area will know who will be in the area. We encourage retailers and restaurants to make these folk feel welcome in the area.

Memorial HallS. Main & Grand. 866-722-8844. pueblomemorialhall.com. Tickets on sale now.Aug. 8 The Wiggles LIVE Pty LtdAug. 10 The TemptationsAug. 15 Beatles vs. Elvis

El Pueblo History Museum301 N. Union. 583-0453. Call 583-0453. Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sun. 12-4 p.m. $5 adults, $4 seniors, children 6-12, students with ID. “Family Saturdays” children 12 & under—free. For docent-led tours for groups of 10 or more, contact the museum office at least one week in advance. Fridays, through Sept. 13, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Farmers’ Market, Colorado grown pro-duce: sweet corn, greens, Palisade peaches, Pueblo chiles and more. Plus Food Trucks return every Friday from 11-1.Ongoing: Borderlands of Southern Colorado, a grand history of our region told by an original 38 star flag, a 1940’s Pueblo kitchen and more. Create and imagine with adobe, weaving and a kitchen.

Center for American Values101 S. Main, Riverwalk level, 543-9502. Sign up for event reminders at americanvaluescenter.org. Open 10-4 daily, free to visit. World Trade Center Steel memorial at Center’s entrance is a powerful reminder of the everyday heroes who gave so much on that tragic day. Main Gallery features “The Portraits of Valor,” an inspiring collection of 140+ portraits of America’s greatest heroes, the Medal of Honor recipi-ents. Center is proud to be the only location outside the Pentagon where the portraits are on public display. Center also provides its nationally acclaimed HIP Character & Leadership Education at no cost, call for information or to schedule field trips or orga-nizational visits. All Medal of Honor books & DVDs are on sale, a perfect inspirational gift for graduates, veterans or anyone who loves the community & country.

Pueblo’s Riverwalkpuebloriverwalk.org Explore the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk located in beautiful Downtown. Enjoy a drink and a great meal on the patio of one of our Riverwalk restaurants. Go to our website for more information or call 719-595-0242. Stay up to date on all Riverwalk happenings by following @puebloriverwalk on Facebook and Instagram. Summer Days on the RiverwalkJuly 11 Dog Days of Summer, 5-8 p.m.July 13 Movies on the River, 6-11 p.m.July 18 Dog Days of Summer, 5-8 p.m.July 25 Dog Days of Summer, 5-8 p.m.Aug. 1st Dog Days of summer (5-8 PM)Aug. 2nd Chalk the Block (5-8 PM) Aug. 8th Dog Days of Summer (5-8 PM)Aug. 10th Movies on the River (8-11 PM)Aug. 15th Dog Days of Summer (5-8 PM)Aug. 22nd Dog Days of Summer (5-8 PM) This year the Riverwalk will be hosting new events including Big Bear Brewfest, and Wine on the Water. For event details visit puebloriverwalk.org or email promo-tions@puebloriverwalk.org.

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Downtown HappeningsPueblo Downtown AssociationDates for upcoming membership meetings. Locations, times, programs are subject to change. For sponsorship information for other meetings, call Margaret Ward-Masias at 543-7155. July 25, 11:45 a.m., Rawlings Library, Ryals Room, 4th floor. Sponsor: NorthStar Engineering. See page 1.August 22, 5:30 p.m. Gold Dust Saloon, Program: Mayor Nick GradisarSeptember 26, 11:45 a.m. Program: Pueblo Bulls Hockey. Sponsor: Wilcoxson Wealth ManagementOctober 24, 11:45 a.m. Sangre de Cristo Arts CenterNov. 21, 8:30 a.m., Heritage CenterDecember, NO MEETING

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Pushes available Tuesdays and Fridays. Call 543-7155 or email margaret@pueblodowntown.com.Reservations beginning July 16th due July 10th.

Impossible Playhouse1201 N. Main St., 542-6969, impossibleplayers.org, & on Facebook. Available for community rentals, call 542-6969.

Paint n Bubbly Social Art & Wine Studio223 N. Santa Fe Ave. www.paintnbubbly.comSpace available for parties, reunions and more—with or without a painting party. Classes:Wed.-Fri. 6:30-8:30 p.m.Sat. 3-5 p.m. & 6:30-8:30 p.m.Sun. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. & 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Special EventsWine Tasting, Fridays 4-6 p.m., Saturdays 1-4 p.m. 4 different wines each day. 80/Twenty Wines. Cheese from Springside Cheese.Downtown Social Shuffle, Wednesdays 6:30 p.m., 5K run or 2 mile walk. Meet at Senate Bar, 219 S. Grand Ave.Pueblo City-County Library Kids Parade, Aug. 10, 10 a.m., Abriendo Avenue. Entries available at Rawlings Library, 100 E. Abriendo Ave.Pancake Breakfast, July 25, 8-10 a.m., Gold Dust, 217 S. Union Ave. Presented by Pueblo Association of Home Builders; proceeds to Dist. 70 Academy of Manufactur-ing, Agriculture and Construction.

SRDA220 N. Union Ave, call 553-3445 for information about all events. Programs, exercise equipment and fitness classes for seniors at all ability levels. Bicycle share program is open to all Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Mon. & Wed. Tai Chi for Health 3-4 p.m., 2nd floorMon. Senior Self-Defense, 2-3 p.m., 2nd floor Water Color Class, 10 a.m. - noonTues. & Thurs. Chair Yoga, 10 -11 a.m., 2nd floor Line Dancing, 11-12, 2nd floor Morning Tai Chi, 8:45-9:45 a.m., 2nd floor Tues. Co-op Drawing, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Free, art supplies are provided. Wed. Diabetes Education 10-11:30 a.m., 2nd floor Zumba 1-2 p.m., 2nd floor Volunteer Singers, 3-5 p.m., first floor dining roomFri. Social, Dining room, 1st floor, 1:30-3:00July 17 AARP Drivers Safety, 2nd floor, 8:30-1:00

Rosemount Museum14th & Grand, 545-5290. rosemount.org. This 126-year-old Victorian mansion was built by prominent Pueblo businessman John A. Thatcher for his family. The 37-room, 24,000 sq. ft. home was completed in 1893, at that time, on Pueblo’s northern edge. Thatcher’s youngest son Raymond was the last family member to live in the home. When he passed away in 1968 the home became a museum. Over 85% of the furnish-ings and artifacts displayed are original to the John Thatcher family. Open Tues.-Sat. Tours begin at 10 a.m.; last tour of the day begins at 3 p.m. Closed on major holidays. To book a group tour contact the museum.July 13, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Rumble at Rosemount Free classic & antique car show includes muscle cars, hot rods and motorcycles from southern Colorado. Coloring, free prizes, sno-cones for children. The museum will be open for self-guided tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at discounted price of $4 per adult, $2 per child 6 yrs. and older. Food, beverages available. Registration for show cars is free and begins at 8 a.m.. Pre-registration forms are available. For information, please call 545-5290.

Comfort Zone at Greatest Gift5th & Grand.Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. services; currently Chronological Journey through the GospelsJuly 20, 10-noon, Crafters for Christ. Bring your own craft or learn something new.July 27, 1-2:30 p.m., Bible illumination make and take class

5th & Main Art Gallery Historic Federal Building

Business & Technology Center3rd & Main, Lobby & Atrium areasMonday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Artwork by local artists. Art is for sale.

Pueblo Ice Arena1st & Grand, 553-2730, coolicepueblo.comCall for information on birthday parties and skating lessons. Punch cards available! $35 includes 10 admissions, 10 skate rentals and 5 free visits. The Ice Arena will be CLOSED July 25-Sept. 2 for ice maintenance.Public Sessions are for the general public. Beginners, recreational skaters, hockey and figure skaters may enjoy the ice, but may not have sticks, pucks or perform jumps or spins during these sessions. Summer Sessions (through July 24): Mon. 5-7 p.m., Tues. & Thurs. 12:45-2:45 p.m. and 3:15-5:15 p.m.; Fri. 12:45-2:45 p.m. All $3 per skater. Sat., year-round noon-2 p.m. $3 students, $4 Adults, $4 skate rentals. Friday Night Laser Lights, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $6 per skater.

Steel City Theatre Company241 S. Santa Fe Ave., Ticket information www.steelcitytheatre.org or 994-8298.

Convention ProgramThe Pueblo Downtown Association has a program aimed at get-

ting conventioneers into downtown retailers. The Association will present $10 Downtown Dollar certificates to most conventions which come to the Convention Center. The “Dollars” feature the names of all of our retail and restaurant members, giving the recipients a wider choice for shopping and spending in the area. Redemption instructions are printed in the certificates. Call Margaret at the Downtown Association office, 543-7155 for information.

Convention Center Display Case ScheduleJuly RazMaTazAug. 3 D’s CigarsSept. Ten Spot II

Oct. Angelo’s PizzaNov. Paint n Bubbly Social Art & WineDec. 80/Twenty Wines

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Turf Exchange, 221 S. Union Ave. Then and NowA Walk Through

TimeInformation & photos gathered by

Margaret Ward-Masias

During the first 25 years of its colorful history the Turf Exchange had something of a national reputa-tion—and not the best at that. The Pueblo Chieftain published a story about its opening on October 1, 1881 on Union. It reads in part, “Yester-

day afternoon our reporter visited the club room of the Turf exchange [sic] which is situated on Union avenue over Kindell’s billiard parlors, and was shown through the club room by manager, Colonel Smith…The club room is the largest in the Pueblos. The following games will be open to-night [sic]: Faro, red and black, high ball, keno, three for one, under and over seven, lansquerrette, etc. The room is to be a resort for the public and is lighted with six large chandeliers, and a hanging lamp will swing from the ceiling over each of the card tables.” The club had an orchestra; daily papers were kept on file for those who needed to know what was going on. The story ends with an amusing sentence from Smith, “ I will give $100 reward to any person who finds one of my men cheating at the tables.”

Less than a year later, August 1, 1882, a story appeared about the opening of the “TURF” at “The new Maloney building nearby [sic] the big tree on Union avenue, South Pueblo, is about completed and has been leased by the proprietors of the Turf Exchange music hall club rooms, who will move the “Turf” into the new quarters and give a grand opening Saturday evening.” The saloon was managed by Ed Austin who according to the story had a reputation for serving fine whisky. The bar was made of California redwood, it had room for two bartenders to work simultaneously. The saloon also featured a refrigerator capable of “holding sixteen kegs of beer at one time, besides two tons of ice.” A schooner of beer was five cents at that time. “The hall is 100 feet deep and sixteen feet high with glass front and back…the back half of the hall (separated by a handsome redwood lat-tice work partition) will be devoted to the lovers of music and devotees of the god-dess of chance.” A story published after the grand opening mentioned the facility also had “handsome oil paintings,” a $250 mirror and many “fancy ornaments.” The upper story of the building was to be used as a hotel.

A reprint from a story from “Sucker’s Progress” by Herbert Asbury mentioned the Turf Exchange thus: “About the only Western resort comparable in size to the big houses of the East was a place in Pueblo Colorado, which was famous in the 1880’s and early 1890’s, when the city had a population of approximately 25,000. This establishment, which Pueblo sporting men proudly declared was the largest in the United States, enticed the suckers with six foot faro banks, four Roulette wheels (the story goes on about many other games) The resort was open twenty-four hours a day, and employed about fifty men who worked

in three eight hour shifts. In most gambling houses it was customary, when a sucker went broke, to give him a small sum of money before turning him into the street. But in the Pueblo establishment he received instead a brass check, which would not be played at any gaming tables, but was good for a night’s lodging, a drink at the bar or a meal at the lunch counter.”

The July 10, 1902 Chieftain published a story about a shooting in the establishment. It begins, “As a result of a feud of two years stand-ing, over $20 alleged to have been borrowed to play at the gaming table, James A. Holmes, one of the proprietors of the Turf exchange restaurant and saloon, lies in a precarious condition at St. Mary’s hos-pital in the city with a bullet wound in his back and a bullet lodged in his stomach; and Frank McDougal, a motorman in the employ of the Pueblo Traction and Lighting company is incarcerated in the county jail with the charge of manslaughter hanging over him.” The last para-graph of the story reads, “James A. Holmes, the wounded man is one of the proprietors of the Turf exchange and has been in the city for many years. He is a married man and lives with his wife at 625 West Sixteenth Street. He is quiet and unassuming and is well liked by his friends and acquaintances.”

The building was used as a saloon until the early 1920’s when the City Directory lists the occupant as Army Store. Several restaurants were located then between 1927 and 1949. The 1950 City Directory lists the occupant as El Patio Inn and Liquor; that business remained there until 1984. The 1984 listing for the National Register of Historic Places was filed with the name El Patio Partnership. Since the late 1980’s or early 1990’s several arts related businesses have been located there. The 2000 listing showed the occupant as John Deaux Gallery. Currently it is occupied by the Turf Exchange Visual Arts Center.

Information for this story came from the Western History Col-lection at the Rawlings Library. The photo is courtesy of the Pueblo County Historical Society’s photo collection.

Turf Exchange is the building with bay windows on the second floor, to the right of the Hanging Tree.

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SaveDowntownDiscount Card!

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Support the Pueblo Downtown Association & save money too!

Reusable card - good until Sept. 30, 2019. Call the Downtown Association office, 543-7155 to learn about the card and to purchase it as an Association member employee. Non-members may purchase cards at 80/Twenty Wines, JR’s Country Stores (Pueblo locations), My Friend the Printer or Springside Cheese Shop. Listed below are this year’s discount offers.

Search your app store for Pueblo Downtown for an electronic version of the card.

7th Street Station, 10% off food purchases80/Twenty Wines, 10% off selected wines All Seasons Catering, 10% off room rental All Ways Unique, Free Facebook takeover/makeover Angelo’s Pizza Riverwalk, dine-in only food, 10% off Brues Alehouse, 10% off dine-in meals (1 per card)Burns Laser Engraving Plus, 10% off purchaseCarleo Creations, 15% off in-store merchandise Colorado Optical Eyewear, 10% discount Copy(s) in a Flash, 10% discount Courtyard by Marriott, 10% off Bistro food only–

no Starbucks, liquor Do Drop Inn, $5 off large pizza (dine in) G4 Paint & Supply, 15% discountGray’s Coors Tavern, 10% off food purchase The Greatest Gift/Scripture Supply, 10% off

regular priced merchandise Hampton Inn-Southgate Pueblo, 10% off room rentalJ.R.’s Country Stores, 5 cents off per gal. gas

Magpies, 10% off meal purchase Mobile Record Shredders, 10% off shredding at our storeMy Friend the Printer, 25¢ color copiesNacho’s downtown, 10% off purchasePaint n Bubbly, 10% off (online code DT18)PS, I Love You Flowers & Gifts, 10% off purchasePueblo Riverwalk, BOGO boat rides REPS Union Ave. Gym, 15% off yearly membership Rosemount Museum, $2 off admission per visitor Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, $1 off admissionSenate Bar & Grill, 10% off dine-in food purchaseShamrock Brewing Co., 10% off food items Signs by Scott, 10% off sign orders up to $500 Spangler’s Home Fashions, 20% off area rugs Springside Cheese Shop, 10%off in-store mdse. Ten Spot II, 10% off entire purchase TickTock Pueblo, 10% off total billTony Roberts, DDS, 10% off dental work Willie G’s BBQ, 10% off food purchase

It’s time to make needed repairs and improvements to your property. If your sidewalks are deteriorating, we can help. The Pueblo Downtown Association has created a pool of matching funds for sidewalk replacement for its members we will match two percent per year of paid membership up to 10 years, or 20%, of the job cost. There is a $1,500 cap on the match.

We provide the same sort of match for the installation of out-door security cameras. Again the match is two percent for each year of paid membership up to 10 years. We cap the match at $1,000, but we also will provide an instant $20 match to any member even a brand new one. One other condition of the match is that you agree to provide access to the record if the police department requests it.

We feel that this gives all members an equal chance for help with needed improvements and helps make downtown a safer and more welcoming place to do business.

Matching Funds Available for Side-walks, Outdoor Security Cameras

The Pueblo Downtown Association is in the process of print-ing its 2020 calendars. They will be available to vendors who wish to catch summer tourists, State Fair visitors and students head-ing to college. We will be contacting our previous year’s vendors in the next couple of weeks. If you have not traditionally carried the calendars, but would like to do so this year, please contact the office, 543-7155. Margaret will give you information about being a dealer. As a dealer you will be entitled to get the calendars at wholesale prices with an adequate mark-up to make a profit.

2020 Historic Calendars Available Soon

Many of our retail and restaurant members participate in the Downtown Association Discount Card. We will need to receive your dues in full by mid-August in order for you to participate in the promotion. Other than the cost of discounts, there is no additional cost to be on the card. We distribute about 1,000 cards throughout the community each year. The card has a face value of $10; members and their employees may purchase the cards from us at $5 each. If your business wishes, it may purchase the cards from us and resell them to their customers for face value giving them a small amount of additional revenue.

New Discount Cards Available in September

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Pueblo Downtown Association Membership as of July 1, 2019

3 D’s Cigars 7th Street Stat ion80/Twenty Wines

A-1 Barr icade & SignAdvanced AlarmAll Ways Unique

Altman, Kei lbach & Lytle PCAmerican Bank of Commerce

American Medical Response (AMR)Ameripr ise Financial Services

Angelo’s Pizza Parlor and-a-Moré Riverwalk

AP ManagementArmstrong Jewelers

Aztec Manufactur ing Co. , Inc.Bank of the San Juans Banner & Bower, P.C.

Banquet Schuster ’s BakeryBenefi ts Broker Inc.

Bet ter Business Bureau Bistoro

Bite Me Cake CompanyBlack Hil ls Energy

Blazer Electr ic Brues Alehouse

Burns Laser Engraving PlusCarleo Creat ions Jewelers , Inc.

Center for American ValuesChem-Way Lawn Care

Classic CornerColor-Ado Pyrotechnics/Mike Carlisle

Colorado Bluesky Enterpr isesColorado Lot teryColorado Optical

Eyewear ExpressionsColorado State Universi ty-Pueblo

Copy(s) in a FlashCourtyard by Marr iot t -Pueblo

Dairy Queen StoresDD Market ing

DJ’s SteakhouseDo Drop Inn

Donna’s All Seasons Cater ing ETC, LLC

El Pueblo History MuseumEmbroidery Plus/Quick Print

Ent Credi t UnionExecut ive Services

Fidel i ty Nat ional Ti t le CompanyFieldman Financial Services

Fire Fighters Histor ical CenterThe Fire Playce

Fox’s Garden SupplyFrankl in Azar & Associates

G4 Paint & SupplyGallagher-Centennial Insurance

Geared Up Auto, LLCGlass ForceGobin’s Inc.

Gold Dust Saloon, Craft Beer & Gri l l

Grand Banquet / Par ty RentalGray’s Coors Tavern

Great Divide Ski , Bike & HikeGreater Pueblo

Chamber of CommerceThe Greatest Gif t & Scripture Supply

Greenwood SquareH. W. Houston Construct ion

Hampton Inn & Sui tes– Pueblo Southgate

The Hanging Tree CafeHewit t , Heerschap & Couch, P.C.

High Deser t InsuranceHigh Res Imaging

Histor ic Federal Bui ldingiE/303 Industr ies

Johnny’s Metal Works & Boiler ShopJones-Healy, Inc. Real tors

Jones-Urenda, LLCJR’s Country Stores , Inc.Koncil ja & Konci l ja , P.C.

Land Ti t leLatino Chamber of Commerce

Legacy BankLit t le Caesars Pizza

Loaf ’N JugloanDepot

Magpies Restaurant Mahlon Thatcher White Foundat ion

McPherson, Goodrich, Paolucci & Mihel ich, PC

The Media CenterMedicspa Therapeut ic Massage

MEJ4 Propert iesMetro Plaza

Minnequa Works Credi t UnionMobile Record ShreddersMontgomery & Steward

Funeral DirectorsMo’s Sports Bar & Lounge

Mountain View FlooringMy Friend the Printer

Nacho’s RestaurantNeighborWorks of Southern Colorado

Norick’s Auto Service NorthStar Engineer ing

Old Towne Carr iage HousePaint n Bubbly Social Art & Wine Studio

The Pantry RestaurantParkview Medical Center

The Party PeoplePat terson Plumbing & Heat ing Inc.

PB&T BankPEDCo’s Business & Technology Ctr

Premier HomesPride City Awning

Professional Bul l RidersP.S. I Love You Flowers & Gif ts

Pueblo Arts All iancePueblo Bearing Service

The Pueblo Chief ta inPueblo City Government

Pueblo City-County Library Distr ic tPueblo Convent ion Center

Pueblo County GovernmentPueblo County Histor ical Society

Pueblo Crime StoppersPueblo Elks Lodge #90

Pueblo Government Agencies Federal Credi t Union

Pueblo Heri tage MuseumPueblo Home of Heroes Associat ion

Pueblo Lawn CopPueblo Pi la tes , LLC

Pueblo RiverwalkPueblo Urban Renewal Authori ty

Pueblo WaterPueblo West Chamber of Commerce

Qual i ty Custom WoodworkRefr igerat ion Equipment Co.

Renewed Wholesale Furni tureREPS Union Avenue Sports Gym

Rexel Electr ical & Datacom Products

Rice Root Account ing ServicesTony Roberts , D.D.S.

Rockee’s Mexican RestaurantRosemount Museum

Rush’s Pueblo LumberSangre de Cris to Arts Center

Schmidt , Valent ine & Whit temore, PCThe Senate Bar & Gri l l

Senior Resource Development Agency

Shamrock Brewing CompanySharmar Vil lage Care CenterShowroom at Rampart Supply

Signs by Scot tSolar Roast Coffee

Souler Wellness Center & ApothecarySound Venture Real ty

Southern Colorado Community Foundat ion

Southern Colorado Real Estate BrokersSouthside Lawn & Landscaping

Spangler ’s Home FashionsSpringside Cheese Shop

Stat is EventsSummit Educat ion Group

Sunflower BankTai lored West

Ten Spot I ITickTock Pueblo AntiCafe

Twenty One SteakUS Bank

Vectra BankVidmar Motors

Wilcoxson Weal th ManagementWill ie G’s BBQ

Work Zone Traff ic Control , Inc.Xcel Energy

YWCAAssociate Members

Ina Bernard & Donna GrahamKatie BonhamJay Dammann

Val & Dan HendersonCarol Lombard

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or changes to margaret@pueblodowntown.com