Around town

 

This is the view of a newly constructed home (?) on State Street, right next to the Monte Vista Hotel

They have some very clever use of stone and wood in making walls in the landscape.

From the other side, you can see it's two buildings.

And it's possible more will be done on this side since there's still a pile of gravel over on the right.

It may have a great view of the mountains, it (or they) don't exactly blend in with the nearby architecture though.

Here's the next home down the hill from them, which is vacant and has been used as an event location many years back. It's for sale.

Today's quote:

Don't get so tolerant that you tolerate intolerance. -Bill Maher, comedian, actor, and writer (b. 20 Jan 1956)

Old and new

A photographer used to have studio/sales venue in the old ice house.  It's right downtown as people come off the interstate.

 There's a sign asking for a restaurant to locate on an upper level.

 But it was purchased by an out of town coportation which plans big things in the property...new stores and condos.  The zoning people had to hear lots of citizens' complaints, but eventually they approved pretty much what the design originally offered.