A Pikes Peak Partnership: The Penroses and the Tutts

by Thomas J. Noel, Cathleen M. Norman

In A Pikes Peak Partnership , historians Tom Noel and Cathleen Norman tell the incredible tale of the two families who transformed Colorado Springs and its environs into a tourist haven. By building the Broadmoor Hotel and other important facilities to attract travelers, Spencer Penrose, who once proclaimed that "any man who works after lunch is a fool," made the Pikes Peak region a pleasure seeker's paradise.

Genres: History

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

There was a lot of information in here that I didn't get growing up in the Pikes Peak region so I definitely enjoyed learning a bit more about the history of the city and some of its movers and shakers. It is a little frustrating to realize just how deeply entrenched "old money" is in even the cities of the West but such is history.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this bit of local history. Recommended for anyone interested in the history of the Pike's Peak region.