PHOTOGRAPHS

Sidney & Edna Gateley

(And some more...)

Some Pictures in the Neighborhood of 1806 Cheyenne Blvd. in Colorado Springs, where Bill grew up. 
Betty and Uncle Glen with Bill at 1806 Cheyenne Blvd in Colorado Springs Betty Gateley in the snow The Stratton Property - an area just north of 1806 - which was a playground for both the Gateley and York families Silver Cascade Falls in North Cheyenne Canyon from where Betty fell in a fatal accident Betty finds the first anemone of the year and gets a citation from the Cheyenne School Principal
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Some scenes of the Stratton Park area in the early 1900's

(From the Pikes Peak Library collection of digital photographs)

Bridge Into The Park from Cheyenne Road* Children on Swing Mail Delivery A Chimney Sweep Seven Falls A Streetcar at the Stratton Park Pavilion** Looking Down from the Gold Camp Road at Pt. Sublime

* This bridge was much used in the 1930's by the neighborhood when softball games were held almost nightly in the summer for the kids in the vicinity.  Harry York was the catcher, and Linnie York was the pitcher...

** In the early 1930's, Harry York rode such a streetcar to get to and from work as an ore inspector at the Golden Cycle Mill.