Longmont is a city and home rule municipality in Boulder County, about 30 miles north of Denver, and is part of the urban Front Range Corridor. The population is around 100,000.
Longmont was developed by the Chicago-Colorado Company in 1871, which envisioned an agricultural utopia where colonists would farm the land and share the benefits of their work. The community was a center for sugar beets and peas. By the 1960s, agriculture was replaced by the technology industry, beginning with IBM arriving in 1965. Longmont also functions as a gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park.
In the 1980s, Longmont began investing in Downtown. Today, Downtown is a healthy neighborhood with many restaurants, coffee shops, brewpubs, and boutique stores.
A brewery at Main Street & 6th Avenue. The brewery is housed in the William Lugg Building, built in 1918, and was a car dealership for decades.
The old Post Office, at Main Street & 3rd Avenue. The structure was built in 1905.
The Longmont Civic Center, on Kimbark Street. The strucutre was built in 1975.
The Longmont Development Services Center, on Kimbark Street. The structure was built in 1927 as a service shop.
A building on 4th Avenue.
The Central Presbyterian Church, on Kimbark Street. The church was built in 1905.
Longmont Safety & Justice Center, at the foot of Kimbark Street. The structure was built in 1993.
A building at 3rd Avenue & Main Street.
Buildings on Main Street. On the left is the Neeley Block, built in 1918.
A building on Main Street, built in 1907.
The old Trojan Theater, on Main Street. The theater was built in 1939, and is now a performing arts center.
Buildings on Main Street.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, on Main Street. The church was built in 1881, and closed in 1972.
A building at 5th Avenue & Main Street.
The Hansen Building, on Main Street at 6th Avenue. The structure was built in 1904, and was originally the Longmont Telephone Exchange building.
A building on Main Street, built in 1916.
The Dickens Opera House, on Main Street. The structure was built in 1881.
The Burlington Depot, on Main Street at 2nd Avenue. The train station was built in 1900, and is now a liquor store.
The old Imperial Hotel, at Main Street & 3rd Avenue. The structure was built in 1880.
The Percy Hamm House, on 3rd Avenue. The house was built in 1906.
The Dr. John Andrew House, on 3rd Avenue. The house was built in 1907.
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, on 3rd Avenue. The church was built in 1938.
The Thomas Callahan House, on Terry Street. The house was built in 1892.
A house on 3rd Avenue.
