Calling All Cowboys: You Can Buy a Colorado Property Complete With an Old Western Town
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When I came across the home featured in this week’s column I instantly thought of my Pops. He loved Westerns. It does not matter how old or how bad the Western movie was, he would watch it. The worse the movie, the more enjoyment he experienced.
At the graveside services for my Pops, we sang “Amazing Grace” acapella much like they would in the Westerns. We had planned to sing just the first two verses but good ‘ol Aunt Betty kept going so it turned into a “mumble, mumble, mumble” until we got to the refrain. We sang — I am using that word liberally here — all five verses. It was something out of a comedy. The only thing missing was a dog howling in pain from the sound.
At the end of the service and amidst many tears I made my daughter promise me right then and there that when my time came, no one, and I mean no one, from my family was allowed to sing. She agreed.
I digress. Let us get back to the house or in this case, a house with a Western town wrapped around it for the most devoted fan of Westerns.
Return with me now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. The only difference is now you will have indoor plumbing and triple-ply toilet paper. So perhaps it will be a smidge less thrilling but oh so more comfortable.
This Western town can be all yours for a mere $3.7 million. It has 18 bedrooms, 16.5 bathrooms, and more than 28,000 square feet of living space. Located at 36710 County Road Cc 36, Saguache, Colorado, the town sits on 320 acres.
This town has everything but Miss Kitty sashaying around in her red bustier.
The only thing missing is Val Kilmer and his glorious mustache.
Why yes you are Val. Yes, you are.
You say you want to go on a buggy ride? No problemo. Best of all, however, is the Ponderosa-style lodge.
It is absolutely stunning.
Just imagine the tasty vittles ‘ol Cookie could rustle up in that kitchen. Afterward, you could just kick up your spurs in your living room and relax.
So for all you die-hard fans of Westerns, your paradise awaits. All you need to bring is the howling dog.
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Your Pops and his love of Westerns has me reminiscing about my maternal grandfather, may their memories be blessings. My Zeyde was fluent in four languages; however, his ability to understand English was quite minimal. Nevertheless, Zeyde loved TV Westerns, most certainly because the shows reminded him of his early adult profession in Lithuania as a horse trader!
I think my Pops and your Zeyde loved the westerns because there wasn’t much dialogue and it was easy to understand who was the good guy and who was the bad guy. My Dad was really hard of hearing. What a history with your Zeyde. From Lithuania to the U.S. Holy smokes. Please know that I wish you and your family a very Happy Chanukah.
You had me thinking about the little village that sat at the Royal Gorge before rich man dismantled it, moved it to his private area near Gunnison Canyon and no longer available to the public. “Buckskin Joe’s” has seen so many movie stars and used in several Western movies by John Wayne, Ben Johnson, Tom Selleck, and many other noted actors. Perfect setting was once a small town that was torn down and moved to Royal George, little log structures and daily activity when not filming there. Enjoyed it for several years. I hate seeing things that the younger generation will never enjoy go to the gobble up people with money. On a safer subject for me to talk about with emotion, I was the Little Librarian that could with the help of Mr. T. Boone Pickens. Spent a lot of time at Mesa Vista ranch as guest or with just the ranch help. Boone was a personal friend of mine since 1989, when he helped his birth home Holdenville, Ok. expand the little library he attended while a kid. He and I always had a great conversation and I truly miss his presence in my 84 year old life. He had a booming voice and would intentionally call out when he flew into Holdenville, saying where’s that Fran Cook, what do ya need today? Always unselfish to the aid of my improvement of the little public library of town of less than 5,000. He was as solid as a rock and never discouraged me.