Fort Collins

From a frontier town of the 1870s to a thriving city, Fort Collins, Colorado, has grown and evolved, losing some of its rich architectural heritage but preserving the distinctive beauty of its Old Town area. Authors Barbara Fleming, a Fort Collins native, and Malcolm McNeill, a collector and photographer, share with readers vintage and contemporary images around town, showing how buildings have fared over the last century-both those that are now parking lots or hamburger stands and those that are preservation successes.

Comparing our present to our past is how we understand our history. Arcadia's Then & Now series makes such local comparisons available. Books in this series offer a special view of American life by placing historical images side by side with contemporary photographs.