FIVE PICTURE FRIDAY! - Urban Edge

Taken November 27, 2025

Every city has those areas, where new development and active spaces push into more rugged parts. Call it gentrification, growth, or the natural churn of urban living. In Fort Collins, our Old Town area is well known for its charm - full of restaurants, galleries, bars, niche retail, and historic buildings. With the success of Old Town, the economic incentives to expand into neighboring districts is hard to resist. Here warehouses, auto shops, storage yards, and workshops try and fend off the seemingly inevitable.

About “Five Picture Friday”

Every other Friday, I produce a short photo-essay on an interesting location. I try to capture the essence of the place, distilled down into a few images. It’s a fun way to practice my photography, and I hope you enjoy a little armchair travel!

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All content and opinions are solely those of the author (Jack), and not representative of my employer, former employers, clients, anyone in Congress, my family, former college roommates, Baptists, the good citizens of Colorado, or my dog Mabel.