Historic Routt County

02/24/2026

What’s going on in Steamboat Springs?

The city invites residents, business owners, and community partners to attend the 2026 State of the City on Thursday, March 5, from 5–6 pm at Citizens Hall (124 10th Street). A reception will follow immediately after the presentation.

The event will feature remarks from Council President Steve Muntean and City Manager Tom Leeson, who will provide updates on accomplishments and major initiatives, progress toward City Council goals, and what’s ahead for Steamboat Springs. https://tinyurl.com/yc3c9uxb

01/22/2026

Please support this local business.💝

It’s one year after the accident where the car crashed into our building and we are no closer to the repairs being finished…or even started at this point. We are at the mercy of the builders and building owner and our business is suffering…the Soda Fountain specifically. We would greatly appreciate the support of our community to keep Lyon’s Soda Fountain around for many generations to come. 💜

01/08/2026

Crude or not, they remind us history was made by real people.

01/08/2026

City Council has voted to approve the actions related to the Yampa Street site discussed in recent meetings and online.

Historic Routt County thanks community members who took the time to engage in the public process.

01/04/2026

📍 Public Meeting Notice

Steamboat Springs City Council will hold a public meeting at Centennial Hall on Tuesday Jan. 6 at 5pm. The agenda includes a request for a major variance relating to lot size affecting the area that includes the Double Z and Orange Peel/Sore Saddle buildings.

Notably, the agenda item does not name a specific redevelopment project. The request is limited to increasing lot size, which would alter development parameters for the site moving forward.

Lot size and configuration play a foundational role in determining building scale, massing, and density. Decisions at this level can influence what becomes possible on a site long before a specific project is presented.

Earlier planning concepts for this site have circulated publicly in the past, though no specific project is identified in the current agenda item.

This type of variance is often an early step in broader redevelopment processes, occurring before any specific project is formally presented.

Why this matters:
Historic lot patterns are not accidental. They shaped building scale, walkability, affordability, and the character of our downtown. Changes at this level can set long-term precedents for how and where development happens in Steamboat Springs.

🗓 Tuesday, January 6 5:00pm
📍 Centennial Hall, Steamboat Springs
🗂 City Council agenda item on a major lot-size variance

https://docs.steamboatsprings.net/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=2363&doctype=1

01/03/2026

In “Home Town Takeover”, towns seeking revitalization had to meet three criteria:

• Fewer than 40,000 residents
• A main street in need of care
• Historic architecture that creates charm and identity

This is the work Historic Routt County does every day. Protecting the places that make our communities worth living in and coming to visit. 🤗

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12/31/2025

With tax law changes coming in 2026, 2025 is a meaningful year to give. If protecting Routt County’s historic places matters to you, consider a year-end gift before midnight on December 31, 2025.
A donation link is in the comments. Thank you and happy new year from HRC!!🥳

12/28/2025

Approval doesn’t end the conversation.

It makes it more important.

Preservation lives in the questions we ask, the voices we include, and the care we take with what cannot be replaced.

12/23/2025

A reminder that historic theaters don’t have to be demolished to be saved.

The Boulder Theater was once considered structurally compromised and financially challenging.

Rather than pursuing near-total reconstruction, the community invested in restoration, adaptive reuse, and collaboration. The result is a thriving historic venue that still looks and feels like the Boulder Theater.

As discussions continue around the future of the Chief Theater, it’s worth remembering that Colorado communities have successfully chosen preservation before—and it worked.

The question isn’t whether restoration is possible.
It’s whether we’re willing to try.

12/22/2025

The way we were…🎶

Sept 1941 in Steamboat Springs!

📷: Wolcott, M

12/19/2025

FREE! The former Orange Peel Cyclery building will be demolished unless someone wants to take it for their own. The former Double Z building was approved for demolition by the historic preservation commission on December 8, 2025.