Pueblo West, Colorado - History & Information - #32/100

[@natem3977]

We’re almost empty nesters living in sw FL for far too long. We enjoy your series, and greatly appreciate your efforts to educate all that watch.

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

Awesome! Thanks for watching

[@fredricotrujillo6572]

Excellent video!

[@soonerarrow]

Wow! Just found your channel and Colorado city rankings. If this video is what I'm to expect then I'll be binge watching your content immediately. Thanks gentlemen!

[@luismuggenburg5003]

Thanks again from Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico!

[@douglasharley2440]

i enjoyed the almost 2 years i lived in pueblo west...lol, but it was mainly because of the ability to park and live in my tiny house without hassle, the relatively nice weather (not nearly as good as canon city, but waaaay better than noco), and the beautiful natural environment. i can see that it would be an excellent practical and economical choice of where to establish a young family, but there really isn't much to do, and not many options when you are sick of the same thing all the time. i will never forget my evening walks around the reservoir...amazing sunset views with dazzling starlit skies and quiet breezes wafting plaintive coyote songs.

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

Me and my wife have both been in Pueblo West since grade school. We considered moving several years ago but didn't l, and are now in too deep to leave anytime soon. Luckily COS and Denver are close enough to visit whenever we crave more.

[@douglasharley2440]

@@SkiLodgeColorado well, if those cravings were converted-into zeal to explore colorado and share it with us here, we all thank you! 🫡

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

Yeah that's probably what did it, couped up for too long and needed more lol

[@TLOaks_]

Great narration and camera work.

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

I appreciate that!

[@marissigma]

I love your Videos and it would be really cool if you could visit a mountain place such as Telluride

[@douglasharley2440]

he has a few mountain town videos (e.g., salida, victor/cripple creek), but dude's got a family, and i'm guessing works a regular job...those big resort towns like telluride/crested butte/steamboat springs/etc. are in the middle of the mountains, and both take a very long time to get to (e.g., i _also_ used to live in pueblo west, and it used to take me almost 6 hours each way to go skiing in telluride), and are extremely expensive. ultimately, not practical for a day trip with the fam.

[@marissigma]

@@douglasharley2440 true but they should consider it for a vacation and they don't have to ski

[@douglasharley2440]

@@marissigma lol, like i told dude, he should get a pat r eon, and we can all contribute, and maybe then they can go skiing too!...i'd love to hear me some telluride history. 👍

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

Thanks for watching! We're working through a pre-planned list of towns I made, going from closest to farthest. 3-4 hrs away from PW is the farthest we can reasonably accomplish in a single day, and those towns are scheduled a few years from now. After we finish visiting those, we're going to try to take weekend trips to what's left which includes Craig, Grand Junction, Durango, Telluride, etc. Unfortunately we do work regular jobs, but the dream and goal is to travel the state full time.

[@douglasharley2440]

as always, fantastic job!...much thanks. i love hearing the history of these places. there's an old abandoned graveyard next to the reservoir (drive down swallows rd till the end; the newest grave i saw was from 2002, and there were several that were from the early 1900s) i bet it was the graveyard for the disappeared community of swallows. there were maybe 50 graves, just a couple that looked anything like new, and no signs or anything that gave a clue what its purpose was.

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

You are correct; it's the original Swallows Cemetery that was relocated in 1971 and the only remnant of the civilization that used to be there. I believe there is a headstone dated 2015 now

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

I know your heritage has to be traceable to Swallows to be buried there

[@douglasharley2440]

@@SkiLodgeColorado cool!...lol, one mystery i can check-off the ol' mystery-list!🤣👍 thanks for the info.

[@douglasharley2440]

@@SkiLodgeColorado aha, i had to be misremembering, it must have been 2015. lol, i have never really been interested in the history of anywhere i've lived, but colorado is totally different, it just strikes a chord in me somehow. thanks again for these awesome videos!...you should get a pat r eon (have to break it up, or the comment gets auto-removed, lol), or however one gets that "thanks!" contribution button. ✌

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

Thanks for the words of support! I'm gonna keep going with this until Colorado runs out of things to discover. We're ballin' on a budget

[@naturelvr123]

Interesting, From a viewer in Greeley.

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

Thanks for watching! We'll be visiting Greeley this next February

[@wilberry7]

nice and it was once affordable !

[@MC-mu3nq]

Just stopped in to warn anyone looking to potentially move to Pueblo West. Buying a house here was the worst mistake of my life. I spent five years here. The first thinking that it couldn't be that bad and the next 4 scrambling to get out. I now live in Savannah Georgia and couldn't be happier. The people in general are off in Pueblo West. It is a huge veteran retirement town and a higher than normal percentage of the population has issues with substance abuse and domestic violence. They are either undereducated, aggressive and rude or simple. This is not meant as an insult, there are good people here too, who are probably trying to move away! This is not a one off judgement, I have lived all over the country in various states (NH, CA, NJ, NY, TX, FL, GA) and cities including Colorado Springs which was lovely. When it came to the choice of where to buy a house in Colorado, Pueblo West caught us with the low housing costs. It's not an accident, you don't want to move here.

[@timothylopez8572]

Dude, as a life long Coloradoan, this is hella interesting.

[@troubletrevy]

Have you thought about making a video about loveland?

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

Yes, scheduled for January 2026

[@kimberlyquick6979]

TRICARE!

[@timothylopez8572]

😂🤣I forgot. The first legal weed I bought was from Tommy freaking Chong!

[@timothylopez8572]

Hate to get political, but if we were to incorporate PW, both areas would start to thrive. Can't even get a decent bus system. People move just outside Pueblo city limits to avoid taxes, the population continues to grow, with none of the corresponding amenities.

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

I was also for incorporation until speaking with a few knowledgeable locals who clarified that we're not ready it. The Metro Board can't even get it together let alone a city government. The cost to start local services would also require an up front tax hike that likely would never pass vote anyway. Luckily (or extremely unlucky) we are down to last few new-build water taps, and prices are nearing $50k just to connect which has drastically slowed construction down to basically nothing, steadying the population for now. Lastly, and I think speak for many, but I don't want bus connection to Pueblo city and a local PW only loop wouldn't be profitable. I think we're connected via Bustang though.

[@timothylopez8572]

@@SkiLodgeColorado That upfront cost sounds like something the governor should address. Maybe even federal grants. It is going to require massive infrastructure projects and could easily draw corporate investments to build manufacturing jobs or something. Maybe Tesla or something, Pueblo does have a history of being a STEEL CITY.

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

Even if the process began today, we'd be years from seeing the actual City of Pueblo West. But I imagine it's not a matter of if but when

[@timothylopez8572]

@@SkiLodgeColorado 😳 whoops. I meant incorporate into Pueblo proper. But it would take years, which means jobs.

[@SkiLodgeColorado]

I like that even less lol