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A promotional tourism film of the history and wealth of activities in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A. Features nice scenes of late 1950's or early 1960's
Americana families and tourists, suburban America, American military scenes, President John F. Kennedy, historic photographs of the Pikes Peak gold rush, and stunning mountainous landscapes.
00:00:00 Aerial view of Colorado landscape, including a city, opening credits superimposed over scene.
00:00:10 Exterior view of the Broadmoor International Theatre with several 1950's cars parked in front. Roger Williams playing piano in the Broadmoor International Theatre. Close view of illustration of Nat King Cole. Close view of Harry Belafonte programme with a portrait of Harry Belafonte and dated "July 16-21, 1963", Marlene Dietrich, and Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. from performances at the Broadmoor International Theatre in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Exterior of the Broadmoor International Centre, with pedestrians and 1960's cars in scene. Scenes of cowboys on bucking bronco and an angry bull at a rodeo at Penrose Stadium, also known as the Norris-Penrose Event Centre, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A., with a rider falling off the bull and the bull being distracted by a rodeo clown. Close view of a golf ball on a tee being hit by a golf club. View of golf course with several golfers, a golf cart, and mountains in the background. Male golfer on a Pikes Peak golf course standing at profile with camera, swinging his golf club and hitting a golf ball down the fairway at the Broadmoor. View of the Kissing Camels Club or Kissing Camels Golf Resort. View of a golf course from a building, a golf cart drives from left to right in the middle ground with stunning mountains in the background and the building's stone balcony in foreground. Male golfer approaches the fourth hole on a golf course and prepares to put a golf ball into the hole, with snow capped mountains in background. Close view of a man putting a golf ball. Male golfer hits a golf ball into the fourth hole on a golf course. A woman and small children horseback riding, entering the stunning scene from the right to left, with beautiful trees, rocks, and stunning mountains in background. Horseback riders walk towards the camera.
00:01:14 Close view of water with a fish. Fisherman or angler fishing in a stream with trees and rocks in background, he scoops up a fish in his net. Two fishermen in a stream. Point of view aerial scene of a stunning mountainous and natural park called "The Garden of the Gods" with outstanding geologic features, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A. View of the Garden of the Gods rock formations from ground level. View of the Kissing Camels rock formation. View of the Scotsman rock formation. View of the Balanced Rock with tourists. Point of view ascending the Manitou Incline cable car with scenic mountain views below. Camera zooms in on the summit of Pikes Peak. View of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, the world's highest cog train, disembarking the train station. Cars driving on the Pikes Peak Highway. Point of view from car of driving to the top of a mountain. Sign of the Summit of Pikes Peak at an altitude of 14,110 feet encouraging visitors to take a photo at the sign. View of valley below Pikes Peak summit.
00:02:30 1950s scenes, with children sitting on Santa's lap and tourists at the Santa Claus' North Pole Village, a Christmas themed family amusement park, at Pikes Peak. Visitors on a miniature railroad. Entrance to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Blonde haired girl feeds a giraffe through a chain linked fence. Tourists at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Striped tiger pacing behind bars at a zoo, camera pans right to family of tourists with spotted leopards in cages in background. Close up of a baby orang-utan. Baby orang-utan and aged male zookeeper. Small blonde girl walking towards the camera holding the hand of a baby orang-utan. Tourists at the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, a tomb which holds the ashes of Spencer Penrose, overlooking a view to the right with the shrine building in background. American family posing next to a shrine for Will Rogers...
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