The 3201 W. Platte Caper
Kith and Bill purchased 3201 W. Platte on June 1, 1963, from Max Taylor, a contractor who had built the house for themselves. (The Taylor's son, Max, a physics major at Colorado College, happened to have been a student of Bill's in the Mathematics Department...)
| The Prospect | The Survey | 3201 from the Red Rocks Canyon - by Chris & Sue - 2005 (to the left at the top of the hill) | Map showing 3201 |
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(The lot - 120' x 150' - is 2/5ths of an acre.)
We planned to share the house with Kith's mother, Doris Ogden, so the first step was to do some extensive remodeling of the lower level, which the Taylor's had used as a garage and a work area for Max, senior. This work was done by Kyle Gateley and Arby Briggs.
Helen "Winkie" Andrew, Doris's sister, stayed for awhile with Doris but then moved to another place in Colorado Springs where she died in 1992.
Following Doris's death in 1997, her daughter Helen moved in and has remained there since. (Also see Andrew)
| The Sisters Reunion | Kith. Helen, Cricket & Betty having breakfast | Deer in the side yard | Kyle, Pam, Nory, Ned & Bill | Kiva & Kith | We're visited by a bear and her cub | |
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| The gang comes for Kith's and Bill's 50th wedding anniversary in 1996 | |
| Kith, her mother & Bill in front | Ned, Kithie, Chris, Kyle, Brian and Toby |
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| The moon from our deck October, 2003 | Debra & Helen's Easter Table 1991 | Toby & Kip | Kith & Bill Easter, 1991 |
Kith & Alex 1989 |
Brian, Judy, Kithie, Bill, DAO & Kith | Brooke & Jordan |
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| Wade Spital demonstrates his electric skateboard - October, 2003 | Debra's Gypsy Wagon | |||
| With Polly | By himself | With Kith | ||
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| Paul Rust, ?, Debra & Winkie | Brooke & Jordan | Brooke, Jordan & Chris - 1991 | Pike Peak from the deck | Bill contemplating the universe | Ogden sisters & DAO |
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| Kith & Alex - 1989 | Pam & Kyle Christmas, 1998 | Kith, Kip & Kiva | The six kids on the deck - May, 1997 | Bill has jury duty - November, 1998* | Brian & Callie visit us in November, 2003 |
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| Kith, Kip & Kiva | Kip & Kiva May, 2002 | Some deer | A Lizard! | Helen | Kith, Helen, Alex, Ned, Nory, Doris, Zach - 12-26-96 |
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| Jordan & Chelsea - July, 1997 | Brian - May, 1996 | Doris, Jordan & Chelsea - May, 1996 | Debra & Helen - December, 1996 | Chris, Wendy & Aiden Mike - December, 1996 | Kith & Pam - December, 1996 |
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| Doris Ogden November, 1996 | More deer May, 1997 | Ned & Nory | Brian, Judy, Kithie, Bill, Doris & Kith | Polly & Terry |
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