EVERGREEN — Jeff Bradley's great-grandfather "won downtown Evergreen in a poker tournament," according to family lore.
John Ross' supposed winnings — a number of buildings
in historic downtown Evergreen
— are still in the family, owned by the Ross Lewis Trust and managed by Bradley. Now one of them is getting some much-needed rehabilitation.
Eight years ago, the building at the northwest corner of Colorado 74 and Douglas Park Road was invaded by raccoons that inhabited the foundation, chewed through electrical wiring and forced out then-tenant, Evergreen Crafters. The "crafters" building — which dates at least to the 1930s — has been empty ever since.
"It's so sad to see a historical building like that go down," said Susan Fariss, owner of Evergreen Crafters, which moved to a building across the street. "But it's going to be really nice to have something nice right in the middle of downtown.
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