Side Streets: Stratmoor Hills Residents Enraged By Talk Of Changing Beloved Neighborhood Sign

Bill VogrinIn a vacant lot along Cheyenne Meadows Road, far back from Venetucci Boulevard across from The Broadmoor World Arena, is a tall, six-sided stone monument with the words "Stratmoor Hills."The weathered monument stands exactly where it was built in 1955 by Fred Abrahamson, who used it to advertise his new Stratmoor Hills, where he developed 540 homes on 800 acres.Nearby is the Stratmoor Hills United Methodist Church, built on land donated by Abrahamson, who also gave money for construction.A newer, but equally worn sign for the church sits closer to the boulevard with the message: "In a time of anxiety, look here for peace.