Colorado Springs streets by OlenaKyiv
Other street names likely were inspired by Palmer's wife, Queen, who suggested they honor the history and geography of the West. That's why streets south of Pikes Peak Avenue have Spanish names: Cucharras, Vermijo and Huerfano (the name for Colorado Avenue until Colorado City was annexed in 1917).
Many north of Pikes Peak Avenue reflect the area's French trapper background: Bijou, St. Vrain and Cache La Poudre.
The main north-south avenues, Cascade, Tejon, Nevada and Wahsatch, are named after mountain ranges.
