historyeekend, american tv is running our cable partners to showcase the history of colorado springs, conversati co. we continue now with our look at the history of colorado springs. this is american history tv on c-span3. >> to best understand who spencer penrose the man was, i thought i would read a quote from his obituary. in december 15, 1939. it says he was more than a capitalist, community builder and philanthropist. he was a personality, a spirit, a being such as the pike's peak region had never seen before and will never see again. it was a scholar and a gentleman, a rugged individualist, a man apart. as vigorous and yesterday as the great pioneering west that he loved. he knew his own mind and he experienced it. in my own words, who is spencer penrose? i think of him more in terms of his legacy to the community. probably two of his most obvious legacies are he build the broadmoor hotel in 1918. one of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pike's peak. he created the foundation, being apple orchard in spanish, and that was named after his home. where he liv