Pikes peak lies west of Colorado Springs. Trip to the summit inspired, america the beautiful. Learn more about Colorado Springs all weekend here on American History tv. Who o best understand spencer penn was, i thought i quote from his obituary in december 15, 1939. A says, he was more than community builder. He was of being such as the pikes peak region has never seen before, will never see again. He was a scholar and a gentleman. A man apart. As vigorous and a sturdy as the great pioneering west 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 towards the community. One of the most obvious was that he built the broadmoor Colorado Springs in 1918, one of the finest resorts in the world right here at the foot of pikes peak. Created the el e pomar foundation. And that foundation he started years before his death, with 21 million. Today it has grown to 580 million. Over those years, El Pomar Foundat