Intriguing building and an interesting conversation

I've been fascinated by this apartment building for years! I've always wanted to take a picture of it but never bothered to until a couple of weeks ago, when Pat and I had an errand to run near my studio and cut through the slightly down-at-the-heels neighborhood behind Lincoln Elementary so I could do just that. As I was training my camera on the building, a very old man across the street started yelling at me. He just wanted to know what I was up to. I told him that all I wanted was a picture of it, and he told me that he was the owner. A long and very interesting conversation soon ensued. He told me that he's owned the building for decades and he lives in the house across the street. I asked him when it was built but he didn't really know. To me it looks late Art Déco verging on Mid-Century. It's been empty for about ten years, though he plans to start renting again in there sometime (though he couldn't say when). Eventually I realized that I was talking to Mr. Pinello, of the local Pinellos, one of the oldest families in our city! His family owned Pinello Ranch, which I believe long ago (1960s-ish?) became a subdivision down south, by Security. I absolutely love it when I get to meet a Colorado Springs old timer. I am definitely going to have to try and bump into Mr. Pinello again and pick his brain about his memories of Colorado Springs back in the day!