Tenney Court Alley

Also completed in 2006, Tenney Court was named after Rollin Q. Tenney who was a surveyor and water engineer in Fort Collins in the early 1900s.

BHA Design teamed with EDAW to improve this much-traveled pedestrian connection between the Civic Center Parking Structure and many popular shops and restaurants on Mountain Avenue in Downtown Fort Collins.

The improvements enhance the character of this once-unattractive alley, and provide an opportunity for adjacent shops to add access and windows.  Pedestrians now safely and comfortably arrive in style through an attractive and artistic passageway filled with overhead festoon lights, hanging baskets, and colorful flower planters.

Over the years, multiple colorful murals have been added, covering a once blank wall of this alley.  In 2010, local artist Chris Bates painted “Hard to Leave” near the Mountain Avenue entrance.

As well, Armando Silva, a mixed media painter, muralist, and illustrator based in Greeley created a 40’ piece in collaboration with the non-profit Trees, Water & People, called Colores de la Comunidad, in 2020.