Casa Lou Cardenas brings new mixed-use space to downtown Longmont

LONGMONT — As Jennifer Peterson spent decades living and raising her family in Longmont, she would often drive through the intersection of Main Street and Ninth Avenue and notice the ugly strip mall buildings sitting on the northeast corner. 

One car ride, she commented to her family that she wished someone would knock them down and build something beautiful there. Her youngest son replied that she would do it someday. 

Now, Peterson is making that vision a reality. She is redeveloping that corner into Casa Lou Cardenas, a mixed-use project that is designed to honor the legacy of a Longmont woman, beautify…