Poor Richard's Restaurant

Your hosts Richard Skorman and Patricia Seator welcome you to Poor Richards, where Downtown Colorado Springs residents, employees and visitors have been making themselves at home for more than 40 years. From simple beginnings as a restaurant and bookstore, Poor Richards has evolved to become a downtown Colorado Springs landmarka warm and friendly family of businesses under one roof thats the only one of its kind in the country. Richard Skorman was just 22 years old when he opened his first business, a used paperback store on North Tejon Street. Skorman was a senior at Colorado College when he had the opportunity to buy the stock from a book store that was closing. Two years later, he expanded the business with an inheritance, loans and some restaurant equipment donated by his father. The idea of a bookstore where you could also get a bite to eat was a novel idea at the time. Skorman wanted people to feel welcome at Poor Richards Feed & Read. He wanted his customers to enjoy a comfortable place where could hang out and not feel rushed. Poor Richards has evolved since then, but the environment of a place where you feel at home has never changed. Get your Poor Richards tshirt while they last!