The Navajo Hogan has been a fixture of Colorado Springs since 1935, when it was built over the course of just a few months as an auto-friendly roadside bar and restaurant — what locals then called a 'roadhouse.' From the very beginning, the building was something special. Designed to resemble a traditional Navajo dwelling, its distinctive pyramidal roofs were constructed from locally harvested trees, hand-stripped of bark right on site. After air-curing, the massive logs were assembled one at a time and individually hand-hewn to fit together in a distinctive corbeled arrangement that echoed the rooflines of authentic hogans. That architectural ingenuity earned the Navajo Hogan a permanent place in American history. In 1990, it was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places — recognized for its rare 'novelty architecture' and its role as a beloved landmark along North Nevada Avenue. Over the decades, the Hogan changed hands and names. Many locals knew it as Johnny's Navajo Hogan, operated by owner Johnny Nolan, who brought decades of hospitality experience to the beloved space. The restaurant served generations of Colorado Springs families — a place where, as new owner Raul Marcelo Gomez puts it, 'people met their wives, celebrated milestones, and made memories that lasted a lifetime.' In 2021, a combination of COVID-19 disruptions and two damaging fires forced the closure of Johnny's Navajo Hogan. The building sat quietly on Nevada Avenue for nearly six years — its iconic 17-foot neon sign standing sentinel, a reminder of what had been and what could be again. In early 2025, the property was acquired by Raul Marcelo Gomez and restaurateur Bobby Couch of the Green Line Grill, who immediately began an extensive, year-long restoration effort. The beloved ceiling was cleaned and clear-coated. The iconic neon sign was repainted and fitted with new tubes. Every decision was made with one goal in mind: honoring the past while building something worthy of the next century. The Navajo Hogan reopened in 2026 — not as a nostalgia act, but as a living, breathing community gathering place ready to create a new chapter of memories. We're proud to carry forward the legacy of this irreplaceable Colorado Springs landmark, and we can't wait to welcome you inside.