Here's the chance for someone to put their money where their mouth is.

Cody, a city known for its colorful history, is at risk of losing yet another tangible piece of it. The owner of Cassie's, a restaurant and bar originally started by Cody's famous (or infamous) brothel owner Cassie Waters in 1922, recently told the Tribune he's running out of time to find a qualified buyer who wants to run the restaurant, instead of someone who wants the land to redevelop.

We have certainly seen issues in Powell with old buildings vacated or the businesses in them for sale — the building housing Marquis Awards is vacant, as is Hickory Street and Pizza on the Run (briefly Legends Pizza until its move to Bent Street) and the restaurant space at the Lamplighter Inn, which remains for sale. And when I walk further into downtown from the office I often wonder if the old bank building on the corner of First and Bent streets is holding up with much space seemingly vacant.

Luckily, we've not yet heard of any of these buildings in Powell being torn down, but in Cody old buildings being demolished has happened all too frequently.

If the old business is demolished, it would be another in line of recent blows to old Cody buildings, including the two leveled right on Sheridan Avenue for a new two-story development, the loss of the old Cody Dairy Building and the demolition of the Lockhart Inn, just down Yellowstone Avenue from Cassie's.

Now, these were all efforts done legally by private property owners, and like with them, the new owner is under no obligation to keep the more than 12,000 square foot building or ensure the next owner does. Private property rights are paramount, and it's up to the city to find a way to protect the rest of its old buildings, especially right on Sheridan. It doesn't help for people to demonize a private property owner for doing something they have every legal right to do.

But here, in the case of Cassie's, you have an owner selling a property for much less than the previous owners had purchased it for and, as he says, holding off big offers by developers to try and hold out for someone who will keep the business intact.

Obviously the price tag of $1.7 million is still far out of the hands of most people, but is there someone, or a group of people, who have been frustrated by the losses of historic buildings and want to do something about it?

Here's your chance.