Altura Liquors

Altura Liquors, 14832 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the Shorty Hanger Collection and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

Denver Hospitality Center

 Denver Hospitality Center, Colfax Avenue & Court Place, 1950s

National Jewish Hospital

  

Birdseye View of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, at the corner of Colfax Avenue and Colorado Blvd.

Broncho Buster Statues

 

"On the War Path" - Broncho Buster Statues
Denver Colorado 1929

Trailer Haven

 

Trailer Haven, 12900 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the Shorty Hanger collection and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

Trailer Haven first appeared in the Denver phone book in 1948. It was originally listed at 12800 East Colfax. Starting in 1953 the address was listed as 12850 East 14th and starting in 1957 the address was listed as 13396 East Colfax.

Tiny's Pizzeria

 

Tiny's Pizzeria, 9512 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the Shorty Hanger collection and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

It doesn't look like Tiny's Pizza lasted very long. The Denver Yellow Pages only listed the business from 1955 to 1957.

 

 

Elaine Motel

 
Elaine Motel, 12037 East Colfax, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the Shorty Hanger collection and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

West Colfax & Delaware St, Denver, 1973

Courtesy Save the Signs

West Colfax & Delaware St, Denver, 1973

Signs and businesses include Chicken Unlimited, Zook Apartments & Hotel, Centennial Industrial Bank and McDonald's.

Alcove's

Courtesy Save the Signs

 Alcove's, 4200 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, 1975

Aurora Optical

 Aurora Optical, 9650 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado.

Other signs and businesses include JD Hardware and Holli's Used Furniture & Antiques. 9650 East Colfax is now home to La Morena Restaurant. (undated photo from the collection of Shorty Hanger and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

Aladdin Rexall Drugs

Courtesy Save the Signs

Aladdin Rexall Drugs, 2032 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, 1974. Other signs and businesses include the Aladdin Theater, Conoco, Sinclair, Baskin-Robbins, Exxon and IHOP.

Original Aurora Parade

 

Parade on East Colfax Avenue in Original Aurora. Anyone have a guess as to the year?

East Colfax and Krameria Street

 1974 photo showing the intersection of East Colfax and Krameria Street

Signs in this photo include Pizza Oven, House of Wu, Tipsy Tiger and the Paragon Motel.

Herb Wong's New China Cafe

 Herb Wong's New China Restaurant, East Colfax, 1974

White Spot Coffee Shop

Courtesy Save the Signs

 White Spot Sign at East Colfax & Pearl, 1975

Handy Store Groceries & Soda Fountain

The Handy Store Groceries & Soda Fountain, 10722 East Colfax, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the collection of Shorty Hanger and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

Colfax Avenue 1954

Courtesy Save the Signs

 Colfax Avenue, Denver, 1954
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The lone sign in this photo is the Sinclair Gasoline sign at the corner of Colfax and 14th Street.

Starlite Lounge

Courtesy Save the Signs

Starlite Lounge, 629 East Colfax, Denver, 1975

East Colfax Avenue, 1971

East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 1971
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In this picture, the Band of the Rockies from Lowry Airforce Base is seen marching down Colfax Avenue in the annual Gateway to the Rockies Parade.

Signs and businesses include Lehrer's Flowers, Jester Lounge, Goodyear, Taylor's Liquors, Coach Light Restaurant, Silver State Bank and BF Goodrich.

Aurora Cocktail Lounge, 1975

Courtesy Save the Signs

 Aurora Cocktail Lounge, 1975

Pace Setter Motel

 

Pacesetter Motel, 14291 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the Shorty Hanger collection and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

McDonald's Grand Opening

 

Courtesy Save the Signs

McDonald's Grand Opening, 11025 E Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 1960

West Colfax Avenue and Federal Blvd.

These photos are from West Colfax Avenue and Federal Blvd. before the Colfax-Federal Cloverleaf was built in 1960.

Radiant Motel

 Radiant Motel, 10950 East Colfax Ave., Aurora Colorado, 1957 (courtesy Save the Signs)

The caption below this photo reads, "This happy quintet of Aurora visitors are shown above enjoying the new swimming pool at the Radiant Motel. Getting ready to play another game of water polo are, from left to right, Mr. and Mrs. Don Lux, Jerry Schulte, Mrs. and Mr. Richard Stenzel. Jim Prather, owner of the motel, installed the 40' x 15' pool recently and it has been attracting a great number of tourists during these hot days."

East Colfax Avenue, 1983

 East Colfax Avenue, 1983 (photo by John Sunderland)

Miles Plaza and Altura Drugs

Miles Plaza Superette and Altura Drugs, 15751 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo courtesy of Bob Endersen)

Trigg Realty

Trigg Realty and Radiant Motel, 11090 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the collection of Shorty Hanger and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

White Mule Tavern

 

West Colfax Avenue near Glenarm Place, Denver, 1956.

 

Signs and businesses include White Mule Tavern (500 W Colfax), Standard Motor Co (455 W Colfax) and Walter's Downtown Chevron (515 W Colfax). (courtesy Save the Signs)

Big T Super Foods

 

Big T Super Foods, East Colfax Avenue by Ernie Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images, 1980

The Toy Palace

 

Toy Palace, 3737 East Colfax Avenue, now home to Chick-fil-A. (courtesy Save the Signs)

White Swan Modern Auto Court

 White Swan Modern Auto Court, 6060 W. Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO

Burkett Photo / Marsolek's

Burkett Photo / Marsolek's, East Colfax Avenue and Elizabeth St., 1974 (courtesy Save the Signs)

Casa Bernita

Waiting patiently for Casa Bernita to open. Hopefully soon!

Mammoth Gardens

 Mammoth Gardens, East Colfax Avenue & Clarkson St, Denver, 1974 (courtesy Save the Signs)

Seen on Colfax: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Photo by Jonny Barber

Martin Luther King, Jr. statue as it stands in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Library at 9898 E. Colfax Avenue in Aurora. I hope his dream comes true.

 

Miles Motel & Restaurant

 Miles Motel & Restaurant, 15701 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado (early 1950s photos courtesy of Bob Endersen).

  Today it's the site of Wolf's Motor Inn.

 

Jimmy's Restaurant

Jimmy's Restaurant, 11101 East Colfax, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the Shorty Hanger collection and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

Wolf's Motel and Restaurant

 Wolf's Motel & Restaurant, 15691 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo courtesy of the Shorty Hanger collection and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

Aurora Color Center

 
Aurora Color Center, 10216 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo courtesy of the Shorty Hanger archives and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

Paisan's Pizzeria

Paisan's Pizzeria. Photo courtesy Mike Rossi.

Kliss Bakery

 Original Aurora, 1940s. Photo courtesy Steve Feldewerth.

Snowy Day on Colfax Avenue

 

Snowy day on Colfax Avenue (1913).

Photo by McClure, Louis Charles from DPL’s Western History Dept.

Safeway

 The old Safeway at Colfax and Chase St. in Lakewood. Minus the pylon, it still lives on as an auto parts store.

Rocky Mountain Typewriter

 

Rocky Mountain Typewriter, East Colfax, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo courtesy of the Shorty Hanger archives and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

In 1969 Rocky Mountain Typewriter moved to 1519 Geneva Street and in 1962 the address was listed at 1490 Dayton Street. In the mid 1960s the address was listed at 10231 East Colfax. It's unclear which address this photo is from.

4 Seasons Nightclub

4 Seasons Nightclub, 14401 East Colfax, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the Shorty Hanger archives and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)