West Colfax and Kalamath St.

  

Anyone have a guess as to what year this is? 

Adlai Stevenson, 1952

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. He served as the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and was the Democratic Party nominee for president of the United States in 1952 and 1956, losing both elections to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Here he is, being driven down Colfax Avenue in 1952 on the campaign trail.

 

Fax Fine Art

Painting by Kim English

 

Before the Flare

 

Whiskey Bill's

Whiskey Bill's was an old-school roadhouse once located at 7290 W. Colfax Avenue in Lakewood, CO.

Steak 'N Stein

Steak 'N Stein used to be at 12382 E. Colfax Avenue at Peoria Street. "Finest Steak House in Aurora."

Alber's Flowers

 Anyone know the address for this old Colfax business?

 

Lakewood Lanes

 

Colfax Avenue Viaduct Demolition, 1959

 

Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, 1970s

 

Copenhagen Danish Furniture

 This site was originally the Lakewood Theater on West Colfax!

East Tin Cup Village

 

Wild Bill's Food

Wild Bill's Food, 1974

 

West Colfax and Kalamath Street, 1970's

 

First Bank of Aurora

 

Zook Building

 

Aurora Marine

 

Mozart Lounge

 

Continental Marine

 

Taylor's Supper Club

 

Colfax Viaduct, 1956

 

Capitol Hill East Colfax, 1940s

 

West Colfax Avenue, 1966

 West Colfax Avenue in 1966, before Interstate 70 was completed.

Slaven's Turkey Hatchery

One of the oldest businesses to come into existence along Colfax Avenue in the East Colfax Neighborhood was Slaven's Turkey Hatchery.

 

Erwin Howard & Ida Slaven's built the hatchery in 1943 at 8135 E. Colfax Ave. & Uinta next Davis Dry Goods to the west at 8119 East Colfax that was built in 1930 (now El Chalate El Salvadorian Restaurant. Also in the 8100 block was the Red & White Food Store, Eugene's Beauty Shop, operated by Elizabeth Bath, and Ken's Barber Shop operated by Ken Harvey who would later buy George's Barber Shop across the street at 8208 East Colfax, where Famous Wings is today.

 

Slaven's Turkey Hatchery operated from 1943 to 1948 and sold turkey poults across Colorado and nearby states. You can see more images in an advertisement from the Eagle Valley Enterprise, Volume 46, Number 28, May 3, 1946.

 

In 1948 the Slaven's opened up a southern restaurant at the site called The Plantation. You can see images of their menu attached (Filet Mignon was $3.25!). The Plantation operated until 1954 when it was purchased by George from George's Barbershop and Lupe Zenderazas opened up La Bolitas Mexican Restaurant at the site, later operated by Phil Murray. It has been a couple other Mexican restaurants and a Thai restaurant since then and currently the building is a Mexican Herbalife venture and event space. Silver Stem Dispensary added an addition to the building and opened up shop a few years back.

Capitol Hill on East Colfax, 1979

 Capitol Hill on East Colfax, 1979.

Florence Crittenton Home

In 1899, the Florence Crittenton Home was incorporated in Colorado and purchased the building located at 4901 West Colfax Avenue. To accommodate the needs for increased housing, the Home eventually built a three-story apartment building behind the original home.

Paul's Fine Portraits

 

Colfax, Soul of Denver

 

U.S. Highway 40 Celebrates 100 Years!

Celebrating 100 years in 2026, U.S. Highway 40 was established Nov. 11, 1926, as part of the United States Numbered Highway System, and was designed to create an integrated network of roads for transporting goods and people across the country. The highway ran from Atlantic City, N.J., to San Francisco, CA. and earned the nickname "Main Street of America."

Its eastern portions incorporate the famous National Road—the first federally funded highway in U.S. history, initially constructed between 1811 and 1834.

Highway 40 travels the full length of Colfax Avenue in Colorado.

 

Grateful Dead on Colfax, 1990

 

East Colfax Monolith

 

Eddie Bohn's Pig'N Whistle Village Billboard

 

White Stripes at the Ogden Theatre

The White Stripes played the Ogden Theatre in Denver, Colorado, on June 11, 2002.

The concert was the band's only Colorado performance during their 2002 tour for their White Blood Cells album

La Hacienda

 

ACT I and ACT II

 

West Colfax Drive-In Theatre Grand Opening

 

G/M Steak House

 

Allied Shaver Shop

 

Club Ciro's

 

Magic Mountain

Before Heritage Square, there was Magic Mountain. It didn't last long, and it was mired in controversy.

Tiny's Pizzeria

 

Take me to the Casba

 

Heller's Meat Market

 

Melody Club

 

Pancakes a la Holiday

 

Miles Restaurant

 

Vicki's Lounge

 

Stefanino's