Colfax Avenue Museum

Colfax Avenue, the Longest, Wickedest Main Street in America, has a colorful and vibrant history that must be preserved. This site is a gift to the people of Colorado and the World for historical archival purposes. All content can be found through the links in the right hand column or use the search feature in the top left. If you use any content, please credit the Colfax Avenue Museum.

 

Please visit the Colfax Avenue Museum exhibit currently on display at History Colorado entitled Forty Years on the 'Fax!

 

Thanks for visiting!

Casa Bernita

Waiting patiently for Casa Bernita to open. Hopefully soon!

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.

 

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)

Crestmoor Men's Shop

 Crestmoor Men's Shop, 5732 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, 1951

Paradise Cleaners

 

"Cleaning & Pressing" neon window sign at Paradise Cleaners, 3242 East Colfax Avenue (undated photo courtesy of Leslie Twarogowski)

This building, which is directly across the street from The Bluebird Theater, is now home to Goosetown Tavern.

Dickerson's Liquors

 

Dickerson's Liquors, 11104 East Colfax, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the Shorty Hanger archives and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

Other signs and businesses include Ranger Motel, Bell Public Telephone, Strait Lumber (in its original woodgrain finish) and Pittsburgh Paints.

Jerry's Drive-In

Jerry's Drive-In, 13130 East Colfax, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo courtesy of the Hanger Neon archives and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

Austin & Helen's Beauty Salon

 

 Austin & Helen's Beauty Salon, 9511 East Colfax, Aurora, Colorado, 1960s (photo courtesy of the Shorty Hanger archives and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

 

Four Winds Motel

 

Four Winds Motel at West Colfax and Vrain St.

Eddie Bohn's Pig'N Whistle Motel