tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56151253299626426672024-03-18T04:49:13.847-06:00Colfax AvenueColfaxAvenue.org is a historical guide to the Longest, Wickedest Main Street in America, running through Golden, Lakewood, Edgewater, Denver, Aurora, Strasburg, and Bennett, Colorado. Over 50 Miles of content!Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.comBlogger2493125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-32867872664509133482024-02-08T00:00:00.000-07:002024-02-22T10:36:41.995-07:00Colfax Avenue Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please visit the Colfax Avenue Museum exhibit currently on display at History Colorado entitled <a href="https://www.historycolorado.org/exhibit/forty-years-fax" target="_blank">Forty Years on the 'Fax</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for visiting! <br /></div>
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<br />Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-74228115065043887332024-02-07T23:11:00.008-07:002024-03-17T23:12:44.463-06:00The Fabric Shop<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Bd-8jKk-A04yrdyhiZrZZOwqzSFtRVgsygxDQOIfTTi7yMg3zo93CL0JQ5_dN2CRHUPxGDsb3KGf1Z_zLffiWY0ZQV0jWWZIy_NhgR0xFc1BoCezHUf02a7eMWZqvQf7USnWh-OzI6rVnNKLncrFl_Tj63vnhv7RV7KC7Dq3uNbv5buXdU7JUpScYT4/s2001/Fabric%20Shop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="2001" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Bd-8jKk-A04yrdyhiZrZZOwqzSFtRVgsygxDQOIfTTi7yMg3zo93CL0JQ5_dN2CRHUPxGDsb3KGf1Z_zLffiWY0ZQV0jWWZIy_NhgR0xFc1BoCezHUf02a7eMWZqvQf7USnWh-OzI6rVnNKLncrFl_Tj63vnhv7RV7KC7Dq3uNbv5buXdU7JUpScYT4/w640-h450/Fabric%20Shop.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":rc:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">The Fabric Shop, East Colfax, Aurora (undated photo courtesy of the Shorty Hanger collection and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">A newspaper ad celebrating the grand opening of The Fabric Shop in 1957 lists the address as 9823 East Colfax. Later ads from the 1960s list the address as 9831 East Colfax.</div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-53426153636913038592024-02-06T10:33:00.002-07:002024-02-22T10:36:29.364-07:00Blue Sky Motel<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBXH1dhdLqkJw5cWH-CeQy1Febezg8Vz4fV0RaabCezIBaKby-BJE6S03aFTrkHJR1t115GwGENI5N2nrGjd_Rs3ldpvjoEcHwrOauwWBefaQx7hF0BmFIJ4lp1mFMY7Tpn0biXxZf2A43o9UkRBQ2foUPZ-Kb5PlOWICPfuP0bCg3cc_8w27xc0r2A4/s2048/Blue%20Sky%20Motel%20Postcard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="2048" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBXH1dhdLqkJw5cWH-CeQy1Febezg8Vz4fV0RaabCezIBaKby-BJE6S03aFTrkHJR1t115GwGENI5N2nrGjd_Rs3ldpvjoEcHwrOauwWBefaQx7hF0BmFIJ4lp1mFMY7Tpn0biXxZf2A43o9UkRBQ2foUPZ-Kb5PlOWICPfuP0bCg3cc_8w27xc0r2A4/w640-h434/Blue%20Sky%20Motel%20Postcard.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Postcard from the soon to be demolished Blue Sky Motel at 6205 West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood. The sign was saved by the Lakewood Heritage Center.<p></p><p><br /></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-4450126427653002962024-02-05T21:01:00.018-07:002024-02-06T21:04:13.324-07:00Zephyr Lounge, 1975<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2034" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_iTZBhqr70O5Wtw0ZaL1GHj1KhWBzS_1nxhEZzdGBFgrZOxOt0LyPiaeLW0bGTHy8IIgUplzKvutpQBoWMDrL4FJVtJpuB7OEzGEweUMZqZAwLHjLgI30rFPA9eYgRkuocjfFxK2jAqqvcsud0ok9qHIVs4BdWMRuXyBFmno25KPBY2PAfLVpPCf31E/w636-h640/Zephyr%20Lounge.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="636" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/savethesignsoncolfax" target="_blank">Save the Signs</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span>Zephyr Lounge</span>, 11940 <span>East</span> <span>Colfax</span>, <span>Aurora</span>, Colorado, 1975</p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":rn:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">This longtime Aurora bar opened in the 1940s and closed in 2020. It was demolished a few years ago to make way for a large apartment complex which was nearing completion when it caught fire in December 2022.</div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-52903505362135210452021-02-15T10:46:00.008-07:002024-03-10T10:47:41.153-06:00Elaine Motel<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLfAZeWQq41B_zWAiYgm21M7dSjRNP4Csvk0rpXZfKxlUknalJdIZQLN7j4hztYEjMYgcnxNtxzOsAkdh-mbKQYNyAnD4nhp1nIw9ojkL7esRBk0qBrVCIePl14-uny0wfLwy9g7pnW272y2Y9RukCuh2WFw2s42zNDQ_PYKRB3f09eD_Tqjuh2fl0wU/s2012/Elaine%20Motel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLfAZeWQq41B_zWAiYgm21M7dSjRNP4Csvk0rpXZfKxlUknalJdIZQLN7j4hztYEjMYgcnxNtxzOsAkdh-mbKQYNyAnD4nhp1nIw9ojkL7esRBk0qBrVCIePl14-uny0wfLwy9g7pnW272y2Y9RukCuh2WFw2s42zNDQ_PYKRB3f09eD_Tqjuh2fl0wU/w452-h640/Elaine%20Motel.jpg" width="452" /></a></div> <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><br />Elaine
Motel, 12037 East Colfax, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the
Shorty Hanger collection and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)</span><p></p><br />Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-55345139927967119592021-02-14T09:01:00.011-07:002024-03-09T09:03:08.162-07:00West Colfax & Delaware St, Denver, 1973<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1CELnm_WEnW-xcV7aFwSGIZIaaKiLQKNjCF1BDwUDLLYmp8u2mDFwBeAlrtC8uCWKOa2JdUITD6dxSQ1CGgXNmg1S2lVXrYyCshwp9Q8eSGjb5RY8zk6kmUpbVkoDuvktZuBxk8jk1y2vG5omyJiU0wkUlH-hpKDvhNf2QyfjX483Lm9SHMVcj1YrSs/s2048/West%20Colfax%20and%20Delaware%201973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="2048" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1CELnm_WEnW-xcV7aFwSGIZIaaKiLQKNjCF1BDwUDLLYmp8u2mDFwBeAlrtC8uCWKOa2JdUITD6dxSQ1CGgXNmg1S2lVXrYyCshwp9Q8eSGjb5RY8zk6kmUpbVkoDuvktZuBxk8jk1y2vG5omyJiU0wkUlH-hpKDvhNf2QyfjX483Lm9SHMVcj1YrSs/w640-h440/West%20Colfax%20and%20Delaware%201973.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/savethesignsoncolfax" target="_blank">Save the Signs</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>West Colfax & Delaware St, Denver, 1973</p><div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":rv:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Signs and businesses include Chicken Unlimited, Zook Apartments & Hotel, Centennial Industrial Bank and McDonald's.</div></div></span></div></div></div></div>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-37162868588324882762021-02-13T12:37:00.004-07:002024-03-05T12:41:26.421-07:00Alcove's<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1u9oPoTosESAWxfObcMH3APoWVEO3BFZlW4wUhwBw7-GHpvaaxB2FhTfpq2CzKa19SNcOtTbaufIxb-_fL2OWXt91EaLGL_l9BB9bX5E20go8FnjsEDHjS1uK2iCYXUsbtaJA2MdcFjLMJSQSS44da-ft52PF1B4_7FlbsZRuhSuIovt-UqDQFkxIk_I/s2048/Alcoves.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2029" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1u9oPoTosESAWxfObcMH3APoWVEO3BFZlW4wUhwBw7-GHpvaaxB2FhTfpq2CzKa19SNcOtTbaufIxb-_fL2OWXt91EaLGL_l9BB9bX5E20go8FnjsEDHjS1uK2iCYXUsbtaJA2MdcFjLMJSQSS44da-ft52PF1B4_7FlbsZRuhSuIovt-UqDQFkxIk_I/w634-h640/Alcoves.jpg" width="634" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/savethesignsoncolfax" target="_blank">Save the Signs</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"> Alcove's, 4200 East <span>Colfax Avenue</span>, Denver, 1975</span></div><p></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-78444942721209800922021-02-12T11:15:00.015-07:002024-03-02T11:17:59.609-07:00Aurora Optical<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZf2ZqKOcMm0P6GsYfCc2XXXvbcIDvdV6XpKOqIj-1C6Wa_cqA4yqnvSjeiDHHh66jhb5HW_db14OvWkxpRDUBJcawCteauD2EwPTLaM8eDKdNzNcYKvuBY-d72XmdUl5Sy6P7cqiGa63n7_qYFpfEnnolaaPpI_bm1bZPM1-qc23eDr6CcZ_JRcE14s/s2048/Aurora%20Optical%20-%209650%20East%20Colfax.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZf2ZqKOcMm0P6GsYfCc2XXXvbcIDvdV6XpKOqIj-1C6Wa_cqA4yqnvSjeiDHHh66jhb5HW_db14OvWkxpRDUBJcawCteauD2EwPTLaM8eDKdNzNcYKvuBY-d72XmdUl5Sy6P7cqiGa63n7_qYFpfEnnolaaPpI_bm1bZPM1-qc23eDr6CcZ_JRcE14s/w414-h640/Aurora%20Optical%20-%209650%20East%20Colfax.jpg" width="414" /></a></div> <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><span>Aurora</span> Optical, 9650 <span>East</span> <span>Colfax Avenue</span>, <span>Aurora, Colorado.</span> <br /><br />Other signs and businesses include JD Hardware and Holli's Used <span>Furniture</span> & Antiques. 9650 East Colfax is now home to <span>La Morena Restaurant</span>. </span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">(undated photo from the collection of Shorty Hanger and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)</span><p></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-24471463712284933522021-02-11T15:03:00.013-07:002024-03-01T15:06:40.104-07:00Aladdin Rexall Drugs<p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXnJYluNP6Use8OD647hMkeNRbimxd8M6QCMmDLfJcOwSB3juI7LlZ9NOy0fGWlIesjp-3ifBbkl1CIwyh8_FO6eDThlFVzK-gs3_yMHC9poDhL3HuSFf3BPaS8rAoLqI_mAM67qUkKBM1Y-qBIS04fMiSZvqx-f5vVOgRIG6bh5bRU_W77AAS8GDqwM/s2048/Aladdin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2045" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXnJYluNP6Use8OD647hMkeNRbimxd8M6QCMmDLfJcOwSB3juI7LlZ9NOy0fGWlIesjp-3ifBbkl1CIwyh8_FO6eDThlFVzK-gs3_yMHC9poDhL3HuSFf3BPaS8rAoLqI_mAM67qUkKBM1Y-qBIS04fMiSZvqx-f5vVOgRIG6bh5bRU_W77AAS8GDqwM/w640-h640/Aladdin.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/savethesignsoncolfax" target="_blank">Save the Signs</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"><span>Aladdin</span> Rexall Drugs, 2032 East <span>Colfax Avenue</span>, Denver, 1974. Other signs and businesses include the Aladdin Theater, Conoco, Sinclair, Baskin-Robbins, Exxon and IHOP.</span><p></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-57379742349392315322021-02-10T17:04:00.010-07:002024-02-25T17:05:47.662-07:00Original Aurora Parade<p style="text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1002" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkreSwceOKGoiKTTQe5qDhcErmLdTGWnrOhYXZEdHlWe97OTYDhnDfaisPzvsN-bdlDQ1SBWfi1inIS7GmRZzIQ43XxjsvORHHo_jw-XAKkRU92n_kqQUJJXJQKIj7lcLSiqHTH5w60Hg3u5CxrcbtV0dc5Mvov_NZxmIiMKaI-iHja56HvNFsnD9WEc/w640-h510/Original%20Aurora.jpg" width="640" /></p><p>Parade on East Colfax Avenue in Original Aurora. Anyone have a guess as to the year?<br /></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-29120882424792327712021-02-09T16:59:00.011-07:002024-02-21T13:16:25.951-07:00East Colfax and Krameria Street<p style="text-align: center;">
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jtC_xsk3DSdexXRo2Zt5LIvkxyKIBQ3xbRJt8PJIPymb4D9dqJR9W-hOr9js_ekvOl1tohAOY2vAkPfGyt-yVgzV5nUtb5pucioGMlSwSy4e5q-ABqmPMQub-8-2xveSq2_aL0xczA8uBysfoeEr9SES4Ju5NJYc5GkXytblTZOBslM3JVIVCT8GS2Q/s1940/Pizza%20Oven.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1940" data-original-width="1916" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jtC_xsk3DSdexXRo2Zt5LIvkxyKIBQ3xbRJt8PJIPymb4D9dqJR9W-hOr9js_ekvOl1tohAOY2vAkPfGyt-yVgzV5nUtb5pucioGMlSwSy4e5q-ABqmPMQub-8-2xveSq2_aL0xczA8uBysfoeEr9SES4Ju5NJYc5GkXytblTZOBslM3JVIVCT8GS2Q/w632-h640/Pizza%20Oven.jpg" width="632" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">1974 photo showing the intersection of
East Colfax and Krameria Street </span></div>
<p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Signs
in this photo include Pizza Oven, House of Wu, Tipsy Tiger and the
Paragon Motel.</span></p>
Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-4546288804257694262021-02-08T14:39:00.009-07:002024-02-20T16:38:49.480-07:00Herb Wong's New China Cafe<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZW566O7eYndb6Kpre1ezOeL1guOJzYFImm9LHO3I6UD6AdFnEifd1M07VF9fE3YHM6BmRvLGMQ2ksmEGTFGouN7sejHyLkoMIkX3lzxZ0OJOLb8PULwOzHD2j2Ot1JxH6Z2fKMRsWHL00xk_QpJWsUJZGalVfTiy4wdvsiN4QlpK7_nVI720a8MLAs8/s2048/Herb%20Wong's%20New%20China.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2047" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZW566O7eYndb6Kpre1ezOeL1guOJzYFImm9LHO3I6UD6AdFnEifd1M07VF9fE3YHM6BmRvLGMQ2ksmEGTFGouN7sejHyLkoMIkX3lzxZ0OJOLb8PULwOzHD2j2Ot1JxH6Z2fKMRsWHL00xk_QpJWsUJZGalVfTiy4wdvsiN4QlpK7_nVI720a8MLAs8/w640-h640/Herb%20Wong's%20New%20China.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Herb Wong's New China Restaurant, East Colfax, 1974</span></div>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-4758752707799558852021-02-07T14:24:00.011-07:002024-02-19T14:26:52.070-07:00White Spot Coffee Shop<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqY0xeq1iJQ_vF30lQHmtkfr8xOxb6T2rquwSgxGmzZDpG-VOxg5TSn5S3EdRet_6c9fcAgnxG4Q1Vgzug15MLcJzn5qyKc0f4osLGAsMV1JnbYxERoytThuY3EylVr51LxV-ZywRGCMONgNvJHZDuVnbsqCYdpRyKnpNAyrq4tBkyFVc33koS9ld4CU/s2048/White%20Spot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2026" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqY0xeq1iJQ_vF30lQHmtkfr8xOxb6T2rquwSgxGmzZDpG-VOxg5TSn5S3EdRet_6c9fcAgnxG4Q1Vgzug15MLcJzn5qyKc0f4osLGAsMV1JnbYxERoytThuY3EylVr51LxV-ZywRGCMONgNvJHZDuVnbsqCYdpRyKnpNAyrq4tBkyFVc33koS9ld4CU/w634-h640/White%20Spot.jpg" width="634" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/savethesignsoncolfax" target="_blank">Save the Signs</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: center;"> White Spot Sign at <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">East Colfax & Pearl, 1975</span></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-24325227729972799482021-02-06T14:40:00.009-07:002024-02-18T14:42:06.341-07:00Handy Store Groceries & Soda Fountain<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxMGDx2uYHhQ9kLT1nPyciCvNmAUcOGMHh9eD4WveDgQpRan7osP7_No4J4gDrg95Hvi-QiY9MQFBqCHqahtIlxkY_sFp75G9mR4Z_ZW0f30iuXmSLFl1hkC9i_hV2R814VLMjJSiRFw3JVWmg6SKfvnBNp_N3H4IwOfJdiwGKe35x71nVpmQRmzYJwE/s2048/Handy%20Store%20Groceries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1625" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxMGDx2uYHhQ9kLT1nPyciCvNmAUcOGMHh9eD4WveDgQpRan7osP7_No4J4gDrg95Hvi-QiY9MQFBqCHqahtIlxkY_sFp75G9mR4Z_ZW0f30iuXmSLFl1hkC9i_hV2R814VLMjJSiRFw3JVWmg6SKfvnBNp_N3H4IwOfJdiwGKe35x71nVpmQRmzYJwE/w508-h640/Handy%20Store%20Groceries.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">The Handy Store Groceries & Soda Fountain, 10722 East <span>Colfax</span>, <span>Aurora</span>, <span>Colorado</span> (undated photo from the collection of Shorty Hanger and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)</span><p></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-62992346670467811282021-02-05T16:52:00.008-07:002024-02-07T16:53:57.573-07:00Colfax Avenue 1954<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteH-CuIbt8bld4ZdrTFXHxdKRjmx99qtlPFdKj_r5-fw5twf0_VVv4Rm2YLVbOeTzbkknx-A88-sKoxbJBM5Cnmt7MaJmAOxCDGgoJbWEUP3DoSHCPk0M1wceGq0bBaSCSRWNGDB9WODm0zvYRwddFyYLK1lBfEmI-cSM79E8HGFdmwiJLdLZIrIteOg/s2048/Colfax%20Avenue%201954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="2048" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteH-CuIbt8bld4ZdrTFXHxdKRjmx99qtlPFdKj_r5-fw5twf0_VVv4Rm2YLVbOeTzbkknx-A88-sKoxbJBM5Cnmt7MaJmAOxCDGgoJbWEUP3DoSHCPk0M1wceGq0bBaSCSRWNGDB9WODm0zvYRwddFyYLK1lBfEmI-cSM79E8HGFdmwiJLdLZIrIteOg/w640-h454/Colfax%20Avenue%201954.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/savethesignsoncolfax" target="_blank">Save the Signs</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Colfax Avenue, Denver, 1954<br />- <br />The lone sign in this photo is the Sinclair Gasoline sign at the corner of Colfax and 14th Street.</span></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-71504684414599266652021-02-04T16:47:00.015-07:002024-02-07T16:49:40.095-07:00Starlite Lounge<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2019" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBZwa2WuQKYN_54bkymT_EA74vQ7IB-istzRGJrJYvtjth_uXEtOD8jospH24Bac7DHbLyIcRu7z-4vTHid_VY2GCpe2h-HCOFKBphUngwUO3DCiwPOavKf2R2CQkyX2eymEfa3zJUFUadjTWbeXjg8HUcAxnwfSNkMx04viiN2ETKsgAg6Lz1kj6ERk/w630-h640/Starlite%20Lounge%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="630" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/savethesignsoncolfax" target="_blank">Save the Signs</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Starlite Lounge, 629 East Colfax, Denver, 1975</span>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-9786785972870889532021-02-03T16:44:00.007-07:002024-02-07T16:45:31.918-07:00East Colfax Avenue, 1971<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprc_sIpOFUiw3hwTk3vmQZRZPoiopuCdiyY285ZTG5NRPlNTQl8djIu_RH8gFZjIyjUQephqZ44NR8ipuSpINVYf9b5qVdOGhSTQLm-Z3nLAENidk7YHgAtkcS6_uOguCwUoHPgC6WKZCTogmzr65_TsScJSjDSFmt2ux4XP7FyKHbFlSf-62l1iEcgg/s2048/East%20Colfax%20Avenue%201971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2026" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprc_sIpOFUiw3hwTk3vmQZRZPoiopuCdiyY285ZTG5NRPlNTQl8djIu_RH8gFZjIyjUQephqZ44NR8ipuSpINVYf9b5qVdOGhSTQLm-Z3nLAENidk7YHgAtkcS6_uOguCwUoHPgC6WKZCTogmzr65_TsScJSjDSFmt2ux4XP7FyKHbFlSf-62l1iEcgg/w634-h640/East%20Colfax%20Avenue%201971.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 1971<br />-<br />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.
<br /><br />Signs and businesses include Lehrer's Flowers, Jester Lounge,
Goodyear, Taylor's Liquors, Coach Light Restaurant, Silver State Bank
and BF Goodrich.</span></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-11286411201064983202021-02-02T20:59:00.007-07:002024-02-06T21:00:40.663-07:00Aurora Cocktail Lounge, 1975<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNM6DzkLlrsCqKJ46kFYcgSI6rGaYyOwhgozZZiZH-wAL9yY6IKcsqWQVrgrQ7bhYRe_6TYLFE2KsxKTqztVaXyDzaVZmXXx9tzAY4hetIljos_QZta9Rd06ojnZC8XYVhSvNZ53RoPEYhugDujfD1LO_sU9Nsv0wVRO38UNSkjUD7TiioxfecFMmTUns/s2048/Aurora%20Lounge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2045" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNM6DzkLlrsCqKJ46kFYcgSI6rGaYyOwhgozZZiZH-wAL9yY6IKcsqWQVrgrQ7bhYRe_6TYLFE2KsxKTqztVaXyDzaVZmXXx9tzAY4hetIljos_QZta9Rd06ojnZC8XYVhSvNZ53RoPEYhugDujfD1LO_sU9Nsv0wVRO38UNSkjUD7TiioxfecFMmTUns/w640-h640/Aurora%20Lounge.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/savethesignsoncolfax" target="_blank">Save the Signs</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Aurora Cocktail Lounge, 1975</span></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-55486833542768750282021-02-01T12:11:00.010-07:002024-02-04T12:12:51.348-07:00Pace Setter Motel<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzF6yJhBh9ethOORc9eOly2uUdlLaIqnUqWUEf43co5CHb3iPxfVIr4zUAj9n0CdhVUYk_GkwXghsqbMLVg2TDVcmHGQrCWirxIWCdhhDxGgK6HMCdm72-A6zVYYlU6WAzHupkEyD5TDHKNg1bq5RcyKH-Q7LlGrLBNH9Z8eonvO7JpXm8j3hZq7hUjk/s2048/Pacesetter%20Motel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1642" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzF6yJhBh9ethOORc9eOly2uUdlLaIqnUqWUEf43co5CHb3iPxfVIr4zUAj9n0CdhVUYk_GkwXghsqbMLVg2TDVcmHGQrCWirxIWCdhhDxGgK6HMCdm72-A6zVYYlU6WAzHupkEyD5TDHKNg1bq5RcyKH-Q7LlGrLBNH9Z8eonvO7JpXm8j3hZq7hUjk/w514-h640/Pacesetter%20Motel.jpg" width="514" /></a><br /></p><p class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Pacesetter
Motel, 14291 East
Colfax
Avenue,
Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the Shorty Hanger collection and
scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)
</p>
Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-42298731654760363002021-01-31T12:06:00.012-07:002024-02-04T12:08:31.852-07:00McDonald's Grand Opening<p> <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="625" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_4rP0CWWTvYG4dYnPNI2ZsI7KOkIv2xqxNRZ-98SEye_i4PGtSt1woP47oi68QIQnjp3SZWUAQPN0_kg9nyLxpiRAeeBiGg0IfxbLtmvXgJtpVGlt8iCKRpqRpBTxW59RTwCbOgMOlRZBQdcj6aMCrx-A1LwY9QvRKe5Pl7VTWh94DKt2Sw2yPitKTk/w438-h640/McDonalds%20Grand%20Opening.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="438" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/savethesignsoncolfax" target="_blank">Save the Signs<br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><br />McDonald's Grand Opening, 11025 E <span>Colfax</span> Avenue, <span>Aurora</span>, Colorado, 1960</span><p></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-78019302862457256552021-01-30T17:48:00.017-07:002024-02-03T17:52:39.040-07:00West Colfax Avenue and Federal Blvd.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xtX6kDKbobWFHEa5a0po51IgUFAp04xfY9gjEcL_Do-1Wd8vxkY8BvOeOGXwLkiIL7M4IWQjZuOpoQYGseryfDeYICAcYS7zfZcfJONjg6yV3l8e5cWoUwoiz84JpLUl1-QJq2L6Wfwao-waNQQxlLV_-_8Fz377y-Jsb-TRQiRuWZIr1aJNanZxebc/s1062/West%20Colfax%20Viaduct%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1062" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6xtX6kDKbobWFHEa5a0po51IgUFAp04xfY9gjEcL_Do-1Wd8vxkY8BvOeOGXwLkiIL7M4IWQjZuOpoQYGseryfDeYICAcYS7zfZcfJONjg6yV3l8e5cWoUwoiz84JpLUl1-QJq2L6Wfwao-waNQQxlLV_-_8Fz377y-Jsb-TRQiRuWZIr1aJNanZxebc/w640-h426/West%20Colfax%20Viaduct%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpEASBRmuT_21SbrXllPY2M7VJUe5fNZ-v9aq9qux1MMuFvFlGTfULqY619bZ94dLeGLJi6qqW_nOYvfFYVJyEEkHqbPfqZhmQEaw99h9lT1YMs8PRMiZ76dCBootmJ3UyevvjK4C-vaZsEHA25dzCdj9ade-1IkjQJb7vT5VFUDW0x3ptcs8TBOCK1g/s1110/West%20Colfax%20Viaduct%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1110" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpEASBRmuT_21SbrXllPY2M7VJUe5fNZ-v9aq9qux1MMuFvFlGTfULqY619bZ94dLeGLJi6qqW_nOYvfFYVJyEEkHqbPfqZhmQEaw99h9lT1YMs8PRMiZ76dCBootmJ3UyevvjK4C-vaZsEHA25dzCdj9ade-1IkjQJb7vT5VFUDW0x3ptcs8TBOCK1g/w640-h426/West%20Colfax%20Viaduct%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4zxxs7Z1Ae2FeC7HrU2B_ntYAqaiT_Fdeh_Wa_34JKtI3bYNSdz565Ake_sUO37ghTTkzXtA0lZ9h306TSAJviN5DjXdv2xdweBZ4NvR67-kOKrVMmxF7FEyCm6YZd5BuPL0QYwtzPyZzWMudxhLOCRZ9af1w9qdlytJMKdeiJufN53Rc6qZrzG3LWQ/s1110/West%20Colfax%20Viaduct%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1110" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4zxxs7Z1Ae2FeC7HrU2B_ntYAqaiT_Fdeh_Wa_34JKtI3bYNSdz565Ake_sUO37ghTTkzXtA0lZ9h306TSAJviN5DjXdv2xdweBZ4NvR67-kOKrVMmxF7FEyCm6YZd5BuPL0QYwtzPyZzWMudxhLOCRZ9af1w9qdlytJMKdeiJufN53Rc6qZrzG3LWQ/w640-h426/West%20Colfax%20Viaduct%20(3).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxpeh1Lx4sd71lk1msLzJeEJsnEYn8A8OuamdFtRJ9Mel21GXWBlw0PWOJ0Y5WXY9xYETpJrhC04EfPPYChtubQbvT3lfO2AkivtD4OQyMXcjCBqr9SXz-Zj5KX1tDn7Lk8wFVVcHp3OnGrC5XoSJOvd2K81ba6gGp1dQLLMP0XQ_GYy9MlHj8yK82U0/s1068/West%20Colfax%20Viaduct%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1068" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxpeh1Lx4sd71lk1msLzJeEJsnEYn8A8OuamdFtRJ9Mel21GXWBlw0PWOJ0Y5WXY9xYETpJrhC04EfPPYChtubQbvT3lfO2AkivtD4OQyMXcjCBqr9SXz-Zj5KX1tDn7Lk8wFVVcHp3OnGrC5XoSJOvd2K81ba6gGp1dQLLMP0XQ_GYy9MlHj8yK82U0/w640-h426/West%20Colfax%20Viaduct%20(4).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />These photos are from West Colfax Avenue and Federal Blvd. before the Colfax-Federal Cloverleaf was built in 1960.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-81415446054359025542021-01-29T11:02:00.010-07:002024-01-27T11:04:12.334-07:00Radiant Motel<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJcTT0Zv6M_S663mhG2BtpikjY17dDQcyqOSOT145LrFotbiJFqnz9ResZhdRl4XiJbip5aqRvr8tGFuLKwh4ZcpI1EXrg230gSUtg6XLeAJEAkqAaS7NgZZuNz3H-Nk23ROSiZLeD28bp5P86f22qdQAMRp-OflyY428j5n6qcBtpVtG0kQqfkRd0Uo/s669/Radiant%20Motel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="643" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJcTT0Zv6M_S663mhG2BtpikjY17dDQcyqOSOT145LrFotbiJFqnz9ResZhdRl4XiJbip5aqRvr8tGFuLKwh4ZcpI1EXrg230gSUtg6XLeAJEAkqAaS7NgZZuNz3H-Nk23ROSiZLeD28bp5P86f22qdQAMRp-OflyY428j5n6qcBtpVtG0kQqfkRd0Uo/w616-h640/Radiant%20Motel.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><br /> <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto">Radiant Motel, 10950 <span>East Colfax</span> <span>Ave.</span>, Aurora Colorado, 1957 (courtesy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/savethesignsoncolfax" target="_blank">Save the Signs</a>)<br /><br />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."</span><p></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-47757005967655522752021-01-28T10:30:00.006-07:002024-01-26T10:31:48.279-07:00East Colfax Avenue, 1983<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyE-zhCVxsF0FQxsifPBSvUKsuIj3KLaqXDDsZUfM9wHKl51yiKQmghoILsC5mvobD9itiuZWSEW8Iav_avQB-LfNzdpZIxQ5YXKzud0C-WoIL3B_OpAbSsbbXW5xLdaP-sYK2nE7Al3KbNWyWoFGeTDoTjzFmmzz-3rDC02ptuDVgd1dajOim2go2wb8/s1281/1983.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1281" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyE-zhCVxsF0FQxsifPBSvUKsuIj3KLaqXDDsZUfM9wHKl51yiKQmghoILsC5mvobD9itiuZWSEW8Iav_avQB-LfNzdpZIxQ5YXKzud0C-WoIL3B_OpAbSsbbXW5xLdaP-sYK2nE7Al3KbNWyWoFGeTDoTjzFmmzz-3rDC02ptuDVgd1dajOim2go2wb8/w640-h394/1983.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> East Colfax Avenue, 1983 (photo by John Sunderland)<br /><p></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-15933787839450254902021-01-27T13:44:00.010-07:002024-01-24T13:45:19.127-07:00Miles Plaza and Altura Drugs<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT_-7I89q5s-9aFvA_i78iyA-6Z3bsptPxjs0R4FWqBBUNaHBIiVC92ypqwwqCnw1_VPm5XttLbMmfxvPnMj09AwuCi1CqvjaQnicuNWr_bMDZFTF9QapH4BTo5U-z5LLJoHDmeb0Q9hSPHj9gyjn7zqovSrCBW2oXg40JaBBZxNGSu425PejGML4qLg/s1563/Miles%20Plaza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1563" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT_-7I89q5s-9aFvA_i78iyA-6Z3bsptPxjs0R4FWqBBUNaHBIiVC92ypqwwqCnw1_VPm5XttLbMmfxvPnMj09AwuCi1CqvjaQnicuNWr_bMDZFTF9QapH4BTo5U-z5LLJoHDmeb0Q9hSPHj9gyjn7zqovSrCBW2oXg40JaBBZxNGSu425PejGML4qLg/w640-h360/Miles%20Plaza.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Miles Plaza Superette and Altura Drugs, 15751 East <span>Colfax Avenue</span>, <span>Aurora, Colorado</span> (undated photo courtesy of Bob Endersen)</span><p></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615125329962642667.post-44284009110387118222021-01-26T13:56:00.008-07:002024-01-22T13:58:58.053-07:00Trigg Realty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVljDnNfuDe7nAsq2O4H5mUBg_WrZLxYHLFtIPb2CVXnxO3ok4kUVaiTXWF9owa2PnLuvIXvwlKvatmrXCGO9KXfNlUyGoQezfp2ihyphenhyphen8qpJ2u9XaHAUoho07BXabi_gEfWB_cjLIST04Tl8xNRpxI4stqPviOVKIUCXgVdLC5zk3OdCR6HzUfHaaqiKGo/s2002/Trigg%20Realty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2002" data-original-width="1361" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVljDnNfuDe7nAsq2O4H5mUBg_WrZLxYHLFtIPb2CVXnxO3ok4kUVaiTXWF9owa2PnLuvIXvwlKvatmrXCGO9KXfNlUyGoQezfp2ihyphenhyphen8qpJ2u9XaHAUoho07BXabi_gEfWB_cjLIST04Tl8xNRpxI4stqPviOVKIUCXgVdLC5zk3OdCR6HzUfHaaqiKGo/w436-h640/Trigg%20Realty.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto">Trigg Realty and Radiant Motel, 11090 East <span><span class="xt0psk2"><span>Colfax Avenue</span></span></span>, <span><span class="xt0psk2"><span>Aurora</span></span></span>, Colorado (undated photo from the collection of Shorty Hanger and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)</span></p>Colfax Avenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786817197870334861noreply@blogger.com0