Overheard on Colfax Avenue

OVERHEARD ON COLFAX, at The Holiday Chalet Bed & Breakfast: "This looks like where all the Bulgarians hang out." "I think you mean BOHEMIANS, dear..." We later found out this fine observation belonged to Terry Worthington of Central Florida; his wife made the correction.

"Colfax you are Leroy's favorite place to boogie! Leroy always feels free to be funky when he's strutting down your sidewalks!...Keep it funky because Leroy needs the funk!" -- Leroy Whitman

Lori Midson of SUNSET MAGAZINE said "East Colfax enchants...and is now a great place to dine and shop!"

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150 Things That Make Denver Great

JUST THE 'FAX   Colfax Avenue related places that made the Denver Post's
"150 Things That Make Denver Great" list:

• The 13th step of the State Capitol Building is 5,280 feet above sea level - one mile high.
• The Denver Post, a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper, has its main office on Colfax.
• Charlie, the perennial customer who has been reading a newspaper at the Tattered Cover for 30 years.
• A 2 a.m. breakfast at Pete's Kitchen.
• The U.S. Mint - second largest storehouse of gold bullion in the United States.
• Listening to a Mariachi band at the Cinco de Mayo Festival.
• Strolling the booths at Capitol Hill's People's Fair every June.
• The magical week when Denver hosted the DNC.
• The holiday lighting of the City & County Building with 20,000 floodlights, reputed to be one of the largest lighting displays in the nation.
• Watching Parade of Lights during the holiday season with your family and friends.
• Hattie McDaniel, the first black performer to win an Academy Award, went to East High School. So did Judy Collins and Don Cheadle.
• Listening to any album, before you buy it, at Twist & Shout.
• Being a part of rock & roll history at the Fillmore Auditorium.
• Sampling signature dishes at A Taste of Colorado.
• South Park characters making frequent visits to Colfax Avenue.
• Visiting the 26 miles of Colfax Avenue, the longest business street in America (complete with its own marathon) and checking out the diverse revitalization, from the funky to the sublime, including the Colfax Events Center, East High School, the Lowenstein Cultureplex, Greek Town, and so much more.

Rob Drabkin's Birthday Bash at the Bluebird Theater

Whiskey Bill's: 100 Proof Fun

Photo courtesy Retro Denver Metro

Once located at W. Colfax & Vance, Whiskey Bill's was a popular nightclub for decades featuring live bands 3 - 5 nights a week.

New Telecommunications Tower on Colfax

Fifty foot tall telecommunications tower to be erected on West Colfax: The office of planning and zoning has received an application from a business owner on West Colfax (at Lowell St.) who is looking to lease his land to AT&T for the construction of a fifty foot high cellular and telecommunications tower. The tower will be immediately adjacent to single family units north of the property and will be highly visible along the corridor. A few neighbors are not thrilled with this proposal and would like WeCAN to take a stand against it. What do you think?

If you'd like to protest this structure, please send a message to zoningreview@denvergov.org mentioning Log #.2013D00456 in the subject line by January 10th 2014.

Trail's End Motel

The Trail's End Motel is on West Colfax Avenue, near Garrison St. After a '60s era-reboot, the sign in front of the motel today is likely a completely new sign designed to be similar to their old vintage sign. (Courtesy The Denver Eye)

Photo by Robert Mars

Painting by Jax Quackenbush