Chapel of the Angels

Postcard courtesy The Colfax Museum Collection

Chapel of the Angels used to be at 7177 West Colfax Avenue.

New China Cafe - Herbert Wong, Owner and Mgr.

Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner

Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner at 9495 W. Colfax hasn't changed much from 1957 to present. Here's a J.L. McGuire photo from 1992.

Lakewood Farm Dairy

Lakewood Heritage Center / JL McGuire photo

Vintage milk bottles from the Lakewood Farm Dairy and the West Colfax Farm Dairy.

City and County Building, 1952

Denver City & County Building, 1952.

Fairfax Plaza Sign

Photo courtesy Erick Roorda

In the 5000 block of E. Colfax Avenue, (across from the Abby Tavern) they are peeling off layers of the facade of several connected buildings, getting ready to open the Owl Tavern. In doing so they exposed a sign erected in the 50's. It had largely been covered over by the Power at Hand signage for decades.

Eddie Bohn's Pig 'N Whistle

Located on West Colfax, Eddie Bohn’s Pig ’N Whistle was much more than just another motel along Highway 40. Rib joint, filling station and repair shop, boxer training facility, Hollywood movie location and celebrity hot spot; when Colfax Ave. was the heart line of Denver, Eddie Bohn’s was an institution. Colorado Boxing Commissioner and a fighter himself, Eddie Bohn was sparring partner for Jack Dempsey. Over the years, the Pig ‘N Whistle hosted a number of pugilists including Max and Buddy Bear, Primo Carnera, Gene Fullmer and even the young Corky Gonzales, Denver-born Chicano Rights Activist. The walls of the Pig ’N Whistle’s restaurant were adorned with photos of the sports, entertainment and political stars Eddie Bohn was friends with. Like so many landmarks, the advent of the Interstate Highway heralded the end times for the Pig ’N Whistle, which eventually burned down in 2010.