McDonald's Grand Opening

 McDonald's Grand Opening, 11025 E Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, 1960

West Colfax Avenue and Federal Blvd.

These photos are from West Colfax Avenue and Federal Blvd. before the Colfax-Federal Cloverleaf was built in 1960.

Radiant Motel

Courtesy Save the Signs

Radiant Motel, 10950 East Colfax Ave., Aurora Colorado, 1957

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."

East Colfax Avenue, 1983

 East Colfax Avenue, 1983 (photo by John Sunderland)

Miles Plaza and Altura Drugs

Miles Plaza Superette and Altura Drugs, 15751 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo courtesy of Bob Endersen)

Trigg Realty

Trigg Realty and Radiant Motel, 11090 East Colfax Avenue, Aurora, Colorado (undated photo from the collection of Shorty Hanger and scanned by Todd Matuszewicz)

White Mule Tavern

 

West Colfax Avenue near Glenarm Place, Denver, 1956.

 

Signs and businesses include White Mule Tavern (500 W Colfax), Standard Motor Co (455 W Colfax) and Walter's Downtown Chevron (515 W Colfax). (courtesy Save the Signs)