Colfax...
West Colfax
Looking west on Colfax in Lakewood in the early ’70s. Of course Lakewood Grill is still
there, but Dreiling Buick is now a Mazda dealership.
May 5th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Erick Roorda
Pig’N Whistle
Long in a state of disrepair, Eddie Bohn’s Pig’N Whistle Hotel/Motel
on W. Colfax caught fire last night.
Originally opened by larger-than-life boxer Eddie Bohn in the ’20s,
it was updated and added to over the years, until finally closing in 1991.
This was a particularly bad graffiti day a couple of years ago.
April 22nd, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Trail’s End sign
Trail’s End Motel sign towards the end of the US-40 trail on W. Colfax.
April 20th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Art Deco gas station
This old gas station on Colfax Avenue, is perhaps Denver’s best example of an Art Deco
or Streamline Modern gas station.
April 12th, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
Aristocrat Motor Hotel sign
The Aristocrat sign, ’50s-era Googie signage on West Colfax.
April 9th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Mod bank building in Aurora
This modernist bank on Colfax in Aurora probably dates to the early 1950s.
The umbrella shaped columns (or trumpets), are reminescent of the motif used by Frank Lloyd Wright in the Johnson Wax Building from 10 or 15 years previous to this building.
April 2nd, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
A-D hotel sign
March 25th, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
Davies’ Chuck Wagon
March 23rd, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Tile detail
Tile detail from the mid-century modern bank on Colfax that later became Video One. The building is getting a redo, this tile is now gone.
March 4th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
McDonalds signage
Leftover ’50s signage from a McDonalds on Colfax
March 2nd, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Davies’ Chuck Wagon
Horse atop Davies’ Chuck Wagon in Lakewood on W. Colfax.
January 27th, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
Taylor’s Supper Club sign
LP cover with a rendering of the sign in front of Taylor’s Supper Club, an entertainment institution on West Colfax in Lakewood from the 1940s through the 1970s. Run by Sammy Toole and starring The Taylors, who put out many local LPs aside from this one.
December 13th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Wolf’s Motor Inn
Wolf’s Motor Inn sign on East Colfax.
Modernist restaurant and hotel, 1950s-era.
November 25th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Pig’N Whistle sign
Sign from Eddie Bohn’s Pig’N Whistle BBQ restaurant. Restaurant originally from 1924, sign from the 1950’s.
November 13th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Titan Missile in Civic Center Park
Titan missile on display in Denver’s Civic Center Park 1959.
As with any picture on this site, click to enlarge.
November 8th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Paul Schutt
