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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

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Long in a state of disrepair, Eddie Bohn’s Pig’N Whistle Hotel/Motel
on W. Colfax caught fire last night.

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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.

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This was a particularly bad graffiti day a couple of years ago.

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April 22nd, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin


Trail’s End sign

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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

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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

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The Aristocrat sign, ’50s-era Googie signage on West Colfax.

April 9th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin


Mod bank building in Aurora

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This modernist bank on Colfax in Aurora probably dates to the early 1950s.

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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.

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April 2nd, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin


A-D hotel sign

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March 25th, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin


Davies’ Chuck Wagon

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March 23rd, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin


Tile detail

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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

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Leftover ’50s signage from a McDonalds on Colfax

March 2nd, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin


Davies’ Chuck Wagon

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Horse atop Davies’ Chuck Wagon in Lakewood on W. Colfax.

January 27th, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin


Taylor’s Supper Club sign

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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

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Wolf’s Motor Inn sign on East Colfax.

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Modernist restaurant and hotel, 1950s-era.

November 25th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin


Pig’N Whistle sign

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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

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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