Signage...
Driftwood Hotel sign
The Driftwood Hotel sign on E. Colfax. It points to the hotel on the other side of the street!
The driftwood from the Driftwood Hotel.
January 25th, 2012 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
West Colfax
January 2nd, 2012 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Valverde Yacht Club sign
Nice, simple, Googie sign for the Valverde Yacht Club, now gone,
of course. Jokingly named after the 1965 Platte River Flood decimated
the area.
December 9th, 2011 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Royal Tavern sign
Photo © 2011 Scott Murdock
Streamline Modern sign from the 1930s in Manitou Springs.
October 3rd, 2011 / No Comments » / by Scott Murdock
Park Row Lodge sign
The Park Row Lodge sign in Manitou Springs. Circa 1940s?
August 22nd, 2011 / 1 Comment » / by Scott Murdock
Dun Rovin’ Motel sign
Photo © 2011 Scott Murdock
The Dun Rovin’ Motel sign in Colorado Springs. Nice use of the ’50s boomerang shape
(framed with Pike’s Peak in the background!)
July 22nd, 2011 / No Comments » / by Scott Murdock
Aristocrat closeup
Just a quick closeup of the ’50s-era Aristocrat Motor Hotel sign.
July 19th, 2011 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Golden Liquors
Bright yellow and red commercial building built 1957, just across the street from Coors
Brewery.
June 8th, 2011 / 1 Comment » / by Tom Lundin
Scrambler
The Scrambler ticket booth from Lakeside Amusement Park, designed by
Richard Crowther in the ’50s or early 1960s, I believe.
April 29th, 2011 / 1 Comment » / by Tom Lundin
Aristocrat Motor Hotel sign
The iconic Aristocrat Motor Hotel sign on Colfax at dusk.
Hotel and sign date from the late-1950s.
April 5th, 2011 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Lakewood Grill sign
Lakewood Grill sign at sunset on West Colfax, sign dating from 1950.
April 3rd, 2011 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Garland center sign
The Garland Center sign in Northglenn. This colorful sign probably dates from the
early-1960s and is reminiscent of the Celebrity Sports Center sign.
January 18th, 2011 / 2 Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Red & yellow liquor sign
Quality Liquors sign from the 1950s, I assume.
Main Street, Longmont
November 11th, 2010 / 1 Comment » / by Tom Lundin
Bar-L Motel
The Bar-L Motel & sign on Main Street in Longmont, likely from the 1940s.
November 11th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Wheat Ridge ‘Liquors’ sign
Nice ’50s signage in Wheatridge, with an arrow leaving no doubt where
you are supposed to go.
October 26th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Rustic Ranch Cowboy
The concrete cowboy out front of Rustic Ranch Mobile Home
Park on Federal. Circa 1955.
October 18th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Aristocrat Motor Hotel sign
Everyone’s favorite Googie-style sign on West Colfax, the Aristocrat
Motor Hotel, from the late-1950s.
(What is your favorite local sign?)
October 12th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Silver Saddle Motel sign
Silver Saddle Motel sign in Manitou Springs from 1954.
October 7th, 2010 / 1 Comment » / by Tom Lundin
Hi U Inn sign
Nice ’40s-era sign in Commerce City.
September 4th, 2010 / 1 Comment » / by Tom Lundin
Deno’s 6 & 85
Deno’s 6 & 85 truck stop in Commerce City.
It started as the 6 & 85 in 1945, then updated to Deno’s in 1959,
when they put up that great sign.
Not only is it the structure at the intersection of 6 & 85, but the building itself is the intersection
of a coffee shop and a bar.
September 3rd, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Bastien’s sign
Bastien’s Steak House on Colfax has repainted their famous sign and finally changed the text board. It hadn’t changed for 35 years! Well, time moves on, but I present this slight composite to remind you what it previously looked like!
I believe the sign dates back to 1959!
August 24th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
La Fiesta sign
1964 sign in front of La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant. This restaurant is 46 years old!
August 18th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Cyclone at night
Sign for The Cyclone rollercoaster at Lakeside Amusement Park. The rollercoaster and sign were built 1940, the Art Deco design was by Richard Crowther.
July 16th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Golden Bowl
Golden Bowl bowling alley, built 1955.
July 9th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Mecca Motel sign
’50s-era Mecca Motel sign in Manitou Springs
July 9th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
