Signage...
Ute Trading Post sign
Arrowhead shaped Ute Trading Post “Curios” sign.
A roadside stop in Manitou Springs, from the 1930s, I believe.
July 1st, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
Applejack
Applejack Liquor sign in Applewood. The sign is from 1963, moved across the parking lot from it’s original location when the store moved to the current building.
We have been busy here latel at The Denver Eye headquarters. But expect this site to post daily and hopefully twice daily, this summer!
June 21st, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
La Fon motel sign
’50s-era La Fon Motel sign from Manitou Springs
May 24th, 2010 / 1 Comment » / by Tom Lundin
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 / 3 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
A-D hotel sign
March 25th, 2010 / No Comments » / by admin
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
Crown Lanes sign
Crown Lanes Bowling sign, from 1958, on South Federal.
January 13th, 2010 / 1 Comment » / by admin
Idaho Springs
Roadside signage from the 6&40 Motel in Idaho Springs.
January 12th, 2010 / 2 Comments » / by Tom Lundin
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 / 7 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 / 1 Comment » / 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
Go-Go Liquors sign
Go-Go Liquors 50s-era sign on I-270 in Broomfield.
November 9th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Valverde Yacht Club sign
1965 hotel sign for the Valverde Yacht Club. I assume this name is a joke based on the Platte River Flood which devasted this intersection (I-25 & Alameda) that year.
The club, motel & sign were looking pretty beat and were tore down earlier this year.
October 30th, 2009 / 1 Comment » / by admin
Royal Host Motel sign
This bit of neon signage on East Colfax dating from 1966
was sadly lost in the recent renovation of the Royal Host Motel.
This hotel was featured in the film Every Which Way But Loose.
The sign featured spears, a nice color TV sign, and a beautiful crown motif.
October 21st, 2009 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Philips 66 triangular canopy roof
The old Phillips 66 sign is gone, but the scaffolding still stands tall on W. Colfax
August 5th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
