Saloons: Blake Street, Durango, Aspen

 

Thing of the past ...
The Hotel Jerome served as a popular local watering hole and boardinghouse during the “quiet years” between silver and skiing, in Aspen, Colorado. Here the community celebrates the Fourth of July at the hotel in 1911. Image by Bailey, Mrs. D. A.
Date: 1911
The Denver Public Library Western History and Genealogy Digital Collections.

Thing of the past ...
Saloon Block Main Avenue Durango, Colorado, Cyanotype of First National Bank on northwest corner of 9th Street and Main Avenue. Colorado State Bank on right edge. Electric trolley; horse and buggy; dirt street. Saloon Block – West side 900 Block. “This is Main Avenue…” in ink on back. – The Animas Museum or the LaPlata County Historical Society.

Thing of the past ...
Blake Street, Denver – 1866 (looking toward 16th (G) Street – Denver Public Library. Charles Eyser Boarding House and Saloon (1526 Blake Street) shown with the 2nd floor balcony and covered wagon in front.