PPLD Digital Collections

Briarhurst Manor Inn, a fine dining restaurant, located at 404 Manitou Avenue. Owner and chef Sigi Krauss, shown here behind an assortment of silverware, purchased the mansion in 1974. 1

Cable shovel digs a hole during utilities work along the roadway at Nevada Avenue and Fillmore Street. Bob's Cafe and House of Oscar Supper Club. 1

Café Bijou located at 411 E. Bijou Street. Two women are seved a dessert brought by a waiter. Owners Jane Peek and Donna Taylor run the café in an 1891 restored Victorian home. Victorian in style and European in feeling. 1

Chandeliers hang above the multi-columned main dining room of the Antlers Hotel with numerous chairs set up in the background for theater-style seating. Used table linens are piled on tables on the right. 1

Close up view of patio table at restaurant with sign "As a precaution during the Covid-19, the State of Colorado by Public Health order #031620, we cannot offer outdoor eating areas. Please do not sit or eat in these outdoor areas.' 1

Cloud 9 Room located at 3701 N. Nevada Avenue on the west side of the Rocky Mountain Greyhound Park. A fine dining restaurant looks out on a dog race track through large glass panes. 1

Couple stands in doorway of restaurant 1

Dining room at the Hidden Inn, showing people sitting on rustic chairs in front of southwestern-style fireplace. Painting hangs over fireplace. 1

Dining room of Giuiseppe's Old Depot restaurant located at 10 S. Sierra Madre Street in the former Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad depot built in 1887. Two Rio Grande Railroad locomotives are seen parked on the tracks outside the windows. 1

Dining room of La Petite Maison restaurant located at 1015 W. Colorado Avenue. Jeff and Holly Mervis serve country French cuisine. 1

Dining room of unidentified hotel with round tables with white tableclothes, wooden rafters and pillars, and hardwood floor. Large stone fireplace is in background. 1

Dover's restaurant located at 2514 W. Colorado Avenue. A woman dines with a plate filled with ribs and sides. Dave Dover made this restaurant a specialty house for ribs and chicken. 1

Drawing of large adobe building with belltower added to photograph of existing log building with stone wall and "Red Cloud Inn" painted on roof. Note on back reads "Red" Hughe's first architects proposed extension of Red Cloud Inn, Cascade, Colo." 1

Employees in masks outside of Luigi's Italian Restaurant. 1

Employees of Luigi's Italian Restaurant pose in masks. 1

Exterior of Swiss Chalet restaurant located on U.S. Highway 24 in Woodland Park showing the building and outdoor patio area. A fine restaurant serving Swiss-Continental cuisine. 1

Exterior of the Margarita at Pine Creek Restaurat located at 7350 Pine Creek Road. 1

Exterior of the entrance to Edelweiss German-American restaurant located at 34 E. Ramona Avenue. 1

Exterior view Victorian cottage housing La Petite Maison restaurant located at 1015 W. Colorado Avenue. 1

Exterior view of Giuiseppe's Old Depot Restaurant located at 10 S. Sierra Madre Street. It operates in the former Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad depot built in 1887. 1

Exterior view of Mediterranean-style building housing The Roman Villa restaurant in Palmer Lake. 1

Exterior view of Piche's Stagecoach Inn located at 702 W. Manitou Avenue in an 1883 building on the site of an old stagecoach stop. 1

Exterior view of Piche's Village Inn restaurant located 217 E. Pikes Peak Avenue in the former Grace Episcopal Church parish house. A fountain is in the foreground. 1

Exterior view of The Village Inn Restaurant. Note with image "Mrs. Frederick Tuttle, organist in Colorado room." 1

Exterior view of Zeb's restaurant located at 945 S. Eighth Street that is a Western-style roadhouse named for Zebulon Pike. 1

Exterior view of the Hatch Cover Restaurant located at 252 E. Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard. 1

Exterior view of the restaurant with an intersection in the foreground. Location identifed as 3 East Colorado Avenue. 1

Exterior view of the two Victorian-style buildings that comprise the Hearthstone Inn providing 25 rooms for lodging and a restaurant located at 506 N. Cascade Avenue near Colorado College. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan sits in the empty dance floor of the Iron Springs Chateau. Duncan purchased the building in 1954, but opposition to her business plans in Manitou Springs led her to sell no more than a year later. 1

Fannie Mae Duncan with sister Selena Franklin at the Cotton Club bar. 1

Fannie Mae and Ed Duncan (in booth) at the Cotton Club. Band plays on stage. 1

Four men, including two men wearing caps with badges prominently displayed, sitting in Erma's Café. All four men are smoking cigarettes. "Caf" is painted on the window at the rear. Photo identified on back as "Truckers Erma's Kitchen 1959". 1

Hatch Cover Restaurant located at 252 E. Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard. Three customers stand in front of upholstered benches in the lobby. Enter The Hatch Cover and you've embarked on a voyage into oceans of fine food in an upbeat nautical atmosphere. 1

Hearthstone Inn restaurant located at 506 N. Cascade Avenue. Two women serve coffee and cinnamon rolls to two women customers seated at a table. 1

Howard Smith [1938-2024] displaying a rack of barbequed ribs at his restaurant, Howard's BBQ. 1

Howard Smith [1938-2024] releases balloons at the new location of his restaurant, Howard's BBQ, 114 Sierra Madre Street. Customers sit at picnic benches in the background. 1

Howard Smith [1938-2024] standing next to his Howard's Pit BBQ sign in Old Colorado City. 1

Interior of Summit House on top of Pikes Peak showing lunch counter with large coffee urns behind. A sign with prices for food hangs in the center. 1

Interior of restaurant showing chairs on top of tables and one customer. 1

Interior of restaurant with set tables. A waitress stands in back with two Asian men. Oriental lanterns and vases are among the decorations. Photo is labeled "B-N Café - Manitou" on print. 1

Interior of the Hidden Inn at the Garden of the Gods, showing table and chairs in front of open doors with rock formations visible in background. Two women wearing white blouses and vests stand at right. 1

Interior of the Margarita at Pine Creek Restaurant located at 7350 Pine Creek Road. A man and woman stand at a dual-keyboard Wittmayer harpsicord in the dining area. 1

Interior view of Ruth’s Oven dining room with tables set for dining. Research indicates it was located at 220 North Tejon Street. Ruth’s Oven closed permanently on Christmas Eve 1972. 1

Interior view of the Red Cloud Inn in Cascade, Colorado. Restaurant tables and chairs are seen in a rustic log-cabin setting. The Red Cloud Inn was formerly a stagecoach station, post office, and possibly a brothel. 1

Interior view of the restaurant's dining room. Location is identified as 220 North Tejon Street. Ruth’s Oven closed permanently on Christmas Eve 1972. 1

Jerry's Sub Shop at 26 N. Tejon Street with automobiles parked in front. Circa 1970 Buick LeSabre parked in the foreground bears a Colorado license plate issued in 1974-75 celebrating America's Bicentennial. 1

Jerry's Sub Shop at 26 N. Tejon Street. 1

Jose Muldoon's at 222 N. Tejon Street. Nature's Way and Clausen Book Shop on right, J. Addison Ltd. on left. 1

Joyce Peterson and unidentified waitress at the bar of the Cotton Club. Empty glasses and beer bottles wait to be bussed. 1

La Privamera Ristorante located at 3636 Citadel Drive N. Chef and members of the wait staff serve a meal to a young seated couple. Owner identified as Diane Moreland. 1

La Privamera Ristorante located at 3636 Citadel Drive N. Owner Diane Moreland poses for a photo in her restaurant that serves authentic Northern Italian cuisine. 1

Li'l Pantry restaurant located at 6980 Lake Street in Green Mountain Falls. A woman holds menus outside a building described as a small, rustic, unpretentious inn dedicated to excellent "country" cooking. Flowers are in the foreground and background. 1

Log building at roadside with cars parked alongside and antlers on side. Signs reading "Out West" are over door and on side of building|neon sign on top reads "Cafe - Bar" and signs for Schlitz and Coors hang outside. 1

London Grill Restaurant at the Antlers Hotel. A waiter flambes an item in a skillet at a table with two customers with another staff member looking on. Table-side service and continental cuisine provided exceptional dining occasion as the photo depicts. 1

Looking west from center of bridge. 1

Man behind counter of pizza restaurant. Sign on counter reads 'To our customers 1

Man in mask inside Bingo Burger. Photographer comments 1

Man in mask sits at a restaurant table awaiting pick-up order. Photographer comments 1

Man sitting in restaurant booth with baby on his lap and glass of beer in front of him. Baby carrier is on table. Photo identified on back as Donald F. Brandon and son, Patrick. 1

Man wearing long apron crossing street in front of large building with signs "Hotel Oxford". Several people stand in front of restaurant on lower floor of hotel, with signs "Tommy's Joynt Brauhaus" and "Hand-Carved Sandwiches." 1

McKenna's Pub located at 3725 Austin Bluffs Parkway. A group of laughing men and women sit and stand at the bar of an English-style pub. 1

Mediterranean Cafe with "Open" flag and sign reading "Call for carryout or curbside service.' 1

Old Victorian-style storefront with painted signs "Village Diner" in window, decorative cornice and bow windows, with snow-covered mountains visible behind. 1

Old three-story brick building on corner with mullioned windows and flag on roof. Building has sign in front reading "Meadow Muffins" and sign painted on side reading "Mack's Ice Cream and Candy". Street sign on corner reads "Colorado". 1

Original City Hall of Colorado City, built in 1887. Signs on building "The Queen Cafe" and "Queen Cottage Camp / Tourists / Traveling Men / Weekend Parties" and "Modern Rooms / Cottages / Camp grounds". 1

Original Mission Bell Inn located at 178 Crystal Park Road in Manitou Springs serves fine Mexican food. Three women and a baby are seated at a table with several men standing behind, one of whom is holding a menu. 1

Pampered Palate restaurant located at 2528 W. Colorado Avenue. Two talented cooks, Stacy Blakely Davis and Ronda Bonner, stand behind a basket of fruits and vegetables and have combined their expertise to produce gourmet specialities. 1

People dining in the Garden Room at the Broadmoor Hotel amid trees and tall plants. Formal waiter is at table in center. 1

People line up in front of Burger King on Fillmore Street. Parking lot is filled with cars. Neon sign of king sitting on hamburger and holding a drink reads "Burger King Home of the Whopper".` 1

Piche's Stagecoach Inn located at 702 W. Manitou Avenue in an 1883 building on the site of an old stagecoach stop. A woman stands in the rustic space of the main dining room that opened in 1941 and owned by Gary and Mary Piche. 1

Piche's Village Inn restaurant located 217 E. Pikes Peak Avenue in the former Grace Episcopal Church parish house. A man stands in the lobby of the restaurant holding a menu next to a fireplace and cabinet in the wall displaying bottles of liquor. 1

Proprietress Linda Van Scoten Snyder of The Villa at Palmer Lake restaurant combines her own international experience with a flair for sophistication. 1

Quiet street line with old buildings. Building in foreground has overhanging eave supported by timbers and hand-painted sign on side reading "Crouse's Restaurant Home Cooking." 1

Railroad-car-style diner in parking lot in Lake George, New York. Restaurant has large sign on top reading "Prospect Mt. Diner" and "The Point" is painted on sides. 1

Rear exterior view of the building located at 3 East Colorado Avenue. What appears to be a 1976 Toyota Corona is parked under a U.S. Navy recruiting billboard featuring a hydrofoil. The Holly Sugar building appears in the distance on right. 1

Restaurant Kirin Ichiban sign "Open for to-go.' 1

Restaurant closure notice "Due to the virus scare we are forced to close our dining rooms till further notice. We ARE still open for carry-out and delivery. Come on in for special offers. Thank you.' 1

Several customers sit at tables and in booths in the Gourmet Room at the Antlers Hotel. 1

Shuttered Benny's with marquee reading 'Tonight PM Closed Until Further Notice.' 1

Side view of stone building with neon sign "Craftwood Inn". Sign by stone steps leading up reads "Open year round Monday-Saturday Luncheon 11 1

Sign on Phantom Canyon Brewery door reads "To help stem the spread of COVID-19 our restaurant is temporarily closed. Please visit our website and social media for further updates.' 1

Sign on building reads "Bridge Crew Creamery. Established 1929. Premium Ice Cream." This is the first building encountered on the far (south) side of the Royal Gorge Bridge. 1

Small shack in front of tailings pile with log addition on side and buggy in front. Building has signs reading "Snacks" "Information" "Snacks Gifts Hot Dog!!!!" and "Hot Dogs". Photo identified on back. 1

Steaksmith restaurant located at 3802 Maizeland Road. Aging and cutting their own beef is the pride of owners Ralph and Jeanne Balding seen standing here in the dining area of their restaurant featuring steaks, ribs and seafood. 1

Swiss Chalet restaurant located on U.S. Highway 24 in Woodland Park. A man and woman stand next to a fireplace and dining table at this fine restaurant serving Swiss-Continental cuisine. 1

Tao Tao restaurant located at 3609 Austin Bluffs Parkway offers a wide variety of Chinese cooking in the Cantonese and Szechuan styles. Owner Joe Luk and Chef Eugene Wong are from Hong Kong. A woman and two women pose for a photo in the restaurant. 1

Tejon Street roped off for &quot|Dine Out Downtown&quot|during pandemic, empty table await diners. 1

Tent restaurant in Cripple Creek. Written on the tent "Lunchroom, Meals 25 cents, Hot Soup 10 cents, Oysters, Sandwhiches 15 cents, Coffee 5 cents per cup, Hot Beef Ash." 1

The Brazen Head 1

The Lamplight Inn located next to Pooler Conoco in Monument, Colorado. A 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme and 1960 Oldsmobile Super 88 convertible are parked in front of the building. 1

Thirty-five Pioneers stand outside the Village Inn. Signs on restaurant read 1

This is a copy of an ad for the Rossonian Lounge in Denver's Five Points neighborhood, where Fannie Mae picked up ideas for developing The Cotton Club in Colorado Springs. 1

Three men wearing aprons stand in front of large tent on a snowy hillside. Tent has large sign stating "MINERS HOME - come in and get a square MEAL 25 cts." Photo is numbered 917 on print. Title by photographer; printed on front of photo. 1

Three men wearing cowboy hats seated at round table in front of brick fireplace at the restaurant in La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe. 1

Tom Boy Inn at 1634 S. Nevada specialized in sandwhiches, cold drinks, cigarettes, steaks, and candy. Owned and operated by G.C. and Eldon Crissman 1

Two bicycles parked in front of storefront with two large windows. Sign reading "Home Cooked Meals" is above windows|"Open" sign is in window and "Rest Room" sign between windows. 1

Two women pretending to demonstrate grape crushing at The Villa restaurant in Palmer Lake. 1

Unicorn Chinese Restaurant located at 3408 Academy Boulevard. Owner M. Calvin Nakaoki and Chef Jerry Chen, serve Mandarin, Cantonese and spicy Szechuan. A waitress carrys a tray with two bottles of beer to a couple seated at a table. 1

Unidentified woman sitting at table in dark restaurant, smoking a cigarette. 1

Ute Café in Woodland Park 1

Ute Inn 1

View of Duston's Kitchen from across the lake. Printed on front "Duston's Kitchen / Green Mountain Falls, Colorado. Printed on back 1

View of Giuseppe's Old Depot Restaurant located at 10 S. Sierra Madre Street. 1

View of bar at the Cotton Club. Patrons sit at tables. 1

View of the east side of the front of the Village Inn Restaurant. 1

Village Inn Restaurant located at 217 E. Pikes Peak Avenue with several automobiles parked on the street, including a 1962 Ford Galaxy. This structure was originally built as the parish house for Grace Episcopal Church prior to its use as a restaurant. 1

Woman wearing hair curlers leans on man wearing cowboy hat who is leaning on counter at Burger King. Menu is on wall behind counter, including "The Whopper", "Yumbo" "Waler" and "Mini Whopper". Waitress wearing uniform with apron and hat is in back. 1

Zeb's restaurant located at 945 S. Eighth Street is a Western-style roadhouse named for Zebulon Pike. A group of people pose for a photo in the corner of the restaurant. 1