PPLD Digital Collections

Aerial photograph of Downtown Colorado Springs, photo facing south. Interstate 25 travels up the right side of the photo with the Bijou Street interchange visible to the right of center in the photo. Acacia Park can be seen just below center in the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of Downtown Colorado Springs, photo facing southeast. The Bijou Street bridge is visible at the bottom of the photo, where the road crosses over Interstate 25, Monument Creek, and railroad tracks. 2

Aerial photograph of Downtown Colorado Springs, photo facing west. Pikes Peak Avenue travels up the center of the photo and ends at the Antlers Hotel above center in the photo. Interstate 25 travels through the upper portion of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of North Circle Drive in Colorado Springs, photo facing north. Circle Dr travels up the center of the photo, intersecting Bijou Street at the bottom of the photo and intersecting Platte Avenue near the center of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of the Chidlaw Building in Colorado Springs, photograph facing northwest. Bijou Street can be seen on the north side (above in the photo) of the Chidlaw Building. 1

Aerial photograph of the Chidlaw Building in Colorado Springs, photograph facing southeast. Bijou Street travels along the left side of the photo. Pikes Peak Avenue travels along the upper right corner of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of the construction of the Chidlaw Building in Colorado Springs, photograph facing northwest. Bijou Street can be seen traveling diagonally along the upper right area of the photo. 1

Aerial photograph of the construction of the Chidlaw Building in Colorado Springs, photograph facing southeast. Bijou Street travels up the left side of the photo and Pikes Peak Avenue travels up the right side of the photo. 1

Aerial view looking southeast from East Bijou Street and Iowa Avenue of very large Chidlaw building surrounded by hundreds of parked cars. Photo identified on back as "Air Defense Command Office Building 2201 East Bijou." 1

Arches of the Bijou Street Bridge looking west with Pikes Peak in the distance. 1

Bijou Street Bridge, damaged in the Memorial Day Flood in 1935. People can be seen along the intact portion of the bridge at the top of the photo. 1

Bridge Closes January 2, 2007. 1

Colored print of horse drawn carriage fleet for laundry company. Printed on front "The Pearl Laundry Co. [Inc.] / Expert Launderers / High Grade Work Only / 15 W. Bijou St. / Telephone Main 1085". 1

Crowd of people watching flood waters at bridge. Three men wade through water in foreground, while another watches from left. "Colo Springs Flood. 5-30-35 W. Bijou St." written on bottom of print. 1

Detail of stone-faced wall with double window on side of building identified on back as 3318 West Bijou Street. 1

East End of Bijou Street Bridge from the South Side. 1

Eastbound Lanes of Bijou Street Bridge at East End of Bridge. 1

Example of new Old street lights on bridge. 1

Fireplace at the residence of Dr. Edwin Solly, 323 E. Bijou Street. Research in available Colorado Springs City Directories indicates that the only year Dr. Solly resided at this address was 1898. 1

Front entrance to the Colorado Springs Library [1905 Carnegie Library Building] with a 1955 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air and 1951 Ford Custom parked in front on Kiowa Street. 1

Front entrance to the Colorado Springs Library [1905 Carnegie Library Building] with two automobiles parked in front on Kiowa Street. Sign on sidewalk-mounted book drop reads "Auto Page Drive Up Book Return". 1

Front view of large house, identified on back as 528 West Bijou Street, with arched upper balconies with starburst patterns in the railings, inset in shingled Faćade flanked by two diamond-shaped windows. 1

Front view of large wood house, identified as 2106 West Bijou, with turret and decorative wrought iron fence in front. 1

Identified as 323 East Bijou Street, the residence of Dr. S. E. Solly. Research in available Colorado Springs City Directories indicates that the only year Dr. Solly resided at this address was 1898. 1

Interior of the entrance of the residence of Dr. Edwin Solly, 323 E. Bijou Street. Research in available Colorado Springs City Directories indicates that the only year Dr. Solly resided at this address was 1898. 1

Intersection of Bijou Street & Kiowa Street Looking Northwest. 1

Large building with upper balcony and covered porch, probably 620 West Bijou Street, in snow. Stone wall with wrought-iron fence on top is in front. Street signs on corner read "Bijou 600 W." and "7th St. 200 N." Sign reading "620" is over entranceway. 1

Looking East Across the Bijou Street Bridge Just West of Northbound On-Ramp to Interstate 25. 1

Looking East Across the Bijou Street Bridge from the West End of Bridge. 1

Looking East at Westbound traffic at the Northbound On-Ramp to Interstate 25. 1

Looking East at the Bijou Street Bridge from 300 West Bijou Street. 2

Looking East from Bijou Street Bridge. 1

Looking East from the Bijou Street Bridge at East End of Bridge. 1

Looking North Across the Bridge at the Northbound On-Ramp to Interstate 25. 2

Looking North Toward the Bridge From the Northbound Off-Ramp From Interstate 25. 1

Looking North at the Southbound Off-Ramp from Interstate 25. 1

Looking North from the Colorado Avenue Bridge at the Bijou Street Bridge. 7

Looking Northeast from 300 West Bijou Street Looking at the Southbound Off-Ramp from Interstate 25. 1

Looking Northwest Across the Bridge at the Northbound On-Ramp to Interstate 25. 1

Looking South Across 300 West Bijou Street. 1

Looking South Across the Bijou Street Bridge at the Northbound Off-Ramp from Interstate 25. 1

Looking South From Southbound Interstate 25 at the Bijou Street Bridge. 3

Looking South from the Pedestrian Bridge at the Bijou Street Bridge. 8

Looking Southeast Across Open Lot toward the West End of the Bijou Street Bridge. 1

Looking Southwest Across the Bijou Street Bridge. 1

Looking Southwest Across the East End of the Bijou Street Bridge. 1

Looking Southwest From the Bijou Street Bridge at the Future Southbound On-Ramp to Interstate 25. 1

Looking Southwest from Westview Place at the North Side of the Bijou Street Bridge. 1

Looking West Across the Bridge From Above Monument Creek. 1

Looking West From the Bijou Street Bridge at the Future Southbound On-Ramp to Interstate 25. 1

Looking West on Bijou From the Northbound Ramps. 1

Looking West on Bijou Street Bridge just East of Northbound On-Ramp to Interstate 25. 1

Looking east across northbound ramp from I-25. 1

Looking east by northeast at the intersection with the northbound ramps to and from I-25. 1

Looking east from crest of bridge. 1

Looking east on Bijou at the intersection with northbound I-25 ramps to and from I-25. 1

Looking north aross Bijou at the northbound ramp to I-25. 1

Looking north at bridge from Monument Valley Park Trail - east end. 1

Looking north at bridge from Monument Valley Park Trail. 1

Looking north into park at east end of bridge. 1

Looking northeast at crest of bridge. 1

Looking northeast at the Bijou Street steel deck and drive-through truss bridge. This viaduct crossed Monument Creek and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks below. 1

Looking northwest. 1

Looking south across Bijou at the northbound ramp from I-25. 1

Looking south at bridge from Monument Valley Park - east end. 1

Looking south at bridge from Monument Valley Park - west end. 1

Looking south at bridge from Monument Valley Park. 1

Looking southeast at the intersection with the northbound ramp from I-25. 1

Looking southeast at the southeast corner of the bridge. 1

Looking southwest across the center of the bridge. 1

Looking southwest at the intersection with the northbound ramp from I-25. 1

Looking southwest at the southeast corner of the bridge - B. 1

Looking southwest at the southeast corner of the bridge. 1

Looking west from center of bridge. 2

Looking west from west end of bridge. 1

Low aerial view of building identified as Chidlaw Building surrounded by large parking lot. Photo identified on back as "2301 East Bijou." 1

Low-oblique aerial photograph of Colorado Springs look northwest with the Chidlaw Building under construction located at 2221 East Bijou in Colorado Springs in the foreground and the buildings of Ent Air Force Base at the upper edge of the image. 1

Myron Wood's living room at 413 E. Bijou Street with tables covered with papers, boxes of photographs, a piano at right and couch covered with photographs in back. Photo identified on back. 1

North Side of Bijou Street Bridge - Example of Some Disrepair. 1

North Side of Bijou Street Bridge Over Monument Creek. 1

North Side of East End of Bijou Street Bridge. 1

Northeast corner of Nevada Avenue and Bijou Street 1

Northwest corner of Nevada Avenue and Bijou Street 1

Pillar at east end of bridge on northside. 1

Playground in Shooks Run Park showing twisted slide and covered benches among trees. 1

Printed on front "Presbyterian Church, Colorado Springs, Colo." Stone church on treed corner. 1

Small stone building, identified on back as 3318 West Bijou, with trees and shrubs in front. 1

Snow packed residential street lined with trees and snow piles. An automobile makes its way up the narrowly cleared path. Written on front "West Bijou St. / Dec. 6, 1913". Postmarked Colorado Springs Colo.; Jan 12, 1914 1

South Side of Eastbound Lanes, Looking South Above Railroad Tracks. 1

South Side of Eastbound Lanes, Looking Southwest From East End of Bridge. 1

South side of Bijou Street Bridge 1

South side of Bijou Street Bridge over Monument Creek. 1

Southeast corner of Nevada Avenue and Bijou Street 1

Southwest corner of Nevada Avenue and Bijou Street 1

Stairway at the residence of Dr. Edwin Solly, 323 E. Bijou Street. Research in available Colorado Springs City Directories indicates that the only year Dr. Solly resided at this address was 1898. 1

The Everhart Building located at 23 ½ East Bijou Street. Business signs include “Day Realty & Investment Co.” and “F.L. Gutmann, Druggist”. Numerous bicycles are parked in front of the building. 1

Tree-lined path through Shook's Run Park with houses along street at right. Photo identified on back as "Shooks Run Park between Bijou and Cache la Poudre". 1

Two large wood-frame houses with partial cedar-shake siding, large porches and grassy land in front. Dirt road lined with weeds and newly planted trees is in foreground. Photo identified on back. 1

Two story house. Identified as Frank Waters' house on 417 East Bijou Street. 1

Underside of North Side of Bijou Street Bridge Between Railroad and Monument Creek. 1

Underside of Westbound Structure of East End of Bijou Street Bridge. 1

View from top of tall building looking north, with St. Mary's Church in center, West Kiowa and Bijou Street and I-25 visible. Monument Creek and Monument Valley Park are in background. 1

View of YMCA building on the corner of Bijou Street and Nevada Avenue. Building has sign "YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region Downtown Center." 1

View of bridge with the steeple from St. Mary's Catholic Church visible in the background. 1

View of the Chidlaw Building with “Headquarters Air Defense Command” above the entrance taken from across the street with cars parked in front. Flag in front is at half-mast. Located at 2221 East Bijou in Colorado Springs. 1

West Side of Monument Creek - South Side of Bijou Street Bridge. 1

Westbound Lanes of Bijou Street Approach to the Bijou Street Bridge. 1

Westbound Lanes of Bijou Street Bridge From the East End of Bridge. 1

Woman draped in large coat walking across Bijou Street bridge in the rain, with railroad tracks and second Antlers Hotel visible in background. 1