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Homes of Leadville, Colorado
A great day-trip destination in the Colorado Rockies is the town of Leadville, at 10,430 feet (3180 m) above sea level the highest incorporated city in North America. Leadville is a Victorian-era boomtown which in its gold and silver mining heyday was home to 30,000 residents. Today, less than 10% of that number still lives here, but there’s a lot to see in Leadville that makes it well worth a stop. Also, all the roads leading to the town make for a beautiful day’s drive.
Overview of Leadville, Colorado
70 square blocks of Leadville were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. We’ve featured some of the buildings from the downtown area in a prior post. Today I’d like to focus on …
Tagged architecture, Colorado Rockies, Leadville, Victorian
“Pic of the Week”, September 13, 2019: A Coffee Shop in Nederville, Colorado
Situated in the Rocky Mountains near Golden, Colorado, is the small town of Nederville. We were driving through the mountains, in need of a caffeine fix, and my son told me he knew of a nice coffee shop in Nederville. Turns out this coffee shop was situated in several old train cars, an unusual and fun setting.
The java was good and the fresh mini-donuts were terrific!
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Sep 12, 2019
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