Category: Places
You are walking down Colfax Avenue when you find yourself next to a mural that proclaims “Colfax, soul of Denver.” You decide to wander a little farther along this wall, to see what else you might find.
How did a Latina from Colorado Springs become a mainstay at Hollywood’s? Slowly, deliberately, and with reverence for the cultural institution that she wanted to be a part of.
Kidane’s optimism evokes the familiar story of the United States, and more specifically East Colfax, a place people are often drawn to if they’re looking for a change or a new start.
Meet Ada Clark of Blush & Blu. Story and illustration by Karl Christian Krumpholz.
Walking into the Irish Snug 13 years ago changed the course of Erin Brenden’s life.
The Harm Reduction Action Center (HRAC) sits at Colfax and Grant Street. A few minutes before 9:00 AM, Ruth Kanaster walks outside in the chilly air to facilitate the start of open hours. She greets participants and passersby by name.
Meet Becky Stutsman of Bound by Design. Story and illustration by Karl Christian Krumpholz.
Bourbon Grill sits on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Pearl Street. Even at four o’clock in the afternoon, there is an incessant line.
Imagine you are in 1911 Denver at a 5 star hotel, in an immaculately clean foyer that leads into a dining room. Ornate chandeliers provide the lighting for yet another fantastic 7-course dinner, in which Denver’s elite are the guests. Champagne flutes clink and elegant music plays from the piano just feet away. Now fast forward to 50 years later.
I’m in a dark bathroom stall at Charlie’s Nightclub on a busy Sunday drag show night. This isn’t the first dive-y bathroom I’ve been in on Colfax, and so far, I think the best places have the worst bathrooms.