I have MANY happy memories of trips from the Midwest to Colorado. My Mom and Dad would pile us in the un air-conditioned station wagon, and off we would go…on two lane roads…to head West to Colorado. I still remember the Mom and Pop motels where we would stay. Dad always managed to find a motel with a swimming pool, since that was a real treat for my brother Tom and me.
I was unlucky (or lucky?) enough to suffer from car sickness, and I would be given a Dramamine to calm my stomach. The added bonus was that it would make me sleepy. My brother was always jealous, because I would sleep most of the day in the car…all the way to our overnight stop. And I would awaken refreshed and ready for a swim…and dinner.
All of these memories came flooding back to me as we turned onto Colfax Avenue in Lakewood and headed toward downtown Denver to to catch I-25 to head toward Wyoming.
It turns out Colfax Avenue still hosts MANY of the old Art-Deco style motels and restaurants of my youth. And here is the proof…in picture form.
See if any of these images jog YOUR memory of “The Good Old Days”…
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| I’m told Warner Brothers didn’t take kindly to the ORIGINAL name of this motel… Now Called The BIG Bunny Motel! |
It was a trip down memory lane as we headed for the freeway…and off we went. Heading WEST!
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