pig’n whistle, colfax, denver

colfax, photos — February 28, 2008

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The Pig’n Whistle Bar-B-Q on Colfax.
Please notice the combined Hotel/Motel lettering!

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I happened to catch the Pig’n Whistle on a particularly bad
graffiti day.

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Built and run by boxer Eddie Bohn in the ’20s.
It was updated and added to over the decades.

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Eddie passed away in 1980, the Whistle was closed shortly after.

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Preservationists still battle to keep it from being torn down.

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Who knows, maybe someday, the Pig will whistle once again.

davies’ sign sketch

colfax, lakewood, coffee shops, illustration — January 23, 2008

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coreldraw, sketchup

davies’ chuck wagon

colfax, lakewood, coffee shops, photos — January 21, 2008

Moon over Davies . . .

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1957 pre-fabricated aluminum diner on West Colfax, in Lakewood, CO

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Chuckwagon breakfast $4.75 (picture dated January 2008!)

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This classic Vegas-style sign competed with other West Colfax signage such as Taylor’s Supper Club and the Coney Island Hot Dog diner (now in Bailey).

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