A Digital Walking Tour of Salida
In the google map below, zoom in and click on a red pinpoint to view a historic image of a Salida building. Many of the photos contain detailed historical information from the Salida Historic Buildings Survey, courtesy the City of Salida and Front Range Research Associates. This Tour includes images from the Salida Library's Digital Collections.
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- Ideal Cleaning Parlors (Salida, Colo.)
- This is 117 W. 2nd Street in Salida. The current location is in the parking lot of Pueblo Bank and Trust and was probably the place of business of William W. Roller, whose specialty included real estate, rental properties, and loans. This image is from the Bob Rush Collection.
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- J.M. Collins Building (Salida, Colo.)
- Built after 1890, the J.M. Collins building at the corner of West Second and F Streets was one of the most impressive in the downtown district. The two segments at the right were razed in the 1980s to make room for a parking lot. This image is from the Salida Centennial Photo Collection.
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- Methodist Episcopal Church (Salida, Colo.)
- Real estate appraisal card. 228 E. 4th Street, lots 23-26, block 51, in Salida, Colorado.
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- Methodist Episcopal Church (Salida, Colo.)
- Real estate appraisal card. 228 E. 4th Street, lots 21-26, block 51, in Salida, Colorado.
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- Monte Cristo Hotel (Salida, Colo.)
- The Monte Cristo Hotel was located in the Denver & Rio Grande Western's railyards in Salida, Colorado. It catered to the folk passing by on the train but because it had the best food in town, many locals frequented there as well. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.
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- Monte Cristo Hotel (Salida, Colo.)
- A view of the Monte Cristo Hotel (looking towards Tenderfoot Mountain) in Salida, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.
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- Ohio & Colorado Smelting and Refining Company (Salida, Colo.)
- Wet mortar, a trowel and unfinished brick-work in the foreground show the last stage of construction November 14, 1917. Southwest of the new stack is the old stack continuing to spew smoke over the valley. It was torn down a short time after the new smokestack was completed. The view from 365 feet up gives a good idea of the layout of D&RG and company rails. This image is from the Salida Centennial Photo Collection.
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- Ohio & Colorado Smelting and Refining Company (Salida, Colo.)
- The view from the top of the 365-foot stack at Smeltertown. This image is from the Salida Centennial Photo Collection.
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- Ohio & Colorado Smelting and Refining Company (Salida, Colo.)
- For about 29 months, the 365-foot smokestack did the job for which it was intended, but financial hard times forced the company to close in 1920. The short 85-foot stack beside the tall one was razed in the late 1920’s to provide brick for at least a couple of homes in Salida. This image is from the Salida Centennial Photo Collection.
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- Presybterian Church (Salida, Colo.)
- Presbyterian Church, on the northwest corner of F and 3rd Streets, in Salida, Colorado. This building is no longer standing. This postcard is from the Anonymous Photo Collection.
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- Red Cross Hospital (Salida, Colo.)
- Red Cross Hospital, located on the corner of 3rd and G Streets, in Salida, Colorado. This building was completed in 1908 at a cost of about $40,000 to house the Red Cross Hospital. The 2 1/2 story building (addressed historically as 247 G Street) had 62 rooms and 65 patients, more than twice the capacity of the old building at 123 G Street. It featured electric nurse-call buttons for patients. Nurse training also took place in the facility. The Red Cross Hospital had been established in an existing building at 123 G Street in 1902 by Dr. Frank N. Cochems. The Salida Mail reported that Dr. Cochems founded the private facility because a "number of years ago, the people of Southern and Western Colorado and Northern New Mexico were sorely in need of a hospital in which the confidence of all would repose unreserved." It was described as "one of the most up-to-date hospitals in the West, and the good work it has done throughout its career can hardly be overestimated." The hospital closed in 1939. Following three years of remodeling which reduced the building to one story, the building was dedicated as the Salida Masonic Temple in 1942. The Masons are a secret fraternal society that came to the American colonies in the 1700s. The Salida Lodge #57 of the AF & AM had been organized in November 1883. When the Opera House at 129 W. 1st Street was completed in late 1888, the Masonic Hall was located on the second floor. The chapter then had about 60 members. In 1909, J.W. DeWeese was the Worshipful Master of the Salida lodge and G.W. McGovern was the secretary. Charles Ankele was secretary in 1922, while E.E. Smith held that position in 1927. The building still houses the Salida Masonic Temple. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library. This image is from the Anonymous Photo Collection.
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- Red Cross Hospital (Salida, Colo.)
- The Red Cross Hospital on the northeast corner of 3rd and G Streets. This building no longer has a second floor. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.