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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- Red Cross Hospital (Salida, Colo.)
- The Red Cross Hospital was located on the corner of 3rd and G Streets in Salida, Colorado. 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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- Salida Granite Company (Salida, Colo.)
- The Salida Granite Company was located where Hylton's Lumber Company is currently located. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.
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- Salida Lumber Company (Salida, Colo.)
- The Salida Lumber Company was located at 200 G Street in Salida, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.
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- Salida Pentecostal Church (Salida, Colo.)
- Real estate appraisal card. Located about 630 W. 1st Street, lots 10 & 11, block 10, in Salida, Colorado. At one point, this was also the Assembly of God Church.
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- Salida Public Library (Salida, Colo.)
- Salida Public Library, a Carnegie library, is located on the corner of 4th and E Streets, in Salida, Colorado. This image is from the Anonymous Photo Collection.
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- Seventh Day Adventist Church (Salida, Colo.)
- Real estate appraisal card. Corner of E. 4th Street and Park Avenue, lots 14-15, block 54, in Salida, Colorado.
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- Seventh Day Adventist Church (Salida, Colo.)
- Real estate appraisal card. The corner of E. 4th Street and Park Avenue, lots 14 & 15, block 54, in Salida, Colorado.
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- Sherman Hotel (Salida, Colo.)
- The Sherman Hotel on the southeast corner of 1st and G Streets in Salida, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.
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- Skelly Service Station (Salida, Colo.)
- Skelly Service Station on the corner of E and 1st Streets in Salida, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.
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- St. Clair Hotel (Salida, Colo.)
- Four stories capped with a corner tower made the St. Clair Hotel the tallest building in Salida when it opened for business June 6, 1890, and there are still none that equal or exceed it. The building, located on the northeast corner of First and E Streets, was 75-by-90 feet, included 68 sleeping rooms (many with their own bathrooms) and had a balcony on two sides. There was a fine dining room. Construction cost $45,000, in addition to $8,000 in oak furnishings. A grand ball with music by the Salida Concert Band was held to open what was then Salida’s finest hotel. As an aid to patrons who wanted rides to various points in town, there was 24-hour omnibus (hack) service. The St. Clair was too far from the railroad depot to be successful and by 1908 succeeding owners renamed it the Hotel Denton. It was torn down in the early 1970’s, when it was known as the Rainbow. This image is from the Salida Centennial Photo Collection.
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- St. Joseph Catholic Church (Salida, Colo.)
- Real estate appraisal card. 320 E. 5th Street, lots 14-26, block 57, in Salida, Colorado.
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- St. Joseph Catholic Church (Salida, Colo.)
- Postcard of St. Joseph Catholic Church, 320 E. 5th Street, in Salida, Colorado. This postcard is from the Anonymous Photo Collection.