Old Colorado City

Old Colorado City. . The cabin came home in 1961. It was placed in Bancroft Park, on the site of the playground for the old Bancroft School, in the 2400 block of West Colorado Avenue. The school was named for prolific nineteenth-century Western History writer Hubert Howe Bancroft. , When Colorado Springs was founded in 1872, residents began to refer to this area as Old Town (as opposed to the new town). Cultured Colorado Springs was a "dry" town. Colorado City, a proud working class community, was a "wet" town up until 1913. In 1917 Colorado City was annexed, by vote of its residents, to Colorado Springs., In the 1970s, the declining neighborhood underwent urban renewal and became commonly known as Old Colorado City, acknowledging its historic roots. It became a National Historic District in 1983. Dr. Garvin's cabin, now maintained and protected by the Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department, stands as a reminder of the town's colorful history. , [Photo captions]: , Middle left: The Gold Extraction Works of the Golden Cycle Mining Company located in Colorado City, circa 1907. , Top right: Colorado City saloon, circa 1900. , Middle right: The Colorado City branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded on October 28, 1887. The women, shown here marching in Colorado Springs, worked hard to raise money for a free reading room - an alternative place for men to spend their free time. , Bottom right: Much of Cripple Creek's legendary gold was refined at the Colorado-Philadelphia Reduction Mill In Colorado City.