Fort Lupton – Page 2 – Jacks Old Photos of Colorado

J.S. and Edith Penfold’s businesses in Fort Lupton (#2 of 3): J.S. and Edith in front of their businesses on the northwest corner of 9th & Denver Avenue, photo postcard, ca. 1926 - 1930.

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J.S. and Edith pose next to their root beer stand in front of their “Quick Lunch” establishment, grocery store and “Cottage Camp” motel. Note the nice latticework entrance to the…

J.S. and Edith Penfold's businesses in Fort Lupton (#3 of 3): A view from the north, photo postcard postmarked November 1, 1931.

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This photo views J.S and Edith Penfold’s businesses from the north as old Highway 85 becomes Denver Avenue. The sign in the foreground indicates they had a Willys-Knight Overland car…

Brewster Motor Company in the Midway Garage building, 323 Denver Avenue, Fort Lupton, CO, ca. 1920. (Photo courtesy of Ray Camenga)

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Post published:May 30, 2022
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Given the pervasiveness of automobiles today, it’s interesting to look back at the introduction of the automobile to Fort Lupton in the early 1900’s and the subsequent development of businesses…

Photo postcard of Greeley Commercial Club boosters visiting Fort Lupton, 1909. (Photo by Ellis)

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In this photo the viewer looks at a group of Greeley business boosters and their automobiles following their arrival in Fort Lupton. They are members of the Greeley Commercial Club,…

Welcome to my blog of old Colorado photos. I’ve always loved old photos, and given my interest in history, it was probably inevitable that I would be drawn to the idea of collecting old images of the Colorado town where I grew up, i.e., Fort Lupton. Fort Lupton sits on the South Platte River, about halfway between Denver and Greeley, at the western edge of the Great Plains.

I grew up feeling more connected to the eastern half of the state than to the western half. Maybe that was because I knew the plains were just out the back door of Fort Lupton, so to speak, or simply because I was more familiar with the names of towns to the east. So, a few years ago, when I decided to expand my collecting beyond Fort Lupton, I leaned east. Since then, though, I’ve gotten the bug for expanding my collection to the entire state. You'll find that, in its current state, my blog is weighted toward images of Fort Lupton, eastern and northern Colorado, but that will shift as I steadily add images from the Colorado Rockies and western slope.

I hope you enjoy my blog as much as I enjoy building and tending to it. Please feel free to leave comments!

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