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In 1883, Salida (no longer South Arkansas) was growing in three directions from the river. The Craig Opera House is at the corner of Second and F Streets and the Presbyterian Church, the first designed for religious services, is a little white frame building at the corner of Third and F Streets. A few days after this photo was taken in mid-May, the F Street bridge was seriously damaged by normal spring runoff when two sections were ripped from the...
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Salida before 1890. Ernest Brownson Collection.
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A view of Salida from Tenderfoot Mountain. From the Hermit of Arbor Villa Collection.
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An image of Salida after 1900. From the Bob Rush Collection.
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Real estate appraisal card. 101 F Street, part of lots 10-13, block 22, in Salida, Colorado. In 1886, S.B. Westerfield (a mayor of Salida) erected this building on the site previously occupied by W.W. Roller's real estate agency. In August, the Salida Weekly Mail reported: 'The building will be two stories high and contain five offices on the second floor. The front glass will be plate, seven feet high, and an iron front will be used. The main entrance...
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Real estate appraisal card. 101 Lower (or North) F Street, part of lots 14-16, block 4, in Salida, Colorado. On December 30, 1890, the Salida Mail observed, 'No building has added more to the appearance of the town than the one constructed by N.R. Twitchell on his property at the corner of F and 1st Streets. Some unsightly one-story wooden holdings occupied this corner until this spring when they were swept out by fire. The fire proved to be a blessing...
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In 1883, Salida (no longer South Arkansas) was growing in three directions from the river. The Craig Opera House is at the corner of Second and F Streets and the Presbyterian Church, the first designed for religious services, is a little white frame building at the corner of Third and F Streets. A few days after this photo was taken in mid-May, the F Street bridge was seriously damaged by normal spring runoff when two sections were ripped from the...
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The Independent Order of Odd Fellows – during a statewide convention – parade up F Street October 15, 1894, preceded by dignitaries in carriages and followed by one of Salida’s marching bands. Six years after the disastrous 1888 fire, there appears to be construction work in the lot on the corner of Second and F Streets where the Knights of Pythias building stands today. Alger’s Drug Store is in the J. H. Collins building (with the large awning)...
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An I.O.O.F. Parade taken at 3rd and F Streets in Salida, Colorado. Bob Rush Collection.
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An I.O.O.F. Parade marching up F Street in Salida, Colorado. Bob Rush Collection.