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Early Washington
Avenue
The following information was provided
by Golden historian Richard Gardner.
This photo was taken in 1867. We are looking at the
east side of the 1100 block of Washington Avenue.
The buildings from left to right are:
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The Chicago Saloon, built 1859, destroyed c.1924. A regionally famous
establishment ran by Col. Parker B. Cheney; the
building's formal name was the Cheney Block. Saloon
ran from 1859-79. Upon the tall flagpole was
raised, every June 21st (saloon's birthday) and 4th
of July, the flag of the USS Cumberland, sunk by the
CSS Virginia in Chesapeake Bay before her famous
encounter with the USS Monitor. There is enough
info on the Chicago Saloon to due an accurate scale
reconstruction, decor, even original drinks.
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Garbarino Building, built 1866. Still exists as entrance building to
Golden West Realty at 1103 Washington Ave. Built by
brothers Charles and Louis Garbarino as a
restaurant; they were immigrants from Monte Bruno,
Italy, among Golden's Italian immigrant population.
Later served a short time as one of the locations of
the barber shop of John Tolliver, a black man who
operated as a barber downtown to raise money to
eventually buy himself a farm on Ralston Creek.
Died in Denver well into the 20th century at the age
of 107.
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Loveland Building, built in 1859, demolished c.1924. Original home of the
Mercantile, which was in business downtown 119
years. Original home of Colorado's 1st Masonic
lodge, still in operation in Golden. Built by
William Austin Hamilton Loveland, alone. Meeting
place of Jefferson Territorial Legislature, 1860.
Meeting place of Colorado Territorial House of
Representatives 1862-66. Loveland's mercantile and
Masons moved to their new better-known building in
1863. Later the carpenter shop of Samuel Eldridge.
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Clark Building, built in 1867, demolished 1904. Built as the grocery
store of Charles A. Clark, Jeffco sheriff, who later
built the north building of the Woods Mortuary in
1872. The grocery store got homesick and returned
here in 1873.
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Overland Hotel, built in 1859, demolished 1910. Constructed by Dr. Isaac
E. Hardy and Richard T. Davis as a grocery store,
and it is still a grocery store by this time.
Meeting place of the Colorado Territorial Council
(aka Senate) from 1862-66. Converted to a hotel in
1869. Long owned by Edward Louis Berthoud, and
provided him a living later in life. He died from
injuries from a fall down the hotel's steps around
1910. Destroyed to make way for a Woodmen lodge
building, which never arrived.
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International Bowling Saloon, built in 1859, demolished 1902. The
building's gone, but the saloon still exists in the
same location, now called the Buffalo Rose. Opened
by Hubert F. Crow and Henry Brundy it originally
featured 3 bowling alleys. It was the scene of 2
shootouts, in 1860 and 1868. Repossessed by County
in 1863 after it went under during Civil War
Depression; reopened in 1867 by Jack Hill, Cheney's
famous "free drinks for 3 minutes!!" barkeeper.
Saloon room opened through 2nd floor when later
German owner Gustavus Haas couldn't fit his
orchestrion inside in 1872. Building replaced by
fellow German immigrant Paul Ficht in 1902. Then
known as Paul's Place, Ficht weathered the
establishment through Prohibition by serving soft
drinks.
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