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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309 W. 1st Street
Real estate appraisal card. 309 W. 1st Street, part of block 19, in Salida, Colorado. This building is no longer standing.
309 W. 1st Street
Real estate appraisal card. 309 W. 1st Street, lots 4 & 5, block 19, in Salida, Colorado. This building is no longer standing.
310 W. 1st Street
Real estate appraisal card. 310 W. 1st Street, part of block 6, in Salida, Colorado.
313 E. Sackett Avenue
Real estate appraisal card. 313 E. Sackett Avenue, part of lots 10 & 11, block 2, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1882 and 1886. William B. Warnick, a brakeman for Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, lived at this house in 1911-12. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1881. His wife Elizabeth was born in Colorado in 1884. They were married in 1901 and had four children together: Ethel V., Charles R., Albert J., and Thelma N. Warnick. The 1920 US Census indicated that this was the rented residence of Myrtle Williams, who was thirty-four years old and had been born in Ohio. Her parents were from Scotland. Her sister, Edna Huron, lived here also. Both women indicated that they did not work. By 1922 Manuel and Leonarda Mestas lived here. Angelo and Irene Angelopoulos resided at this address in 1931, Angelo working as a laborer for D&RGW. Angelo and his wife were both born in Greece in 1891. Angelo came to the U.S. in 1911 and Reana in 1913. They were married in 1915. As of 1930 they were both alien residents of the U.S. They had several children together: Annie, Jim, Tom, Pete, Rena, and Billie.
313 F Street
Real estate appraisal card. 313 F Street, lot 23, block 50, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built during 1882-85. John D. and Marguerite Dow lived at this house by 1903-04. Marguerite was a student. By 1905-06 Mr. Dow had moved to New York City, and Fred W. Trechter, a fireman for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, lived here. By the time of the 1910 Census, Fred Thomkoff lived here with his wife Monte. He was born in Kansas about 1878 and was a grocery salesman. Mrs. Thomkoff was born in Kansas in 1875. The Thomkoffs were not listed in the 1911-12 city directory. The 1922-23 city directory listed Isaac W. and Sarah Haight at this address. The Haights moved to 309 F by 1927. The 1927-26 Salida City Directory lists Mary L. Brown. widow of Henry Brown, living here. In 1920, Mrs. Brown had been living next door at 309 F street wlth her daughter, Myrtle Brown, who was then a widow. Mary Brown was born In 1857 in Iowa and married Henry Brown, born 1851 in Iowa. In 1900, the Browns were living In St. Elmo and Mr. Brown was an ore miner. Leslie (Lesley) J. and Myrtle Brown Farmer were renting this house by 1930-31. Mr. Farmer, born in Arkansas in 1900, was either a conductor (according to the city directory) or a switchman (according to the U.S. Census) for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Myrtle Brown Wilbur Farmer, a Colorado native, was a clerk for the railroad. Mary Brown was also listed at this address during the 1930 Census. The 1935-36 Chaffee County Directory indicated Mrs. Ellen Wilson lived here. The 1951 City Directory did not list 313 F St. In 1965, Mrs. Madge Bly, widow of Theron Bly lived here. Mrs. Bly was a long-time employee at Waggener's Pharmacy. Born 5 August 1883 in Quarry, Iowa, she moved to the Salida area in 1908. She died June 1980, at the age of 91. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.
314 E. 2nd Street
Real estate appraisal card. 314 E. 2nd Street, lot 17, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built in 1901 according to Chaffee County Assessor records. Charles Herman Saunders (b.1872), an employee of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, lived here in 1903 with his wife Elizabeth Luella Redmond Saunders (b.1877). Charles Saunders and Luella Redmond were married in Salida in 1901. Charles was born in Abington, Illinois, arriving in Colorado in 1896. Luella was born in Missouri. By 1910 the Saunders family was living on West 1st Street. Charles Saunders died in June 1918 in a train accident while working as a brakeman on the Montrose passenger run. He fell from his train a mile west of Sargents. The Salida Mail reported, "Mr. Saunders was not missed from the train until fifty minutes later. The train was backed up and he was found lying at the foot of an embankment." At the time of his death he had six sons and one daughter. Mr. Saunders was called "a popular employee of the railroad and a highly esteemed citizen. At the time of his death he lived on a little ranch that he had begun to develop with Guernsey cattle. Elizabeth Luella Saunders left Salida in 1935 and died in November 1976 at the age of 99. In 1906, Leo Welch, a machinist with D&RG, lived at this address. Mr. Welch was born in Texas in 1879. He married Pearl B. Welch, also born in Texas in 1879, in 1900. They had three children together: Helen T. (b.1902), Harriet F. (b.1903), and Katherine F. (b.1905). By 1910, the Welches lived at a different house in Salida. By 1920, Pearl was working as a trained nurse at a hospital, and her daughter Harriet was a switchboard operator for a telephone company. Helen was also living with her sister and mother in that year. Leo was not living with Pearl, Helen and Harriet in 1920, but Pearl was still identified as married. By 1930, Pearl was a widow, living as a lodger along with her daughter Katherine at a rooming house on F Street. During 1930, Pearl was still working as a trained nurse at a hospital. Charles L. and Nina K. Gatchel lived at this home in 1922. David L. and Barbara A. Gatchel also lived here. No occupation was listed for any of them in the city directory. In 1930, Harry E. and Augusta Waggoner resided at this address. Harry (b.1890) worked at and owned Waggoner's Fire Shop, a store specializing in the repair of auto tires. He and Augusta (b.1892) were both born in Colorado. Bert D. and Jean Ronald Murnane lived here in 1951. Bert (b.1910) was a bread distributor for Wonder Bread. The son of Frank and Grace Murnane, Bert was a lifelong resident of Salida, who graduated from Salida High School in 1928. Bert and Jean had a daughter, Patsy Ruth. Bert died of a heart attack in this house in February 1976. He was survived by his wife, Jean, and daughter, Patsy Ruth. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.
315 E. 1st Street
Real estate appraisal card. 315 E. 1st Street, lots 9 & 10, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1882 and 1888. In 1903, Melvin J. and Margaret J. Ruland occupied this house. They had two sons, Elmer (14) and Myron J (20). Mr. Ruland was born in 1856 in New York. Mrs. Ruland was born in 1864 in Iowa. Mr. Ruland was employed as an engineer for the Denver & Rio Grande, until his death at the age of 46, on November 1, 1903. Mrs. Ruland continued to live by herself at this address. She died of heart trouble in Denver in April 1909, at the age of 45, and was buried at Fairview Cemetery beside her husband. The 1911-12 city directory lists Carl P. and George E. Hale at this address. Carl Hale was employed as a clerk for the railroad. He died after being accidentally killed in Ollie, Montana, at age 32, on August 8, 1918. George Hale worked as a carpenter. Also living here was Mrs. Laura E. Proctor, for whom no occupation was listed. Born in 1839, she passed away in 1921. In 1922, Fred and Helen Critchley lived here. Mr. Critchley, worked for the D&RG, as a machinist. Born in 1875, Mr. Critchley emigrated from England in 1913, while Mrs. Critchley (b.1888) left Ireland in 1910. The Critchleys had two children: a daughter, Katherine and a son, Jack. Katherine was born in 1906 in Ireland and Jack was born in Canada in 1913. Mrs. Critchley's father, John Walsh, an 80-year-old widower, lived here as well. By 1930, the Critchley family had moved to 719 Dodge Street. By 1931, Manford I. and Margaret A Chappell lived here. Mr. Chappell worked for the D&RGW, as a conductor. Frank and Esther Ronald lived here in 1951. Mr. Ronald was a clerk for the Denver & Rio Grande Western. He was born in 1916 in Marble, Colorado, and came to Salida as a boy with his parents, Charles S. and Lela Ward Ronald. Frank Ronald attended Salida schools, graduating from Salida High School in 1935. He married Esther Durand in 1937. Mrs. Ronald was born in 1919 in Salida and died in Bryan, Texas, in 1980. The couple had a son, Norman, and a daughter, Jean. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.
316 W. 2nd Street
Real estate appraisal card. 316 W. 2nd Street, lot 18, block 19, in Salida, Colorado.
317 F Street
Real estate appraisal card. 317 F Street, lot 22, block 50, Haskell's Addition, in Salida, Colorado. This building is no longer standing.
317 W. 2nd Street
Real estate appraisal card. 317 W. 2nd Street, lots 8-10, block 34, in Salida, Colorado.
318 E. 2nd Street
Real estate appraisal card. 318 E. 2nd Street, lots 18-19, block 24, in Salida, Colorado. This house was built between 1888 and 1890. Sanborn maps for 1890 and 1893, indicate that an occupant of this house engaged in dressmaking. The 1894 State Business Directory listed only two women engaged in dressmaking in Salida, although there may have been others who did not advertise. This home was occupied by James Gallagher by 1903-04 and he was also listed in the 1905-06 city directory. He worked as a foreman for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Julia Gallagher, a student, also lived here in 1903. Also living here in 1903 were Arthur and Sanford A. Roberts. Arthur was a driver and Sanford worked in real estate. Along with James Gallagher, Frank G. Dew and Ralph H. Rice lived at this address. The latter two men were dispatchers for D&RG. By 1910, Edward and Margaret Owen lived at this house. They were both born in Wales in 1854 and emigrated to the U.S. in 1871. Edward was employed as a machinist for D&RG. The Owens had four sons living with them, all of whom were born in the U.S.: Edward H. (b.1883), O. William (b.1885), Alfred I. (b.1885), and John R. (b.1898). Edward H. was a dentist, O. William was a jeweler at a jewelry store, and Alfred I. was a machinist for D&RG. By 1920, Edward and Margaret Owen lived at a different house in Salida along with their sons William and John. William continued working as a jeweler and Edward continued to work as a machinist. Margaret Owen died on December 21, 1933. Edward Owen died in March 1934 at the age of 81, after a long illness. He had lived in Salida for forty-eight years and was one of the oldest members of the Order of Odd Fellows, the Workers of the World, and the Masonic Orders in Pueblo and Salida. In 1920, George W. and Alice A. Norris began living here along with their son Drew E., a brakeman for D&RGW. In 1920, Ohioan Edwin A. Evans (b.1859), a conductor for D&RGW, also lived here as a lodger. George Norris was born in New York in 1866 and worked as a salesman. Alice was born in Stratton Baskerville, England on June 29, 1868, immigrating to the U.S. in 1882. Their son Drew was born in 1894 in Colorado. George and Alice Norris operated a hotel together in Villa Grove, Colorado for many years before moving to Salida where they managed a restaurant for years. George Norris died in August 1926 at the age of 59, after a long illness. Alice continued to live at this address after her husband died, until her own death in May 1951. She had been a resident of Salida for 65 years. Her son Drew, World War I veteran, preceded her in death, dying in October 1942. He had operated a plumbing shop for many years in Salida. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.
318-320 E. 1st Street
Real estate appraisal card. 318 & 320 E. 1st Street, lots 18-20, block 2, in Salida, Colorado. The eastern portion of this building (320 E. First Street) dates to before 1892, while the western setback section (318 E. First Street) was built between 1909 and 1911. Charles F. and Belle Foote were listed at this address in the 1903-04 city directory. The couple apparently rented out rooms in the house, for four railroad conductors, an engineer, and a brakeman were also listed at this address. Mr. Foote ran a second hand goods store in 1903-04 and by 1905-06 he was a clerk with S.J. Bartle. Born in Ohio in 1849, Mr. Foote came to Maysville and then to Salida in the early 1880s. He had the misfortune to die in the "first serious accident in Salida with an automobile" in September 1909, when he was struck and killed at First and F by a vehicle driven by Dr. T.L.A. Shaffer. Foote was described as "one of the oldest residents of the city." The 1910 Census showed Foote's widow living at this address with her daughter and son-in-law (Grace and Harry A. Jones); Mrs. Foote was listed as the owner of the property. The 1911-12 city directory also showed a number of roomers, including five Denver and Rio Grande Railroad conductors, a brakeman, and a lawyer. Her son-in-law was also a D&RG brakeman. Outbuildings on the property were used during the 1904-14 period to house upholstering and carpentry functions. The western portion of the building (318 E. First Street) was listed in the 1911-12 city directory, which showed James R. Dougher, a conductor for the D&RG living there. It appears that this was a separate residence. By 1920, Emma Malloy, a forty-three-year-old widow from Illinois with three children, was operating a rooming house at 320 E. First Street. Her lodgers included two brakemen, a pipefitter, and a laborer with the D&RGW Railroad and a laborer at a granite company. By 1922, Emma had married Alpheus Staples, a miner and native of Kansas. Florence D. Malloy (Emma's daughter) was still living here and working as an operator for Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph. Mrs. Staples died in 1929 and her husband moved to California. The 1920 Census revealed that Howard H. and Della Mashburn were residing at 318 E. First Street. Mr. Mashburn was a manger at the telephone company. In 1931, the western section of the building (number 318) was occupied by Edward V. and Norma Clare. Mr. Clare was a fireman for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Mr. Clare (known as "Frosty") was born in Salida in 1903 and lived there all his life. He retired from the Rio Grande as an engineer. Opal Major, a dishwasher at Neil's Cafe, resided there in 1951. In 1965, Larry J. and Shirley Houle and their two children lived in that section of the building. Mr. Houle was a welder at Climax Molybdenum. Charles C. and Gertrude I. Harmel were living the eastern section (number 320) in 1931; no occupation was listed. By 1951, 320 E. First Street was known as the Rio Grande Rooms, operated by W.l. and Clara May March. History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.

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