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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Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot & Monte Cristo Hotel
The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot is at right with passengers boarding a train. The Monte Cristo Hotel is at left. The D & R G narrow gauge tracks are in the foreground. This image is from the Salida Centennial Photo Collection.
Downtown Salida at F & 2nd Streets
A panoramic shot of F and 2nd Streets in Salida, Colorado. The First National Bank is visible on the southeast corner, the J.M. Collins building is on the southwest corner, the C.N. Francis Clothing store is on the northwest corner, and Waggener's Pharmacy is on the northeast corner. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.
Drive-In Market (Salida, Colo.)
This is Oxford's Market on Highway 50. This image is from the Salida Centennial Photo Collection.
First Baptist Church (Salida, Colo.)
First Baptist Church, 419 D Street, in Salida, Colorado. This postcard is from the Anonymous Photo Collection.
First Baptist Church (Salida, Colo.)
Real estate property card. 419 D Street, lots 10-13, block 57, in Salida, Colorado.
First Christian Church (Salida, Colo.)
Real estate appraisal card. 302 E. 4th Street, lots 14-16, block 52, in Salida, Colorado.
First Christian Church (Salida, Colo.)
Real estate appraisal card. 302 E. 4th Street, lots 14-16, block 52, in Salida, Colorado.
First Church of God (Salida, Colo.)
Real estate appraisal card. 440 E. 4th Street, lots 23-24, block 53, in Salida, Colorado.
First National Bank (Salida, Colo.)
First National Bank was located on the southwest corner of 2nd and F Streets in Salida, Colorado. This image is from the Bob Rush Photo Collection.
First Presbyterian Church (Salida, Colo.)
First Presbyterian Church, on the northwest corner of F and 3rd Streets. This building is no longer standing. This image is from the Anonymous Photo Collection.
First Presbyterian Church (Salida, Colo.)
First Presbyterian Church, on the northwest corner of F and 3rd Streets. This building is no longer standing. This image is from the Anonymous Photo Collection.
H Street School (Salida, Colo.)
This is the H Street School, which was built in the western part of town between Seventh and Eighth streets. Completed in 1892, the $20,000 structure housed the Salida Public High School on the second floor until 1910. Elementary classrooms were located in the partial basement and on the first floor. In 1920, the school was renamed “Longfellow,” after the American poet. After the present elementary school was constructed in 1957, the historic Longfellow School was razed in 1966. This image is from the Salida Centennial Photo Collection.

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