Real estate appraisal card. 133 E. 1st Street, lots 5 & 6, block 22, in Salida, Colorado.
This building was erected between 1888 and 1890, according to Sanborn maps. Small frame buildings are shown on this parcel on the 1888 map. The present building is shown on the 1890 map, divided into a grocery (131) and a clothing store (133). The upstairs was labeled "rooms." The 1893 Sanborn map indicates that a pawn shop and office had replaced the clothing store. In 1898, the pawn shop had been replaced by a bicycle and repairing business. At the rear of the grocery was a warehouse. In the 1903-04 city directory Harry J. Williams, grocer, was listed at this address. Williams advertised "an up-to-date grocery house." The second storefront was occupied by M.J. Gannon, merchant tailor. Gannon specialized in "cleaning and repairing promptly and neatly done." Also listed at this address in 1903-04 was the Salida Wall Paper Co., William E. Orton, proprietor. Mrs. Katherine Crockett, dressmaker, had a shop upstairs, and furnished rooms were managed by Marie Woods.
By 1905-06, Joseph D. Randol, grocer, had replaced Harry J. Williams. J.D. Randol, a pioneer grocer, settled in the Salida area in 1879 and was considered "among those men who helped to build here on such a solid foundation for posterity." He started his grocery store in 1901. His son, J.W. Randol took over the business, and was also considered a respected citizen and booster of Salida. By 1911-12, the grocery had moved to 113 E. 1st St., and had been replaced by the W.F. James & Son grocery. Samuel and Joseph Axford, who sold cigars and tobacco, books, and bicycles, were listed here in the 1909 city directory. Samuel Axford operated the Salida Novelty Works at this address. The 1914 Sanborn map showed the building divided into a cigar store and a grocery.
By 1922, this was the location of the Burns' Cafe, operated by William F. Burns. The 1927-28 city directory listed the Burns' Cafe and the Burns' Market at this address. The upstairs was the residence of William F. and Maude Burns and William F., Jr., and Eloide Burns. William Burns, Jr., was a meat cutter with Burns' Market. By 1951 the Star Grocery and Market was located in 133 E. 1st St., while Deluxe Cleaners operated in 131 E. 1st St. The Star Grocery and Market was also listed here in 1961.
History Colorado's Architectural Inventory Forms have more information and are available at the Salida Library.
