Historical Sights and Architecture across West Texas: Colorado City
By Chad Hauris, Retro Electronics and Audio Lab, Midland, TX. 6/29/06, Updated 7/2/06

Further to the east down Interstate 20 from Big Spring is Colorado City. This is a small town that has a lot of historic buildings.  Please click the photos for larger views. I apologize if some of these pictures are a little fuzzy. This was the first time using this camera and it was tough to tell if the image was truly in focus in the viewer. This particular camera met an untimely end when it accidentally fell to some rocks on a geological field trip. I will hope to have a new camera and get some better shots when I return.


Here is the old City National Bank. 


Another old bank in Colorado City. Both of these buildings appear to be vacant.


This historic building houses a gift shop and insurance office.


The old Walgreen's Drug Store. This building was in real poor shape just 3 years ago but has been completely restored as a soda and coffee shop. You can sit down at the original drugstore counter and stools and order a malt, sandwich, or espresso or cappucino coffee. They also sell Christian books, gifts, and candy...however they do not have a pharmacy any more.


The Walgreen's sign. The new name of this establishment is the Coffee Cup Cafe.


Coffee Cup Cafe sign. I took some pictures inside but they did not turn out! Hope to have some in the future.


Side of the old Walgreen's with Coca-Cola sign.

More Colorado City photos to come.

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Historical architecture and other sights of West Texas pages:
1. Big Spring, Texas

2. International Loadstar 1600 truck in Coahoma, Texas

3.  (This page is #3, Colorado City)

4. Decatur, Texas (coming soon)

5. Baird, Texas (coming soon)

6. Weatherford, Texas (coming soon)

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