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What Colorado's Major Cities Looked Like In 1900 May Shock You. Colorado Springs Especially.

By Annie | Published April 01, 2016

Have you heard the saying, “What a difference a day makes”? Isn’t that the truth? However, if you think one whole day makes a difference, wait until you see the difference more than a century makes. Here are 17 rare photos of Colorado from the 1900s (via our friends at History Colorado) that show just how different things look around Colorado from 1900 to now.

1. Mt. Rosalie & Denver from the Brown

2. Denver Post Office and Arapahoe St.

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3. The Brown Palace

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4. Larimer Street from 18th West

5. 16th St. down from Curtis

6. Pikes Peak from the Garden of the Gods

7. "View of three women on horses on a dirt roadway near rock formations at the Garden of the Gods in El Paso County."

8. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs

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9. Colorado Springs High School

10. Pikes Peak

11. Mammoth Swimming Pool, Glenwood Springs

12. Manitou Springs

13. Union Depot, Pueblo

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14. Fort Collins

15. Aspen

16. Steamboat Springs

17. Main and Fourth St., Grand Junction

Did you recognize any of these old buildings?

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