Breckenridge at
150
Original
Watercolor by Ann T. Weaver
Stroll
down Main Street. You’ll begin in Breckenridge in 1859.
Wooden boardwalks underfoot,
muddy ruts in the road. A
horse drawn stage like Dave Braddock drove between Breckenridge and Lincoln
City. The Silverthorn Hotel was
the only building on Main Street
to have its roof line running from north to south.
A popular lodging place in gold mining days, the hotel offered
sheets and pillowcases to its guests.
A
miner heads next door perhaps to have his ore assayed.
Down the street, a young woman sweeps us into the present day –
150 years later. Ski runs grace the mountain vistas, and charming gas
lights line Main Street. Flowers and trees have been planted and structures restored.
Built
in 1880 and later to become the “Miners Home Saloon”, the
false-fronted building has housed shops and even goats.
Next door, the building started with “A. Turk, Chemist,
Druggist”, then became a telegraph office, a dry goods store and a
theatre. Today, shoppers browse
and boys carry a banner celebrating the town’s birthday. Columbines
are abundant, and the majestic peaks above town never change.
Prints
of this image are available in 11”x14” and 16”x20” at Buffalo
Mountain Gallery, 711 Granite Street, Frisco, CO 80443 (970-668-0705) and
Hangtime Breckenridge, 135 S. Main Street,
Breckenridge,
CO
80424
(970-453-6335)
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