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Month: July 2016

Million Dollar (Highway) Anniversary

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Tin Sheets

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Possession Solved: The Power of Customer Service Compels You

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Our First TV Interview!

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Happy 145th Birthday, Colorado! #coloradoday #visi

Happy 145th Birthday, Colorado! #coloradoday #visitcos #tinsheets

It’s been way too long since we’ve posted to o

It’s been way too long since we’ve posted to our blog, but we’re back with a list of our Favorite Pet-Friendly Roadside Motels! Link in bio. #theredrascal #finewinecanine #bringfido #tinsheets

Prior to the construction of I-70 through Colorado

Prior to the construction of I-70 through Colorado, US Highway 40 was the main east-west route through the part of the state. Continuing from Colfax Ave west into the foothills, US 40 still exists parallel to the interstate, with just a few short concurrent stretches. We are almost embarrassed to admit that in our combined 57 years in Colorado, we’d never traveled this beautiful, quiet stretch of two-lane road. #colorfulcolorado #hometowntourist #ushighway #tinsheets

I look pretty good at 14,115 feet! #visitcos #brin

I look pretty good at 14,115 feet! #visitcos #bringfido #theredrascal #tinsheets

Eleven years ago today our lives were forever made

Eleven years ago today our lives were forever made better when a little furball named Finley came home with us! #missyousomuch #gotchadayanniversary #finewinecanine #tinsheets

Recently, we traveled US Highway 40 from the east

Recently, we traveled US Highway 40 from the east side of Denver to the town of Dinosaur on the western edge of Colorado. We started our journey on East Colfax in Aurora (which has its own less than glamorous reputation familiar to Coloradans). Prior to the construction of I-70 through Colorado, US 40 was one of the main highways through Denver on its transcontinental path from Atlantic City, NJ to San Francisco, CA. The stretch through town named Colfax Avenue has been referred to as “the longest, wickedest street in America'', a name supposedly coined by a popular adult magazine many years ago, but the veracity of that claim is unable to be confirmed. Though maybe not the wickedest, Colfax Avenue is the longest commercial street in the US, traveling 26.5 miles through Aurora, Denver, Lakewood, and Golden. Originally called Golden Road and later Grand Avenue, before being renamed for Indiana Congressman, Schuyler Colfax, it began in the gold mining heyday of Denver and was once lined with mansions. With the transition from mining town to cow town to big city, as well as the construction of the interstates, Colfax and the surrounding neighborhoods lost their luster and declined into less than desirable areas. Some parts of Colfax have been revitalized in more recent years, but long stretches of the road still show remnants of a more prosperous time with old motels, repurposed service stations, and fading neon signs. We could have taken days to get photos of everything, but based on the busyness of the road, we had to settle for what we could get quickly. #coloradohistory #colfaxave #colorfulcolorado #hometowntourist #tinsheets

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