Fruita Colorado Historic Downtown Walking Tour Preview

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199 Aspen Avenue: Mid-Valley Building

The original building on this site at 199 Aspen, built near the turn of the century, was a mercantile store. When this photo was taken the First National Bank occupied the structure. Today it is the Mid-Valley Building.

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201 Aspen Avenue: Cavalcade

The Beach Block at 201 Aspen was built in 1910 and is owned by Hesperia Lodge 120, which still meets upstairs. In this photo Bollinger Hardware occupied the first floor. Today the first floor houses Cavalcade.

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217 Aspen Avenue

A dapper young man, circa 1930, outside of the Loeffler's Clothing Store at 217 Aspen. The building was constructed in 1910 and today is home to The Fruita Times.

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225 Aspen Avenue

This photo, taken in the 1920s or 30s shows the John Deere store of its day at 225 Aspen Avenue. Today the building houses Video Home Theater.

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229 Aspen Avenue

The building at 229 Aspen has been home to many businesses since the turn of the century. In this 1930s photo, it was the Union Trading Company Store. In recent years it has been a number of restaurants.

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325 Aspen Avenue

Originally built as Central Grade School in 1912, this classic structure on Elm, north of Aspen, is today's Fruita Civic Center. It was lisied on the Colorado register of Historic Places in 1993.

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405 Aspen Avenue

The United Methodist Church originated in Fruita in 1888. The church at 405 Aspen-pictured here-was built in 1909.

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503 Aspen Avenue

Sacred Heart Catholic Church at the corner of Aspen and Maple was built of locally-quarried stone in 1921 at a cost of $16,000, and still serves the Catholic population of the Fruita area.

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432 Aspen Avenue

Originally built by the WPA in 1938 as a Museum, this unique structure was made of rocks from the western slope, and from as far away as Hawaii. It is owned by the City of Fruita and was added to the state and national Register of Historic Places in 1996.