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Davies Chuck Wagon Diner
One satellite photo and a street-level photo courtesy Google Earth.
Edited by David Barth 1 April 2014. All other surface photos by David Barth.
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| Davies Chuck Wagon Diner. |
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| Davies Chuck Wagon Diner. |
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| Davies Chuck Wagon Diner. |
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| Davies Chuck Wagon Diner. Street view courtesy Google Earth. |
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| Davies Chuck Wagon Diner. Satellite view courtesy Google Earth. |
Davies Chuck Wagon Diner at 9495 W. Colfax Avenue was established in 1957 by the Lyman Davies family. The architecture is considered to be that of late 19th and early 20th Century American movement. The diner is made of pre-fabricated stainless steel. It was shipped from the manufacturer by railroad.
The most distinctive feature of the diner is the 240 square foot sign sporting a 17-foot cowboy. A fiberglass horse was placed on top of the building in the early 1960s.
The restaurant was run by the Davies family and was open 24 hours, 7 days a week for a period of 14 years. Originally, truckers driving along Colfax, the only east-west highway through town, were the biggest customers. Jim and Dwayne Clark, who owned the diner as of 2014, desired to preserve as much of the original ambiance as possible.
It has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a representation of post WWII Americana.
| LAKEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY SITES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBER KEY | IDENTIFICATION | ADDRESS | YEAR BUILT | REGISTRY |
| 1 | Cason Howell House | 1575 Kipling Street | 1874 | State Registry |
| 2 | Washington Heights School | 6375 West First Street | 1889 | State Registry |
| 3 | Stone House | 2900 South Estes Street | 1886 | National Registry |
| 4 | Peterson House | 801 South Yarrow | 1880 | National Registry |
| 5 | Davies Chuck Wagon Diner | 9495 West Colfax Avenue | 1957 | National Registry |
| 6 | Schupp House | 1275 Ames Street | 1908 | |
| 7 | Ward House | 2261 Estes Street | 1928 | |
| 8 | WWII Memorial Monument | 7655 West 10th Street | 1947 | |
| 9 | Golden Hill Cemetery - Hill | 12000 West Colfax Avenue | 1908 | National Registry |
| 10 | Mercy Grove House | 1980 Garland Street | 1935 | |
| 11 | Cline House | 7020 West 13th Street | 1939 | |
| 12 | Rose Cottage | 1800 Dover Street | 1918 | |
| 13 | Panoramic Park | 12655 West Colfax Avenue | 1961 | |
| 14 | Addenbrooke Fireplace | 9100 West Center Avenue | 1953 | |
| 15 | Isaac Solomon Synagogue | 1600 Pierce Street | 1904 | |
| 16 | Schnell Farm | 3113 South Wadsworth Boulevard | 1888 | National Registry |
| 17 | O'Kane House | 6795 West First Street | 1897 | |
| 18 | Kellogg House | 2080 Klein Street | 1888 | |
| 19 | Everett Farm | 300 South Garrison Street | 1922 | |
| 20 | Denver & Intermountain Car 25 | 500 Kipling Street (Federal Center) | 1911 | State Registry |
| 21 | Mile High Church | 9079 West Alameda Avenue | 1973 | |
| 22 | Heavenly Paradise House | 975 Reed Street | 1952 | |
| A | Building 710 (Federal Center) | 10000 West Alameda Avenue | 1960 | National Registry |
| B | FEMA Building | 10000 West Alameda Avenue | 1969 | National Registry |
| C | JCRS Historic District | 1900 Pierce Street | 1900 | National Registry |
| D | Bonfil-Stanton Outbuildings | 797 South Wadsworth Boulevard | 1920 | State Registry |
| E | Country Club Garden Apartments | 1160 Pierce Street | 1962 | State Registry |