Skilled mason, Gaetano Pinelli, pictured center right with his sons and brother, was universally regarded as the best Bocce player in southern Colorado. After losing
The America First crowd was in full force and Bishop Agatha Birdwell delivered a fiery sermon denouncing bootleggers. Her “good citizens” turned out to be
With all the amenities of European spas and thermal baths, Purgatory Hot Springs Resort was a renowned international destination in the early 1900s. Pool Time
The scales at the Purgatory Springs were never accurate but they could tell your future for a nickel.
Purgatory Springs Spa Resort has a machine for every part of the body, or so the showgirls at the Lighthouse Supper Club used to say.
A rare postcard depicts scenic Purgatory Springs in the early 1900s. In the distance loom the snowcapped Spanish Peaks.
They say Pete Palermo played the mandolin, but why did he always carry a violin case? This machine gun was found at Palermo’s house where
From the Denver & Rio Grande Tourist Handbook. Must be in the early 1920s – before the tragic fire that burned down the Lighthouse Club
A matchbox from gangster Joe Danna’s Lighthouse Speakeasy, 1920s.
Purgatory Springs Water is world-famous for its refreshing taste and curative properties. Rough financial times brought the end of bottling operations, but the water still
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