Cheyenne, the old downtown

And some images of a fading past…

There are always some who call those days “the good ole days”. Then there are others who point out the many ways in which those days weren’t actually so wunderbar. Which are you? Maybe it is sort of a mixture of both sentiments?

I do lament the passing of some pretty nice wall advertising art (the “fading ads”, “brick ads”, or “ghost signs“) in old Cheyenne. I have no idea if the City fathers and mothers have plans to preserve any of it, but it would be terrific to have it restored. (See my previous posts on this subject at Henry George Cigars and Ghost Signs.)

The Wrangler #2. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
The Wrangler #2. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Becker Hotel. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Becker Hotel. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Printing and Lithography. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Printing and Lithography. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Dooley Dually Tires. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Dooley Dually Tires. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Wyoming Dually. Cheyenne, 2014
Wyoming Dually. Cheyenne, 2014
Tony's Car Sales. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Tony’s Car Sales. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Marv's Pawn Shop. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Marv’s Pawn Shop. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
The Atlas Theater. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
The Atlas Theater (and, formerly, Hotel?). Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
The Hole on Lincolnway. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
“The Hole” on Lincolnway. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
The American Legion Post. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
The American Legion Post. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Waterbeds at the Firebird. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
Waterbeds at the Firebird. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
The Fading Cowboy. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
The Fading Cowboy. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
The Railroad Terminal Museum. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014
The Railroad Terminal Museum. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 2014

3 thoughts on “Cheyenne, the old downtown”

  1. Daniel,

    Hello, I am currently building a website for a tactical urbanization group for Cheyenne. I am looking to possibly use some of you images for the site and am inquiring on how to do so. Please let me know if this would be possible.

    Thanks

    Brady Brinton

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