The Christmas Tree. Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, 2016
In 1909, this was the first “luxury” hotel to open in Boulder and it is still going strong as one of Boulder’s most famous icons. Many historic items, furniture, signs, the cherry woodwork, etc. are all still tastefully preserved inside.
Come on out during the Christmas season to see a decorated tree that, at 28-feet, is taller than even the official White House tree! And it is a live one at that!
Some say this is the best place in Boulder to celebrate on New Years Eve (the hotel opened on New Years Day, 1909). So, you have just a couple of days to get your tickets to the party.
A few random images from our visit…
The ceiling was replaced in 1960 after heavy snow collapsed the original:
Boulderado Ceiling. Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Probe around a bit this time of year and you just might encounter an entire Christmas village, complete with train service:
Christmas Village. Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Be sure to check out the catacombs in the basement–as of this writing, a quite fashionable bar (License No 1 Liquor Bar) offering live music, spread throughout a maze of darkened and cave-like rooms:
The Billiards Room. Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Did I say bar? Liquor?
The Liquor Cabinet. Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Looks like a rather daring…nay, scandalous!…wedding dress from the flapper era:
Wedding, circa 1920s. Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Direct from the shrinking glacier up on the Continental Divide above Boulder:
Glacier Water. Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Dang, what the heck are these weird old machines? (Texted the twenty-something to the other twenty-something):
Writing Machine. Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Cash Register. Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado, 2016
Dial Telephones. Hotel Boulderado, Boulder, Colorado, 2016
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