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Special Features
Many lots and building along East Colfax include unique features that range from architectural style
to a billboard affixed to the roof of the building. These features often identify a building along the
corridor, creating a sense of place. They also provide an opportunity for highlighting these existing
features in an adaptive reuse project to maintain the sense of place while using the building for a new
use.
Roof-mounted billboard Googie architecture - folded plate roof
form
Exaggerated gable roof forms with deep Unique signage
overhang, just one of many unique roof
form types along East Colfax
One story addition in front of existing build- Many motels along E. Colfax exhibit unique
ing features, such as a drive-thru overhang and
special signage, as shown above.
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