Early Lakewood
Early Lakewood by Robert Autobee, published by Arcadia Publishing Library Editions on June 20, 2011, offers a detailed exploration of Lakewood’s evolution since its settlement in the 1860s. This 130-page book presents a narrative of a community that has transitioned from a farm center to a factory town, and later to a suburb of Denver, highlighting its historical significance and identity changes over time.
Readers will find a comprehensive account of Lakewood’s agricultural roots, including its once-thriving fruit orchards and dairy farms, as well as its role in the development of Colfax Avenue, the longest commercial street in the nation. The book reflects on the spirit of the individuals who shaped Lakewood’s destiny, capturing the essence of western American life from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Through this historical lens, Early Lakewood provides insights into the community’s past and its transformation into a modern hub with numerous federal agencies.
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Since Lakewood’s settlement in the 1860s, it has been a community in search of an identity, fluctuating from farm center to factory town, from Denver streetcar suburb to the map’s stopover point between the big city and the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Once known for its fruit orchards and dairy and poultry farms, Lakewood in modern times has been home to the western third of the nation’s longest commercial street, Colfax Avenue, and houses more federal agencies than any community outside of Washington, DC. Most of the buildings associated with Lakewood’s agricultural and manufacturing past are gone, but the can-do spirit of the men and women who forged and fashioned the city’s destiny as a microcosm of western American life from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries is recalled in these pages.
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