Day 16 of 365 Days of Boulderado Photos ~ Workboots

Surely, you're thinking why we would put such a falling-apart pair of shoes on display. The workboots seen in the picture above were actually found in the Hotel Boulderado's foundation in 2007 when the maintenance crew was renovating the ladies restroom on the Mezzanine. We believe them to be a remnant of the days when the Hotel Boulderado was under construction between 1906 and 1908, when some day laborer decided that the boots had worked their last day and kicked them off, only to be discovered a century later.

Antique Workboots

The next time you are at the Hotel Boulderado, whether it's for a drink at the Corner Bar, live jazz music in the lobby, or for a wedding on the Mezzanine, be sure to stop by the entrance on the south side of the hotel. There, you will find a display case showing off some artifacts from the Boulderado's past, like an antique train schedule and railroad spikes from the old line. One of my favorite things in the case is a pair of workboots that were found when the Boulderado rennovated the ladies restroom on the Mezzanine. We presume they date back to when the Boulderado was originally built (1906-1908). One can only imagine that some laborer decided to kick off his well-used workboots with the hope that it would be rediscovered one day and become a part of our history.