1949 Pikes Peak Region Ticket Lot #LT-49PIK7
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Brief Description
This lot contains 7 tickets from the Pikes Peak region. This includes tickets from the Pikes Peak Auto Highway, Seven Falls toll road, Cheyenne Mountain toll road (2x), Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway, and the Royal Gorge Bridge. There is also a ticket from a local CO Springs Chuck Wagon Dinner.
Info
- Date: Aug. 1949
- Total Items: 7
- ID: LT-49PIK7
- Acquisition Date: Aug. 2024
- Repository: Coloradotopia Archives
All items have been scanned, no lightbox photos yet.
Image use restricted.
Image Dating Comments
Some tickets are clearly stamped with a date. All tickets originated from the same family vacation, so undated tickets can still be easily dated to August 1949.
Comments & Discussion
This lot was purchased at an estate sale before it came to the Coloradotopia archives. It tells the tale of a family vacation to the Pikes Peak region in August of 1949.
The Pikes Peak Auto Highway and cog railroad were two of the most popular attractions of the era, and they still are popular today. There are tickets below for other toll roads which are no longer operated as toll roads. This includes the Seven Falls toll road and Cheyenne Mountain toll road. The road to Seven Falls still exists, and the top of the Cheyenne Mtn Highway is now a dirt road. However, neither of those two is operated as a toll road.
Pikes Peak
Seven Falls
Cheyenne Mountain Highway
There are two tickets for the Cheyenne Mountain Highway here. These represent a transition between toll road eras. Souvenir tickets were given in the first half of the century to those who made the trip to the top of Pikes Peak or the Cheyenne Mountain Highway. These tickets would not have given you access to the road. However, the regular tan toll road ticket DID give access to the road. It is unusual to see these types of tickets together. This souvenir ticket may have been one of the last ones given out.
The tickets below finish making up a common trip itinerary for the period. The Royal Gorge Bridge was built in 1929, and the Pikes Peak Railway had been an attraction here since the 1800s.
Manitou & Pikes Peak Railroad
Royal Gorge Bridge
Colorado Springs Chuck Wagon Dinner
Condition, Aging & Authenticity: The backside of each item has also been scanned. No additional notes.
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