Reenvisioning the Longest, Wickedest Street in America: Colfax Avenue, Colorado

Harvard GSD

There is an avenue in the western United States that cuts across the entire spectrum of urban and rural conditions. At 26 miles, it is the longest continuous commercial street in the United States. It runs from the town of Golden at the base of the Rocky Mountains to the town of Strasburg, just out of view from their peaks in the rural great plains. It crosses through four counties, eight townships, and one major metropolis. Playboy magazine once called it “the longest, wickedest street in…