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Neighborhood in Colorado Springs · El Paso County

Old Colorado City

Old Colorado City combines West Colorado Avenue’s shops and restaurants with an older Westside residential setting.

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Brick commercial buildings and shops at West Colorado Avenue and 25th Street in Old Colorado City, photographed September 10, 2017.

West Colorado Avenue at 25th Street — September 2017

Westside residential streets, Colorado Avenue buses and daily errands

About Old Colorado City

Old Colorado City combines West Colorado Avenue’s shops and restaurants with an older Westside residential setting. Route 3 connects the district with Downtown and Manitou Springs, while a full grocery shop leads toward Uintah Street.

A Westside home search starts beyond the shopping frontage

Old Colorado City’s commercial center follows West Colorado Avenue around 24th and 25th streets, with older storefronts, restaurants and galleries. PlanCOS identifies Old Colorado City among the city’s established historic neighborhoods. The former town joined Colorado Springs in 1917, but remains a distinct Westside center from Downtown’s Tejon Street corridor.

On the Colorado Avenue frontage, a home entrance may share its immediate surroundings with restaurants, shop deliveries and public parking. The relevant viewing details are the bedrooms’ position, the entrance from the pavement and any resident parking arrangement. Adjoining residential streets offer another setting within the same Westside search.

Route 3 follows Colorado Avenue toward Downtown and Manitou Springs

Mountain Metro lists Route 3 between the Downtown terminal and Manitou Springs Memorial Park along Colorado Avenue. It is the relevant corridor for a Westside-to-Downtown journey; the ZEB shuttle serves a separate Downtown route.

A workplace on Tejon Street adds the walk from the Downtown terminal or a connecting service. For errands toward Uintah Gardens, Route 16 has a transfer point at Colorado Avenue and 26th Street. The linked timetables cover each service’s outward and return departures.

The supermarket trip is separate from Colorado Avenue’s storefronts

King Soopers lists its Westside Uintah store at 1750 West Uintah Street, with grocery pickup available. That gives a weekly food shop a specific destination outside the central Colorado Avenue shopping blocks.

For someone living near Bancroft Park, this means two shopping patterns: restaurants and small purchases along Colorado Avenue, and a larger food shop toward Uintah Street. A pickup order needs a booked collection slot. Address and pickup availability were checked October 18, 2026.

The library is on Pikes Peak Avenue, with curbside holds

Old Colorado City Library is at 2418 West Pikes Peak Avenue. Its regular hours are 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Thursday and 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday–Saturday; it is closed Sunday. Pikes Peak Library District lists Route 3 as its bus connection.

For a ready hold, numbered stalls in front of the building offer curbside collection: follow the stall sign to contact staff. That lets a resident collect books without making a longer indoor visit, but needs an open branch and a ready hold. Hours were checked October 18, 2026.

Bancroft Park gives the commercial center an outdoor gathering space

Bancroft Park at 2408 West Colorado Avenue has a bandshell, picnic shelter and paths beside the shops. Community events use it at scheduled times; it is also a public outdoor stop between those events.

The Old Colorado City History Center at 1 South 24th Street faces the park and offers free gallery admission, making the park and museum easy to include in one first visit to the commercial center.

Check these on a visit

Try these in person before you commit to an address in Old Colorado City.

  1. Follow the route between a home entrance and the Colorado Avenue bus corridor.
  2. Include the Uintah Street supermarket in a weekly shopping plan.
  3. Find the Pikes Peak Avenue library separately from the Colorado Avenue shops.

Neighborhoods and districts near Old Colorado City

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Schools near Old Colorado City

The 6 closest schools within 5 miles, including any outside the city. Being nearby does not mean a home is zoned for a school: confirm attendance zones with the school or district.

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Distances are approximate. They are straight lines from the centre of Old Colorado City, not travel distances, and a home at the edge of the area can be noticeably closer to or farther from a school.

Sources & data notesReferences, reporting periods, and how to use this information

Information on this page is compiled from multiple sources and provided for general information. It may be incomplete or out of date, and we do not guarantee its accuracy, completeness, or timeliness. Independently verify important details with the original source, relevant authority, or a qualified professional before making decisions.

Statistics keep their reporting periods. Survey estimates are not current asking prices or quotes for an individual property. Displayed values are rounded.

Photo credits

  • West Colorado Avenue at 25th Street — September 2017
  • Historic brick buildings at a downtown corner in Old Colorado City, Colorado Springs.
  • Historic stone Old Colorado City Public Library in Colorado Springs, Colorado.