Lafayette, Colorado's Circle Motel

The October 4th Daily Camera reports that there is a growing controversy in the Denver suburb of Lafayette as to whether the Circle Motel should be razed or renovated as a landmark to tourist travel from the 1920s to 1960s.

Right now it is more of a transient place where rooms are let for a week or longer at a time. Two deaths have occurred there in the last several years, but no major crimes.

The Lafayette Historical Preservation Board believes it should be saved because of its connection to highway travel dating back to the 1920s when it was a "Cabin Camp" where people driving Model Ts could camp. The owner later added wooden floor, walls, and a tarp roof for a simple cabin.

Before I-25, the road through Lafayette was the main route going north of Denver. The Colorado loop of the Lincoln Highway also went through the town. That's a lot of road history. However, I'm not sure whether the Circle Motel was actually on the Lincoln Highway.

It became a motel in the early 60s.

However, lots of repairs are needed.

It is located at 200 West Baseline Road. According to MotelGuide.com, there is another "mom-pop motel by it called the Baseline Motel.

Not Sure Where I Stand On This One. --RoadDog