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Location DB >
United States >
Colorado >
Arvada >
Leyden Ruins
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Three small buildings spread out along 84th Ave / Leyden Rd. A few foundations. I believe it is on public land and ok for people to explore, as a Sheriff drove by when I was there exploring one of the buildings and didn't bother to stop and confront me.
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
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unsafe flooring
right off road, construction nearby
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A couple old structures and foundations.
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Leyden, Colorado is a small unincorporated community lying west of Arvada at the junction of West 82nd Avenue and Quaker Streets. It is a historic company town established by the Leyden Coal Company in 1902, housing the miners of the Leyden Coal Mine nearby to the west.
It consists of a collection of square frame homes with pyramidal roofs, which were originally red trimmed in white. It was named for pioneer miner brothers Michael, Martin and John Leyden, who discovered the original Leyden mine in the hogback ridge to the west, where Michael and Martin died in 1866 and 1870.
At its height, the town of Leyden included these homes as well as the company store, school, boarding house, saloon, and Presbyterian chapel. The store still stands at the southeast corner of 82nd and Quaker, while the school is the easternmost house on the hillside to the north, and the foreman's house stands next door to its west.
The Leyden mine supplied coal for the Denver area and beyond, as well as the Denver Tramway that was a subsidiary of railroad magnate David Moffat. The town housed a diverse population of native and immigrant miners, including from such countries as Austria, Hungary, Greece, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, and more. Major events in its history include the Leyden Mine Disaster in 1910 which claimed 10 lives, and the workers' strike of 1914.
Leyden ceased to be a company town around 1951 when the mine ceased operation. The town site was sold to investors and then the company town houses were sold to individual homeowners. Leyden has remained an unincorporated community with its own water district ever since. The mine is now used to store natural gas by Xcel Energy.
-Wikipedia-
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Due to the Jessica Ridgeway murder in the area, the remnants of Leyden Mine Shaft No. 3 were demolished. A housing complex is also being built and backs up almost right behind one of the remaining buildings. I don't know what the future holds for what remains, but it doesn't look promising.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 8/29/2023 10:27 PM.
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on Aug 29 23 at 22:27, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Aug 29 23 at 22:27, Emperor Wang changed the following: Interesting Features
on Aug 29 23 at 22:26, Emperor Wang changed the following: Street Address, History, Media Coverage, Future Plans, Description, Web Links
on May 23 14 at 0:34, Steed validated this location
on Apr 25 14 at 3:25, UnchartedSights updated the main picture
on Apr 25 14 at 3:23, UnchartedSights made this location available
on Apr 25 14 at 3:22, UnchartedSights added some pictures to a gallery
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