The building at 10201 East Colfax Avenue, once home to a liquor store that operated for nine decades, has been vacant for the past year. But it will soon be filled with artists and creators when theopens East Colfax Gallery and Studios in the space, with a grand opening on February 22.
It took a lot of work to get the space in suitable shape, Coleman says, and despite the building's age, there wasn't anything worthy of historic preservation. There was a hole in the floor, a broken back door — nearly every corner of the building was neglected."This place was...run through.
Coleman believes that the art space can contribute to the community more positively than the liquor store did while still remaining a historic part of the community.