Winter Park’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Winter Park. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusWinter Park is a home rule municipality in Grand County, Colorado, United States. The permanent population was 1,033 at the 2020 census, although with 2,850 housing units within the town limits the seasonal population can be much higher. It is home to Winter Park Resort, a ski resort owned by the City of Denver and managed by Alterra Mountain Company. The town and resort are served by the Winter Park Express ski train run by Amtrak. The area also has cross-country skiing opportunities, including Devil's Thumb Ranch Resort & Spa. In the spring and summer, Winter Park is known for mountain biking, concerts, hiking, and fishing.
Winter Park was established in 1978. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 999 to 1,033 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1992.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Winter Park yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Winter Park’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Winter Park’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHistorical Forest Service Photos …, 1956: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Winter Park
See all 3 →Winter Park, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Winter Park is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Winter Park has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Cozens Ranch House in Fraser, 3.7 miles away.
Winter Park and the nearest listed places
Closest to Winter Park
Cozens Ranch HouseFraser · Building3.7miDenver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway Historic DistrictWinter Park · District4.7miByers Peak RanchFraser · District5miDenver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway Historic District-Rollinsville & Middle Park Wagon Road (Boundary Increase)Winter Park · District5.8mi
Peck HouseEmpire · Building9.6miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Historical Forest Service Photos (19560325-FS-Arapaho-KGB-481552) (1956) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.