Ghost Tales of Cripple Creek

Colorado Springs, CO: Little London Press. Very Good-. 1983. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. 0936564296 . B&W Photographs; This is a trade sized booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear, with some beginning bumping and creasing to the corners. The rear cover has several spots of toning / discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1896, Cripple Creek suffered two disastrous fires. The first occurred on April 25 with flames resulting from a dispute between a bartender, Otto Floto, and his dancehall girlfriend, Jennie Larue, on the second floor of the Central Dance Hall on Myers Avenue. Their struggle resulted in an oil lamp being thrown setting fire to the curtains. The fire incinerated most buildings on Myers Avenue before it was put out. Four days later, another fire destroyed much of the remaining half. A cook at the Portland Hotel spilled a kettle of grease on a hot stove, which caused fire to travel from Myers to Bennet Avenue and burned 1/3 of Cripple Creek. The town was rebuilt using brick and better construction methods in a period of a few months; most historic buildings today date back to 1896. " (from Wikipedia) .