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Roma Bar

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1880s. 133 E. Colorado Ave. (northwest corner of Spruce St.)

One wild night, some think, the jam-packed Roma Bar fell into the basement. Actually it was carefully moved downstairs piece by piece, allowing a much higher roof and atrium to capture some of the barroom racket. Supposedly the rubblestone basement walls conceal a tunnel to nearby St. Patrick's Church, dug to supply the Roma with sacramental wine during Prohibition. An 1860 Brunswick-Balke-Collender carved walnut back bar with 12-foot French mirrors graces this lively tavern. The round arches of the bar mirrors are reflected in new wall mirrors, which help to visually enlarge the tiny, crowded space.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Thomas J. Noel
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Citation

Thomas J. Noel, "Roma Bar", [Telluride, Colorado], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/CO-01-SM14.

Print Source

Buildings of Colorado, Thomas J. Noel. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997, 589-589.

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