High Elevation Disneyland Find

Visiting Leadville Colorado which is the highest unincorporated city in Colorado at over 10,000 feet, I walked into the local antique mall on its short Main Street and found a dealer selling postcards and paper. The dealer had a container filled with snapshots, and lo and behold there was a nice little grouping of Disneyland photos from 1970. The shot of the yellow monorail caught my eye immediately, but my favorite are the underwater images from the Submarine Voyage.

Leadville is a mining town with most buildings constructed in the 1890s during Colorado's Gold and Silver rush. But as the name implies, the mineral found here that was valuable was lead and lead is still being mined in the area. The Main Street is about six blocks long filled with small shops and restaurants. Some revitalization has taken place, but it is a fairly remote location being about 25 miles from any other city or town. And the reason I was there is the town does a practice St. Patricks Day Parade the third Saturday of every September. The parade is small with about six different participating groups. Definitely worth a visit for its quirkiness.