Wondervu,_Colorado

Wondervu, Colorado

Wondervu, Colorado

Community in Colorado, US

Wondervu (/ˈwʌndərvjuː/ WUN-dər-VYOO) is an unincorporated community in Boulder and Gilpin counties in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1] It lies within a valley known as Coal Creek Canyon and is a part of the larger census-designated place of Coal Creek. The settlement was developed in the late 1920s and the early 1930s by the prominent Denver lawyer Otto Friedrichs as a vacation community for the working class.[2]

All businesses and homes in the village have a Golden ZIP Code. Businesses in Wondervu include the Wondervu Café.[3]

The welcome sign for the village of Wondervu is near the junction of Coal Creek Canyon Road and Ramona Road.

References

  1. [1]
    "Wondervu". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Thomas, Adam (July 2010). "Wondervu Historical and Architectural Survey, 2009–2010" (PDF). HISTORITECTURE, L.L.C. pp. 1, 18–25. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Wondervu, Colorado". Uncover Colorado. Retrieved September 5, 2017.

39.925°N 105.395°W / 39.925; -105.395
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