12-01-2009, 12:43 PM
Bricks range in natural color from yellow to red to brown, depending on local supplies of raw materials.
Around 1895 - 1900 at the latest, all of the old wooden Western towns finally burned down for the last time and were rebuilt in brick to cut down the fire hazard.
When Cripple Creek burnt down for the last time, numerous factories were built right on the spot, clay was dug up locally and bricks were turned out like crazy to meet the enormous demand. The Cripple Creek bricks fired to a natural red, the common color for the local material, but other colors are notable around the state.
The truth is, you can have whatever color bricks you want to have.
Around 1895 - 1900 at the latest, all of the old wooden Western towns finally burned down for the last time and were rebuilt in brick to cut down the fire hazard.
When Cripple Creek burnt down for the last time, numerous factories were built right on the spot, clay was dug up locally and bricks were turned out like crazy to meet the enormous demand. The Cripple Creek bricks fired to a natural red, the common color for the local material, but other colors are notable around the state.
The truth is, you can have whatever color bricks you want to have.