Colorado Ghost Town Photography - Victor, Colorado

June 14, 2015Posted by Webmaster

 

Victor is no longer a ghost town in the traditional sense, but it has a history of its own. As you can see from the panorama of it above, mining remnants are everywhere. Nearby are many other towns, including several that were within a mile or two of Victor. Cripple Creek is 6 miles away. Victor is a pleasant stop if you take Shelf road or Phantom Canyon Road. It has a hotel and many abandoned businesses, but no eating establishments. (As of Feb 2009.) The nearby Independence and Little Theresa mines can burn an entire day exploring.

Victor suffered a horrible fire in 1899, burning hundreds of homes and leaving more than 3000 people homeless. Most of the buildings in the town were rebuilt from brick, although a few structures date to the pre-fire area. Although Cripple Creek was founded 2 years before, Victor quickly caught up. Most people who live in Victor now work in the Cripple Creek gaming industry.

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A collapsed building at the north end of Victor
Camera Used: CASIO COMPUTER CO.,LTD EX-Z40
Exposure Time: 1/125    Aperture: f/2.6    ISO: Unavailable
Date Taken: 2007:07:20 18:43:11        Want to use this image? See the More information tab.

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Overview of the city looking south.
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Date Taken: 2007:07:20 18:53:35        Want to use this image? See the More information tab.

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Camera Used: Canon Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Exposure Time: 1/250    Aperture: f/3.5    ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2009:06:27 17:00:55        Want to use this image? See the More information tab.

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Camera Used: Canon Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Exposure Time: 1/250    Aperture: f/4.0    ISO: 80
Date Taken: 2009:06:27 17:19:42        Want to use this image? See the More information tab.

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Camera Used: Canon Canon PowerShot S5 IS
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Date Taken: 2009:06:27 17:20:41        Want to use this image? See the More information tab.

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