National and State Register

Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner

Jefferson County

The diner is an exceptionally well-preserved example of prefabricated stainless steel diner construction.  Even at the time of its completion in 1957 by Mountain View Diner Inc. in Singac, New Jersey, it was a rare western example of the building type. 

A view of the diner with horse on the top of the building and a sign with a cowboy standing on the left with apron next to the diner's name.

Davies' Chuck Wagon Diner

Its large, neon lighted cowboy sign remains an excellent example of mid-20th-century roadside advertising.  In 1958, Harlan Sanders awarded the Davies family what is believed to have been the first Colorado franchise for Kentucky Fried Chicken.

National Register

Address

9495 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood

Site Number

5JF.1112