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The Boulder station is a retired train depot in
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. It was originally built in 1890 in downtown Boulder to serve as a depot for the
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railroad. The depot was built in a modified
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style from native Boulder County stone. The depot operated as a train station at its original location until 1957, when a new depot opened and replaced it. The depot was purchased by a bus company and it functioned as a bus transit terminal until 1973, when the Boulder Jaycees' purchase saved it from demolition; it was moved it to a location near the original
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Fairgrounds. The efforts of the Boulder Jaycees and Historic Boulder, Inc. were instrumental in preserving the structure. In October 2008, the City of Boulder and the Colorado
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moved the depot again, this time to the site of a new,
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on the east side of 30th Street. In December 2015, the depot reopened as a restaurant and bar named Roadhouse Boulder Depot, part of the Boulder Junction at Depot Square development.


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Culture of Boulder, Colorado Former Union Pacific Railroad stations Buildings and structures in Boulder, Colorado Railway stations in the United States opened in 1890 Transportation buildings and structures in Boulder County, Colorado Railway stations in the United States closed in 1957 {{Colorado-railstation-stub