The Houses and Businesses of Michael and Elizabeth Winter
Michael and Elizabeth were married on November 21, 1887, in Denver Colorado. The first reference to them in the Denver City Directory is in 1888.


HOUSE BUSINESS
Not shown 1888 - 439 Santa Fe Carpenter-Average daily wage $3.00
1 1889 - 1141 11th Street
First child Frederick born. 1-10-1889
Carpenter Average daily wage of $3.00
2 1890-1893 1243 S 11th
Frederick died June 30, 1891 at age 2 and a half.
Mamie, born: 8-12-1890
Otto, born; 5-13-1892
Gertie, born: 10,25,1893
Carpenter Average daily wage 1890 to 1892= $2.75 1893 $2.10
3 1894 1414 Santa Fe
11894 - 1016 Colfax Ave. West Wine, Liquors and Cigars
Estimated cost to buy the business $500. to $700
4 1895-1905 727 Santa Fe
Their second son Frederick was born and died at birth. 9-5-1895
Leo born 7-30-1897
Alysious (Ollie) born 4-18-1900
2 1895 - 827 11th Street Wine, Liquors and Cigars

3 1896 -1897 803 Santa Fe. Saloon (now a Grease Monkey)
Estimated cost to buy business $800 to $1,500

4 1897-1905 811 Santa Fe. Saloon (now a Chubby's Mexican Food Restaurant)

5 1906- 1910 918 Lipan St.
5 1906 - 1061-1063 California.
Opened the Three corner saloon.

1907- 1061-1063 California. Now the WINTER & SOLF (M Winter and C Solf) Saloon. Charles Solf had been a Saloon owner at 1334 Larimer for a number of years.

1908 Charles Solf shown as proprietor of the saloon at 1061 California and Michael is shown as a carpenter.

1908- 1910 Michael works as a carpenter. Wages $4.80 per day

6 1910 1140 Wazee
This building had a Saloon on the main floor with boarding rooms above and a house behind. Combining both a place for the family to live and work. After Michael's death in 1912, Elizabeth ran the Saloon and boarding house until shortly before her death in 1932.