Broomcorn Express

The County of Broomfield is a recent creation, only dating back to 2001. Much of Broomfield’s development is associated with the construction of the Broomfield Heights subdivision in the mid 1950s, but it should be obvious that people lived and worked here well before that time. This article is an attempt to provide a bit of an overview of the places—where yesterday is still on view—that provide historical context of the development of the area over time, focusing on public and commercial structures. This tour starts in southwest Broomfield, and roughly goes clockwise around the county until it ends in the south just over the county line in Westminster.

I began seventh grade in the new school on Elmhurst Place between Garnet Street and Emerald Street. It was called Emerald Street Elementary School, as it was designed eventually to be an elementary school. At this point, it housed seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. The students in the ninth grade were to be the first graduating class of Broomfield High School in 1962.