Entry No. 21 — the Denver file — filed under: records
Park Hill Treasures
An antique and artisan market crammed into a former bank branch on a stretch of East Colfax most people only drive through. The real find is the old bank vault, still standing, now leased by artist Catherine Beattie as a tiny studio where she sells jewelry made from repurposed antique tins alongside hand-painted furniture, the goods 'so precious they're kept in a vault.' Around 85 Denver and Colorado vendors fill the rest of the space with vintage, art, glassware, and oddities. Nobody puts this on a Denver itinerary.
The story
Most drivers hit this stretch of East Colfax at 35 miles an hour, watching traffic lights rather than the squat 1960s brick structure at the corner of Kearney Street. Look closer at number 6035: this low-slung building housed the East Colorado Industrial Bank back when Colfax was Denver's main commercial artery. Today, the loan desks and tellers are gone, replaced by roughly 85 local vendors who pack the floor with mid-century glassware, stained glass, vintage denim, and estate oddities that tourist itineraries completely ignore.
The real draw isn't just the multi-dealer aisles, but what happened to the heavy bank vault left standing in the back. Artist Catherine Beattie leased the steel-doored vault as a working micro-studio, where she crafts jewelry from repurposed antique tins alongside her hand-painted furniture—operating under the premise that her goods are literally precious enough to require bank-grade security. You didn't hear it from us, but asking her about fresh tin stock inside the vault often yields pieces that haven't even made it to the display shelf yet.
What it's like
Spotting the building means watching for the mid-century bank-branch profile at Colfax and Kearney. Skip trying to park on Colfax and pull onto the residential side streets instead—just keep it quiet and leave the neighborhood driveways clear. Inside, the indoor footprint feels part flea market and part crowded attic, with vendors cycling their booths constantly, meaning items pass through fast. Walk straight to the heavy steel vault door in the rear to check out the tin jewelry before looping back through the main market. It's a reliable sanctuary on cold or rainy Denver days, and if you bring a date, set a ground rule like finding the strangest object under $20 to test each other's taste.
The move: Treasure-hunt the booths with a silly rule like 'find the weirdest object under $20,' then duck into the vault and pick out a small piece of Catherine Beattie's tin jewelry as a souvenir of the trip.
📍 Before you go It sits right at the corner of E Colfax and Kearney in Park Hill, on a fast, drive-through stretch of arterial that's easy to blow past — watch for the old bank-branch facade and you've found it. Park free on the residential side streets off Colfax, but it's a neighborhood, so keep it quiet and don't block driveways. Being indoors, it's a solid rainy- or cold-day pick year-round. Stock turns over fast and good pieces sell quickly, so go early and don't assume something will still be there next visit. Hours shift seasonally — check ahead. Make a loop of the wider East Colfax/Park Hill stretch.
- 📍 Park Hill
- 💸 $
- ⚡ Up for anything
- 🌗 Indoors
Where: 6035 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80220 (inside a former bank branch; the jewelry studio is in the old vault)
Hours: Open most days as a retail market; verify current hours on parkhilltreasures.com or call before visiting, as antique-market hours shift.
Pair it with
- The Art Garage — Just seven-tenths of a mile away in Park Hill, another repurposed structure—a converted mechanic's garage—operates as a community art studio filled with chalkboards and supply bins.
- The Cherry Tomato — Head a mile south into Park Hill's residential parkways for dinner at an old-school Italian joint tucked into a quiet neighborhood retail pocket.
- The Learned Lemur — Follow East Colfax two miles west to trade vintage housewares for ethically sourced skulls, taxidermy, and oddities inside a restored Victorian home.
Good to know
Where is Park Hill Treasures located and where should I park?
It sits at 6035 E Colfax Ave at the corner of Kearney Street in Denver's Park Hill neighborhood. Free street parking is available on the residential side streets directly off Colfax.
What was the building originally used for?
The site operated as a local bank branch (East Colorado Industrial Bank) starting in the 1960s, and its original reinforced bank vault still stands inside the store.
What is inside the bank vault today?
Artist Catherine Beattie uses the vault as a working studio where she sells hand-painted furniture and custom jewelry made from repurposed vintage tin containers.
What are the hours and when is the best time to go?
The market generally operates Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visiting earlier in the week offers the best chance to catch fresh inventory before weekend shoppers clear out new additions.
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Further reading: Official site · Only In Your State · Yelp
last checked: 2026-06-07