Colfax and Cream had a rocky road.
In recent weeks, the ice cream and soda shop closed its Wash Park location at 712½ S. Pearl St. in Denver. The spot opened at the corner of Pearl and Exposition Avenue on March 3 last year, according to an Instagram post from owner Tullie Bailey.
Bailey and his wife and co-owner, Senait Eritrea, did not respond to requests for comment from BusinessDen.
The couple opened the inaugural Colfax and Cream at 1238 E. Colfax Ave., formerly home to Ice Cream Riot, in May 2024. That shop closed last year, Westword reported.
The business’ second location, at 1100 N. Broadway, met the same fate in December. That store, which was on the ground floor of the 11th Avenue Hostel, started scooping in October 2024 and is now home to Might Tea Samurai. That outfit opened in January.
The Wash Park closure appears to end Colfax and Cream’s nearly two-year run.
Bailey used to be the general manager for CoClubs, the Regas Christou-led group that includes Milk, Bar Standard and, formerly, Church Nightclub and Club Vinyl. Bailey told Westword a year ago that he opened the shop after the pandemic froze Denver’s nightlife scene.
During that time, Bailey picked up a job as a manager of High Point Creamery, the ice cream shop with several locations across the city and Fort Collins.
“When I got there, I really enjoyed the culture of it,” he said of working at High Point. “I loved the clothes. It kind of reminded me of bartending, in the sense that people come in, pick their flavors, you tell a little joke and, you know, it was lighthearted and interesting.”
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