Como, CO The Odd Fellows Hall, built in the mid-1880s, features a modest cornice on the front and an unusual, twelve-sided turret that was added in the 1950s. como0761-48 (Copyright © 2001 by Daniel Ter-Nedden) Buy pictures Italian miners from Como, Italy, founded this coal mining camp in 1871. 10 years later the town was the temporary terminus of the South Park & Pacific Railroad before tracks were extended to Gunnison. como0761-43 (Copyright © 2001 by Daniel Ter-Nedden) Buy pictures A roundhouse, depot, and division repair shops served the railroad, while three hotels, brothels, Chinese laundries, shops, and saloons provided for travelers and the town's six hundred residents. como0761-45 (Copyright © 2001 by Daniel Ter-Nedden) Buy pictures como0761-44 (Copyright © 2001 by Daniel Ter-Nedden) Buy pictures This is Colorado's last narrow-gauge, cut-stone roundhouse. The 1881 six-bay roundhouse stands on the right as you enter the town. como1108-018 (Copyright © 2001 by Daniel Ter-Nedden) Buy pictures como0761-40 (Copyright © 2001 by Daniel Ter-Nedden) Buy pictures Ghost Town Map - Back to the Ghost Town index