Old Colorado City Return to Colorado Springs to Old Colorado City, a National historic district. Founded in 1890 as a supply camp for Cripple Creek, today Old Colorado City is a district of an extensive array of unique, quaint, upscale galleries, boutiques, restaurants and a history museum. Eat lunch at Le Baguette, a French bistro. Shop among the red-bricked buildings that were historically restored in the 1970s.