At the time the original campus was begun, much of the area around the original buildings was vacant, and it was thought that the campus would never outgrow the land. That was not the case, and when the Fitzsimmons Army Hospital Base became available in 1996, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Campus began to move on to what became the Anschutz Medical Campus. Most of the buildings of the original 9th Ave Campus have been demolished for redevelopment, except the nurse’s residence, one of the original building on the campus. 

Explore the history of the original University of Colorado Health Sciences Campus at CU Anschutz Digital Collections. In addition to the Dr. Charles Meader Collection, the digital repository also includes photographs of the 9th Ave campus, the Dr. Robert Shikes Collection, and many other historical items from the University’s long past.