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Wondervu, Colorado

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Wondervu ( WUN-dər-VYOO) is an unincorporated community in Boulder and Gilpin counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. It lies within a valley known as Coal Creek Canyon and is a part of the larger census-designated place of Coal Creek. The settlement was developed in the late 1920s and the early 1930s by the prominent Denver lawyer Otto Friedrichs as a vacation community for the working class.All businesses and homes in the village have a Golden ZIP Code. Businesses in Wondervu include the Wondervu Café.The welcome sign for the village of Wondervu is near the junction of Coal Creek Canyon Road and Ramona Road.

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Wondervu, Colorado
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Coal Creek Canyon Drive 33440
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Colorado, United States
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