Let the Buyer Beware
Wall Street of the Rockies
In the 1880s and 1890s Denver was the nation's headquarters for "con" men, a dubious honor that it maintained into the early years of the 20th century.
The most famous con man was "Soapy" Smith who sold $5.00 bars of soap from 17th Street, claiming that some had one hundred dollar bills inside the wrappers.
Marker can be reached from the intersection of 17th Street and Larimer Street, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
