The scoops have stopped flowing at Colfax and Cream’s Wash Park outpost, which has quietly gone dark at 712½ S. Pearl St. after roughly a year in the neighborhood. Curtains now cover the windows at the corner of Pearl and Exposition, spotted during a March 3 visit, signaling that the ice cream and soda shop has apparently called it quits. The apparent shutdown appears to cap Colfax and Cream’s nearly two-year run across Denver.
According to BusinessDen, the Wash Park location officially opened on March 3, 2025, based on an Instagram post from owner Tullie Bailey. The outlet reports that the owners did not respond to requests for comment about the closure and characterizes the Wash Park shutdown as the latest setback for the small brand, linking it to a recent flurry of openings and closures around the city.
Rapid expansion, rapid retrenchment
Westword previously chronicled Colfax and Cream’s fast rollout. The inaugural shop opened at 1238 E. Colfax Ave. in May 2024, followed by a second outpost at 1100 N. Broadway in October 2024. That Broadway shop shut down in December 2025, and the space has since been taken over by Might Tea Samurai, which opened there in January.
From nightlife manager to neighborhood scoops
Bailey, who once worked as general manager for Regas Christou’s CoClubs group and later at High Point Creamery, told Westword that the move into ice cream work was a turning point. “When I got there, I really enjoyed the culture of it,” he said, describing a shift away from late-night venues toward a more low-key neighborhood retail concept.
What’s next for the storefront
For now, there is no public word on who might scoop up the Wash Park space next. The unit remains curtained and appears vacant. BusinessDen notes that the owners did not answer inquiries and reports that the closing seems to mark the end of Colfax and Cream’s local run. Neighbors and property watchers will likely see the corner spot hit the leasing market or get repurposed in the coming weeks.
