Next Monday's public hearing before Denver City Council to decide the fate of two historic Hornbein and White buildings on the old University of Colorado campus has been postponed.
"Shea has been working closely with Councilwoman Robb and Councilwoman Johnson on the historic designation applications," wrote Marcus Pachner, a consultant to developer Shea Properties, in a note to stakeholders on the CU project. "We have collectively decided to postpone the Final Hearing. Therefore, please know
Although all eyes are on the action in D.C. this week, there's plenty going on in Denver. It starts with the MLK Marade today, when this city hosts the country's largest annual gathering (a combo march/parade) in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., which gets under way at 10:45 a.m. at City Park and winds up at the Civic Center.The future of the Civic Center will be the focus of the discussion when the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission meets on January 20. And Denver City Council will have it
Architect Ed White changed the way the world looks at Denver -- not just through his architectural designs, but through his friendship with Jack Kerouac. That friendship is documented in the form of Tim Gray, a White-like character in On The Road, as well as in the structure of the book itself. Back when he was an architecture student at Columbia University in the '40s, White told Kerouac he should create word sketches. "I was making sketches, and it occurred to me, because he was always obser