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Historic Denver

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Civic Center in the running to become a national historic landmark

    Within the next three to nine months, Denver's Civic Center could become the city's first national historic landmark. Earlier this week, Mayor Michael Hancock testified at a National Park System advisory board meeting in favor of the area's qualification of the honor, which will move to the National ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Thomas Hornsby Ferril House is part of Denver's history -- and could be history

    ​The house has stood on the edge of downtown Denver for 120 years. For 88 of those years, it was the home of Thomas Hornsby Ferril, Colorado's first poet laureate; his words line the rotunda of the State Capitol and mark the spot where Denver got its start at Confluence Park. But today, the h ... More >>

  • News

    September 1, 2011

    Colorado Humanities might sell off the Ferril House. Throw the book at ’em.

    ​The house has stood on the edge of downtown Denver for 120 years. For 88 of those years, it was the home of Thomas Hornsby Ferril, Colorado's first poet laureate; his words line the rotunda of the State Capitol and mark the spot where Denver got its start at Confluence Park. But today, the h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Soup for the Soul, booze dinners and more

    ​Denver Restaurant Week kicks off on Saturday, which is also when the 2011 Beerdrinker of the Year will be crowned -- but in the meantime, there are plenty of culinary events to fill your belly. Here's what's on the menu:

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Landmark Preservation Commission to consider bid to destroy Bosler House

    The Bosler House​Every morning, I look east to where the oldest house on our historic block once stood -- a Victorian bungalow that was delisted as a Denver landmark, then demolished and replaced by a gargantuan single-family home going up right on the edge of the bluff overlooking downtown, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Western-fetish enthusiasts excited by historic Denver events: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology

    Click image to enlarge.​ Figure 74. Rosedale: Wrought up in the west. On the occasion of Historic Denver's 40th Anniversary, it is only fitting to recognize that preservation is an unnatural human desire in which an abnormal degree of gratification is linked to a particular object from the re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Historic Denver celebrates four decades of saves

    ​I love the history of Denver -- even though I lost a large slice of my personal view of the past when Denver's Landmark Commission allowed the destruction of the oldest building on my historic block, which has been replaced by a huge, modern structure going up on the very edge of the bluff o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2010

    LIKE NIGHT AND DAY

    ​I love the history of Denver -- even though I lost a large slice of my personal view of the past when Denver's Landmark Commission allowed the destruction of the oldest building on my historic block, which has been replaced by a huge, modern structure going up on the very edge of the bluff o ... More >>

  • News

    September 3, 2009

    Take an end-of-the-summer road trip down Colorado, Denver's boulevard of dreams

    ​I love the history of Denver -- even though I lost a large slice of my personal view of the past when Denver's Landmark Commission allowed the destruction of the oldest building on my historic block, which has been replaced by a huge, modern structure going up on the very edge of the bluff o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2009

    Modern Take

    Enjoy cocktails and a lecture with Historic Denver.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: And the rest is history

    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. Ba ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    Modern Living

    Take a walking tour of seven mid-century structures.

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Wake-Up Call: History in the taking

    Yesterday afternoon, I posted a note from Marcus Pachner, informing members of the CBHD -- the stakeholders' group working with Shea Properties on its redevelopment of the former University of Colorado Health Sciences campus -- that Denver City Council's public hearing to consider landmar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: My 16th Street Mall Fix-It Plan

    Click here to see a larger image; it'll take a few seconds. The 16th Street Mall takes civil engineers for granite Imagine that the 16th Street Mall is Denver's smile, and that the granite pavers are the individual teeth that cost over a million dollars a year to floss, fill and cap. RTD is tired ... More >>

  • News

    December 4, 2008

    The Landmark Preservation Commission makes some history

    Click here to see a larger image; it'll take a few seconds. The 16th Street Mall takes civil engineers for granite Imagine that the 16th Street Mall is Denver's smile, and that the granite pavers are the individual teeth that cost over a million dollars a year to floss, fill and cap. RTD is tired ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 18, 2008

    Steven Turner leaves Historic Denver behind

    Click here to see a larger image; it'll take a few seconds. The 16th Street Mall takes civil engineers for granite Imagine that the 16th Street Mall is Denver's smile, and that the granite pavers are the individual teeth that cost over a million dollars a year to floss, fill and cap. RTD is tired ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 10, 2007

    This Old House

    Click here to see a larger image; it'll take a few seconds. The 16th Street Mall takes civil engineers for granite Imagine that the 16th Street Mall is Denver's smile, and that the granite pavers are the individual teeth that cost over a million dollars a year to floss, fill and cap. RTD is tired ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 22, 2007

    Extinct?

    The Hilltop neighborhood and DeBoers property prove that historic preservation is threatened.

  • Culture

    December 8, 2005

    Split Seconds

    Historic and contemporary photos grace the walls at Gallery Roach, Gallery M and Walker Fine Art.

  • Culture

    September 1, 2005

    Memory Lane

    A farewell to architect Eugene Sternberg and landscape architect Jane Silverstein Ries.

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    A farewell to architect Eugene Sternberg and landscape architect Jane Silverstein Ries.

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2004

    Load Up in LoDo

    Spend time, and money, on Historic Denver’s LoDo Shopping Tour.

  • News

    February 12, 2004

    After the Fall

    The Evans school has seen a lot over the past century -- including a death last spring. But does this building have a future?

  • Calendar

    October 9, 2003

    Just Be Sharp!

    Lewis Black and Dave Attell set out across America

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2003

    Pepper Pot

    Chile harvest promises hot times

  • News

    January 9, 2003

    Off Limits

    Hey, that's not funny

  • Music

    May 16, 2002

    Backwash

    Behind the scenes at the Paramount Theatre

  • Culture

    March 21, 2002

    Slightly Savage

    Minimalism and primitivism mix it up at the Cordell Taylor and Robischon galleries.

  • Culture

    May 17, 2001

    Written in Stone

    Local architecture is celebrated by Historic Denver and the American Institute of Architects.

  • People & Places

    March 29, 2001

    Best Save of an Old Building

    The Byron G. Rogers Federal Building and Courthouse

  • Culture

    January 4, 2001

    Looking Up, Downtown

    Historic Denver puts together an unlikely alliance to save some of the city's coolest buildings.

  • Culture

    December 7, 2000

    Down and Out in Downtown Denver

    Skyline Park may be headed for the same tragic fate as Currigan Hall.

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    For Your Amusement

    It's been a great ride at Lakeside.

  • Culture

    April 20, 2000

    Against the Grain

    Architecturally speaking, Denver is getting uglier by the minute.

  • Culture

    October 28, 1999

    Un-Conventional

    The expansion of the Colorado Convention Center promises to do more harm than good.

  • News

    March 11, 1999

    Rust in Peace

    Currigan Hall could be taking its show on the road.

  • News

    November 26, 1998

    Thank God for Small Flavors

    Currigan Hall could be taking its show on the road.

  • Culture

    March 5, 1998

    Post Mortem

    Currigan Hall could be taking its show on the road.

  • Culture

    January 22, 1998

    From Pillar to Post

    Currigan Hall could be taking its show on the road.

  • Culture

    December 18, 1997

    Through the Past, Deftly

    Currigan Hall could be taking its show on the road.

  • News

    November 27, 1997

    Eve of Destruction

    The old Post building is threatened with bulldozing.

  • News

    September 12, 1996

    Park and Parcel

    Downtowners brainstorm to try to save a swatch of LoDo greenery.

  • Culture

    August 8, 1996

    Death of a Salesroom

    Downtowners brainstorm to try to save a swatch of LoDo greenery.

  • News

    June 6, 1996

    Letters

    Downtowners brainstorm to try to save a swatch of LoDo greenery.

  • News

    May 16, 1996

    Razin' in the Sun

    Downtowners brainstorm to try to save a swatch of LoDo greenery.

  • Calendar

    May 9, 1996

    Thrills for the week

    Downtowners brainstorm to try to save a swatch of LoDo greenery.

  • News

    January 24, 1996

    LETTERS

    Downtowners brainstorm to try to save a swatch of LoDo greenery.

  • Culture

    May 17, 1995

    THE ZECKENDORF FOLLIES

    Downtowners brainstorm to try to save a swatch of LoDo greenery.

  • Culture

    April 12, 1995

    I.M. PISSED

    Downtowners brainstorm to try to save a swatch of LoDo greenery.

  • News

    June 29, 1994

    PEOPLE & PLACES

    Downtowners brainstorm to try to save a swatch of LoDo greenery.

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