For a look at a time when the park was a much less rancorous spot, pick up a copy of Denver's Washington Park, the newest addition to Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series.
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Author Sarah McCarthy is a thirty-year resident of the neighborhood; she's collected photographs that show how the park served as a model for new urbanism and continues to be a modern example of the City Beautiful Movement.McCarthy will be at the Barnes & Noble at 960 South Colorado Boulevard at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, to sign copies of Denver's Washington Park.
We'll drink to that! But with 3.2 beer only, please.