The pair of Quonset huts pictured above are located directly west of Garfield Lake in the Mar Lee neighborhood. Both of the bowed-roof structures were built on top of concrete slabs because the water table in this lake-side area is just a few feet below the surface.
Below, the survivor and the mobile home replacement... Both of the Quonset huts pictured above have east-side wood-frame additions -- probably the kitchen/bath rooms needing on-site plumbing. Due to the high water table of the neighborhood adjacent to Garfield Lake park, basements are impractical and the boarded Quonset will probably be demolished to make way for a bigger concrete slab and a more angular manufactured home. Below, a false front tries in vain to hide a Highland Quonset hut... A Highland neighborhood Quonset hut nearly goes unnoticed behind a false front and high security fence. The building pictured above sits hidden from view before an I-25 retaining wall and is most remarkable for its numerous dormer windows. The view below shows that this Quonset hut lives larger than the pairs in both the Baker and Mar Lee neighborhoods...More from our Kenny Be/Comics archive: "Southwest Denver basement home historic district proposal: Kenny Be's Yard Arteology."