Heat Map: Tracing Brighton Boulevard Back Through Denver's Dusty Past

Cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz is on the move. Again.

July 9, 2025

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Cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz has been exploring Denver for years, diving into history and then sharing discoveries that cover everything from the 16th Street Mall to Union Station, from West Colfax to East Colfax.

Join him now on a tour of Brighton Boulevard, which over the past twenty years has been transformed from a dusty warehouse area to a hip arts district to the hottest real estate in town today.

Heat Map: Tracing Brighton Boulevard Back Through Denver's Dusty Past

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