A Walk Down Larimer: History Happened Here!

In this blast from the past, cartoonist Karl Christian Krumpholz walks down Larimer Street, where there was a protest at noon today over the city's plans to reopen the 2900 block to vehicle traffic.

By Karl Christian Krumpholz

February 2, 2025

Karl Christian Krumpholz

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Denver is changing, and perhaps no stretch is changing as fast as the upper end of Larimer Street in Five Points. Once an area filled with vacant lots and dusty warehouses, today it's bursting with massive retail/residential complexes filled with hip restaurants and bars and tenants paying big rents.

In his ongoing cartoon series capturing changing Denver, Karl Christian Krumpholz traveled from one end of Larimer to the other, where Denver began...and much of the historic city has already become history. Join him on this tour originally published in June 2022, and learn more about the protest here...

Karl Christian Krumpholz

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