But, we are NEW. Although land was bought for a Denver Fair in the 1800s, that plan was interrupted by a little thing called the âCivil Warâ and no fair was ever launched. (That land is now City Park, by the way.) Somehow, the idea never came to fruition until NOW â in the 21st century, when Denver is a modern, bustling metropolis, forging a reputation as âthe new creative capitol.â