Colfax Avenue Podcasts Available Here!
Content and recordings created by students at Hulstrom Options as part of Historic Denver 's 2006 Save Our History Project.
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"26 Miles of Colfax History"
The brochure highlights such landmarks as Eddie Bohn's Pig & Whistle Restaurant, Civic Center Park and the theaters along East Colfax, including the Ogden, the Lowenstein, the Bluebird and the Aurora Fox.
#1: Fitzsimons Army Medical Center
Explore the landmarks and buildings that make this section of Historic Colfax Avenue unique. As you listen to this installment of the Historic Colfax podcast series, you will learn about the role of Fitzsimons Hospital in the history of Denver . For those of you who are interested, you can take a walking tour of the Fitzsimons campus area and experience a bit of Colorado history as you view this historic site. Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Aurora , Colorado , east of Denver . It was a Medical Facility of the United States military during the 20 th century.
#2: JCRS and the National Jewish Medical Center
Explore the landmarks and buildings that make this section of Historic Colfax Avenue unique. As you listen to this installment of the Historic Colfax podcast series, you will learn about the Jewish medical community along Colfax Avenue . This community has played a major role in the treatment of tuberculosis in the early 20 th century. Additionally, the Jewish medical community still plays a leading role in research of respiratory diseases in the nation.
#3: Theaters on Colfax
Explore the landmarks and buildings that make this section of Historic Colfax Avenue unique. As you listen to this installment of the Historic Denver podcast series you will explore the theatre's roll in Colfax history, and about two historical theatres you may see on your run. Theatre basically kept the Colfax area going and growing.
#4: History of Transportation
Explore the landmarks and buildings that make this section of Historic Colfax Avenue unique. As you listen to this installment of the Historic Denver podcast series you will explore the transportation that has transformed Colfax Avenue . Now days, Colfax Avenue is thought of as just another street. Still others look at Colfax as a landmark where our city and state government rest. In fact, Colfax is a historical landmark, one of the few surviving remnants of the of transportation
#5: The State Capitol
Explore the landmarks and buildings that make this section of Historic Colfax Avenue unique. As you listen to this installment of the Historic Colfax podcast series, you will learn about the state capitol which is in the heart of downtown Denver . Residents of Denver can take a walking tour of the state capitol complex during the standard workday and see the interior of the state capitol building which is mentioned in this podcast. The Colorado State Capitol Building is on the west edge of the Civic Center and is one of the most important buildings in both the city of Denver , and the state of Colorado .
#6: The Civic Center Complex
Explore the landmarks and buildings that make this section of Historic Colfax Avenue unique. As you listen to this installment of the Historic Colfax podcast series, you will learn about the civic center complex which is in the heart of downtown Denver . For those of you who are not running in a marathon down Colfax, you can take a walking tour of the complex during your tour of the Colfax Corridor in Downtown Denver. Located at Broadway and Colfax, the Civic Center is a gateway between downtown Denver and Capitol residential area. It's an open plaza designed to link various public buildings. |
