Ford Motor Company, 900 S. Broadway The original plant building was designed by John Graham and built in 1913, and there is a 1916 addition designed by famed industrial architect Albert Kahn. This was Ford's first manufacturing facility west of the Mississippi River. Model-T Trucks were assembled there until WW I when the plant temporarily [...]
National Humane Alliance Watering Trough, Colfax, Tremont and 13th Street The National Humane Alliance distributed around 125 horse watering trough fountains to various cities around the country. Herman Lee Ensign, who died in 1899, donated his fortune to funding the National Humane Alliance to help instill humanitarian ideals. The fountains were intended to bring fresh [...]
Halprin Fountain, Skyline Park Located between 15th and 18th along Arapahoe St in Downtown, Skyline park has a storied preservation history. Constructed between 1972 and 1975, this one-acre linear park and plaza was a central feature of the Skyline Urban Renewal District. The park was designed by Lawrence Halprin, who subsequently went on to be [...]
Aztlan Theater, 976 Santa Fe This mission-style theater was constructed in 1927 and originally named the Santa Fe Theater. A long-time movie theater in the La Alma Lincoln Park Neighborhood, purchased by Tim Correa in 1972, the theater eventually transitioned into a music venue and bar. Correa was active in the Chicano movement and renamed [...]
Lake Steam Baths, 3540 W. Colfax Lake Steam Baths was opened on Colfax Avenue at Lowell Boulevard by Russian immigrants Ethyl and Harry Hyman for fellow Jewish residents in the West Colfax neighborhood. The Hymans fled persecution and war in their homeland and landed among the diaspora of other Jewish settlers from across the globe. [...]
El Chapultepec, 1962 Market St. Since its construction in circa 1890, the building at 1962 Market Street has been home to a diverse range of uses, including a boarding house, bar, restaurant, and then the iconic jazz club El Chapultepec. The club was physical representation of former owner, Jerry Krantz’s vision to create an affordable [...]
Mid-Century Marvels: The Cliff May Homes by Atom Stevens, Guest Contributor As construction in Harvey Park heated up in the 1950s, some builders focused on traditional styling while others wanted to build the future — creating the contemporary designs that we now refer to as mid-century modern. In nearly all cases, these homes were designed [...]
Bob Ragland House, 1723 E. 25th Ave. To call this 50 Actions for 50 Places site “Bob Ragland’s home” is a bit of a misnomer. Ragland purchased this 1902 classic cottage in the Whittier neighborhood in 1972. It became his residence, his studio, archives, and also gallery space for Ragland’s art, which was displayed on [...]
La Casa de Manuel, 3158 Larimer St. On September 14, 1958, a family from Monterrey, in Chihuahua, Mexico, arrived in Denver with their life savings of $500. The business they would open just a few months later continues to serve up their signature “wet burritos.” When Gonzalo G. Silva brought his wife, Antonia, and nine [...]
Fire House 13, 600 S. Broadway Ave. The South Denver Fire Department was organized in early 1891 and bids for a “Hose House” at Broadway and Center were announced in the Rocky Mountain News in July of that same year. Construction of this building was completed sometime in 1891, and the building officially became House [...]
