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August 2024
How did Colfax go from tree-lined residential road where Denver's monied elite built their mansions to gaining a certain, ahem, reputation for being the longest and wickedest street in America? Join us as we explore the ever-evolving Avenue: We'll start at a historic school and end at the one-time home of an iconic burlesque bar, [...]
Find out moreExplore the Welton Street corridor and transport you back in time to 1920-1950 when the street was the heart of the African American community in the Rocky Mountain West. Discover the stories of jazz greats, military heroes, and the impressive lists of “firsts” that this thriving and powerful community added to history. This tour will [...]
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The Historic Baker District witnessed its beginnings in 1872 and boasts the highest concentration of Queen Anne Victorian homes in the city’s historic center. The neighborhood's rich history, people, and architecture are showcased on this engaging walking tour!
Find out moreJoin us to explore one of the oldest parts of Denver. The Town of Highlands, incorporated in 1875 and was promoted as having clean air, clean water and high morals. On the hill above Denver’s smog of coal smoke, it featured artesian wells and no watering holes, there were no saloons in Highlands until after [...]
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Explore the neighborhood known as Quality Hill with stops in front of the Boettcher, Zang and Malo Mansions, among others. This tour highlights many of the key people who established Quality Hill and who’s names remain recognizable in Denver today.
Find out moreHear racy tales and explore taboo topics while sipping cocktails with our 1340 Penn Program Series at the historic home of Margaret "Molly" Brown. Meet two of the West's most mythologized women, "Molly" Brown and Mrs. McGraw, her supposed nemesis from “The Unsinkable Molly Brown”. What is myth and what is fact about these two [...]
Find out moreExplore the Welton Street corridor and transport you back in time to 1920-1950 when the street was the heart of the African American community in the Rocky Mountain West. Discover the stories of jazz greats, military heroes, and the impressive lists of “firsts” that this thriving and powerful community added to history. This tour will [...]
Find out moreOctober 2024
The Historic Baker District witnessed its beginnings in 1872 and boasts the highest concentration of Queen Anne Victorian homes in the city’s historic center. The neighborhood's rich history, people, and architecture are showcased on this engaging walking tour!
Find out moreJoin us to explore one of the oldest parts of Denver. The Town of Highlands, incorporated in 1875 and was promoted as having clean air, clean water and high morals. On the hill above Denver’s smog of coal smoke, it featured artesian wells and no watering holes, there were no saloons in Highlands until after [...]
Find out moreExplore the neighborhood known as Quality Hill with stops in front of the Boettcher, Zang and Malo Mansions, among others. This tour highlights many of the key people who established Quality Hill and who’s names remain recognizable in Denver today.
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