Harry Houdini dangled above Denver as he made the city’s detectives his comic...
These photos appeared on the front page of The Denver Post on Dec. 30, 1915, in the afternoon edition after Harry Houdini made good on his guarantee that he could escape any contraption Denver police...
View ArticleDenver’s 16th Street pedestrian Mall celebrates 30-year anniversary
The old Centre movie theater is ready for demolition in 1980 to make way for new pedestrian mall. The old streets and buildings of downtown Denver had, by 1980, begun to be transformed into the modern...
View ArticleColorado telecommunications pioneer’s lucky strike outlasted gold and silver
[Denver Post archive] Frederick O. Vaille was just 29 years old when he coaxed established Denver businessman Henry R. Walcott to a saloon to lay out his plan for a telephone company, whose corporate...
View ArticleDowntown Denver’s Majestic Building
Denver Post File Photo Detail of the Majestic Building. October 18, 1976 The once-handsome Majestic Building at 209 16th Street in downtown Denver was constructed in 1894-1896. It was designed by Frank...
View ArticleHistoric diorama of 1860 Denver is dusted off and on display again
Joe Amon, The Denver Post A WPA-era Colorado diorama is being restored for display in History Colorado. History Colorado has cleaned a historic diorama of early Denver, shown as it grew on the South...
View ArticleDenver’s Denham Theater
Denver Post File Photo Shubert Theatre under construction in Denver. 1912-1913? Denver’s Denham theater started out to be a Shubert Theatre, designed and built exclusively for Shubert plays and...
View Article1908 Denver Dog Pound most modern in U.S.
In 1908, Denver built the most modern dog pound in the U.S. It was designed by Denver Pound Master Walter C. Cox and located at 2929 Fir St. The outside was a plain wood frame, but the inside embodied...
View ArticleInterior of Denver’s historic Daniels & Fisher department store
[media-credit name="Denver Post File Photo" align="aligncenter" width="495"][/media-credit] Interior of Daniels & Fisher department store. (Circa 1900 – 1910?) The historic Daniels & Fisher...
View ArticleThe Brown Palace Hotel has a glittering past — as new owners will find
Brown Palace Doorman The beautiful, iconic Brown Palace Hotel of Denver, a destination for international celebrities, is once again up for sale. But the offer is a rare occurrence, as the hotel has...
View ArticleHistoric Fort Logan celebrates construction of 1889 officers quarters
In 1887, the site of a new United States Army Post was selected near Denver, a city with railroads and transportation advantages. It was named Fort Logan, after John Alexander Logan, a U.S. Senator...
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