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Lasting Landmark #1 -West Denver Congregational Church

January 1, 2017 A C Hunt churches Denver history La Alma-Lincoln Park Lasting Landmarks lpna Leave a comment

Veronica Barela: Love of Community Drives Sustainable Change [The Profile]

March 18, 2015 Amick Denver History La Alma La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood history NEWSED Santa Fe Art District santa fe drive Leave a comment

Lost Landmarks of Lincoln Park Series #3- Central School

January 24, 2015 Central School Denver Public Schools District 2 Emily Griffith Kalamath Street Lewis c. Greenlee South Eleventh Street titus zietz Leave a comment

Lincoln Park’s Lost Landmarks Series #1 – Denver County Jail

January 5, 2015 Denver County Jail santa fe drive 6 Comments

Camp Weld – A Tale of Denver’s Birth

December 9, 2014 A C Hunt Camp Weld Chivington Civil War Denver history Evans Gilpin La Alma-Lincoln Park 3 Comments

West Denver’s Water Legacy

March 3, 2014 Across the Creek Capitol Hydraulic Company Colorado Denver Denver history Denver Public Library Denver Water early pioneers Governor A C Hunt Isa Hunt John W. Smith Merchant's Mill Ditch Nathan Addison Baker neighborhood history Parks Platte River Water Company West Denver Western History Collection William Byers 4 Comments

Denver’s Neighborhood House Association

January 30, 2014 Across the Creek Denver History La Alma-Lincoln Park Mariposa neighborhood house Parks 1 Comment

Lincoln Park, established 1885

October 24, 2013 A C Hunt Ellen Kellog Hunt Governor A C Hunt History La Alma-Lincoln Park Mariposa Merchant's Mill Ditch Parks 4 Comments

Lewis C Greenlee

September 18, 2013 Denver History Lewis c. Greenlee Parks school Leave a comment

La Alma / Lincoln Park: South Lincoln Redevelopment Update #2 from DenverInfill.com

August 30, 2013 Leave a comment

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A C Hunt’s “Cloverside”From Cannon, Helen, First ladies of Colorado–Ellen Kellogg Hunt, Denver (Colo.): State Historical Society of Colorado, 1962. Courtesy History Colorado Call Number: SER Colorado Magazine Vol. 39, no. 2 (pp. 125-132)

Lincoln Park, Source: Silver Images of Colorado, Ronzio, Richard A.Denver, Colo. : Sundance Pub., Ltd., c1986.

The best image remaining of the camp is this sketch by J.E. Dillingham. From Lewis Ledyard Weld and Old Camp Weld by Hafen, Le Roy Reuben .The Colorado Magazine. Denver (Colo.): State Historical Society of Colorado, 1942: Vol. 19, no. 6 (pp. 201-207); ill.,

Map of the annexations to the city and county of Denver (Zoom) Courtesy DPL, Western History Collection CG4314.D4 1959 (oversize)

Map of Denver, the capital of Colorado : compiled from the official records. Courtesy of DPL Western History Collection CG4314.D4 1878.W5

Bird’s Eye View of the City of Denver, Colorado, 1881. Flett, J. H. Courtesy Library of Congress G4314.D4A3 1881 .F6

Smith owned several West Denver mills, Courtesy DPL, Western History Collection, X-18512

Latest Map of the City of Denver 1882 Zoom, DPL Western History Collection CG4314.D4 1882.L3c

Addison Baker Home. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection X-19782

Bird’s eye view of the city of Denver Colorado 1882. Courtesy DPL, Western History Collection, CG4314.D4 1882 F55

Addison Baker’s farm residence, DPL Western History Collection X-19780

Bird’s eye view of the city of Denver Colorado 1882 West ZOOM 2, Courtesy DPL Western History Collection CG4314.D4 1882 F55

Birds Eye View of Denver 1887. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection, C64314.D4 1887.R62

Old Fire House, Number 2, West Denver Courtesy History Colorado Collection CHS.X4520

Central School at Kalamath Street and West 12th Avenue, DPL Western History Collection MCC-3655

Central School, District 2, Approx 1890, DPL Western History Collection Z-11142

Central School prior to 1952 demolition. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection WH1990

Franklin School West Denver 1889, DPL Western History Collection X-18878

West Colfax and Lipan Looking East. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection X-22588

Robinson’s Plate 26 1887. Courtesy DPL, Western History Collection C978.81 R562at 1887

Lincoln Park Garden (between 1890 and 1910) Courtesy DPL Western History Collection X-18926

Perspective map of the city of Denver, Colo. 1889. Wellge, H. (Henry) Courtesy DPL Western History Collection CG4314.D4 1889.W4

Burnham Shops and Roundhouse from Denver Municipal Facts, Dec 1909. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection C352.078883 D4373mu

Mack RailBus on trial at D and RGW Burnham Shops. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection GB-8100

Denver and Rio Grande R. R. Shops, Burnham 1889, DPL Western History Collection X-18861

View at Denver and Rio Grande R. R. Shops, Burnham 1889, DPL Western History Collection X-18860

Denver and Rio Grande Excursion Car, Burnham Yard 1905. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection GB-8459

Denver and Rio Grande excursion car, Old Lincoln Park View. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection GB-8461

View west on 12th Avenue from Osage Street, Denver, Colorado Neef Brother’s Brewery in distance, located between Quivas and Raritan Streets, Courtesy DPL Western History Collection GB-8278

Emanuel Memorial Episcopal W. 12th and Lipan, DPL Western History Collection X-25653

View in Lincoln Park, Denver. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection MCC-1311

A Lady in Lincoln Park Approx 1890, Courtesy DPL Western History Collection X-27632

Pool and Bath House in Lincoln Park Denver

Out door theatre Lincoln Park approx 1930, DPL Western History Collection X-20310

Lincoln Park Playgrounds approx 1920, DPL Western History Collection X-27760

Neighborhood House on Galapago between 9th and 10th, DPL Western History Collection

Speer Boulevard, Cherry Creek Drive, and Sunken Gardens. Also seen: Neighborhood House, Central School, and County Jail. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection X-22676

Baist’s real estate atlas of surveys of Denver 1905, Col. (Plate 13) Courtesy DPL, Western History Collection C912.78883 B165bai 1905.

Denver County Jail 1918. Courtesy DPL, Western History Collection X-29712

County Jail Approx 1910, Courtesy DPL Western History Collection X-29711

The Main Rotunda of the Denver Jail showing four tiers of cells. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection C352.078883 D4373mu

Denver from the Capital. Courtesy History Colorado CHS.X9715

Denver from the Capital 1909. Zoomed with Westminster Presbyterian Church in view on 1300 block of Lipan. Courtesy History Colorado CHS.X9715Denver

Map of the city of Denver, showing the lines of the Denver City Tramway Co–also the terminal properties of the Northwestern Terminal Railway Co. known as the Moffat Road Terminals (Zoomed) . Courtesy DPL, Western History Collection CG4314.D4 1906.B3

The Elmwood School was demolished to build Del Pueblo, DPL Western History Collection X-28394

Elmwood School 1914. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection WH1990

Bird’s eye view of Denver, Colorado, 1908. Birdseye View Publishing Co. Courtesy Library of Congress, Geography and Maps Division G4314.D4A3 1908 .B4

Speer Blvd 7th Ave Ballfield. DPL Western History Collection X-22675

Broadway Park 1900. 6th and Broadway. Courtesy History Colorado Collection CHS-B1063

Denver General Hospital Approx 1910, DPL Western History Collection, X-28546

Arapahoe County Hospital, Denver 1889. Courtesy DPL, Western History Collection X-28724

Denver panoramic (Zoom A). Courtesy History Colorado Collection CHS.J2617

Denver panoramic (Zoom B) Circa 1900. Courtesy History Colorado Collection CHS.J2617

Barnard Block at 8th and Kalamath Sts (approx 1930), DPL Western History Collection X-24828

Bird’s eye view of Denver, Colorado, 1908. Birdseye View Publishing Co. Courtesy Library of Congress, Geography and Maps Division G4314.D4A3 1908 .B4

Neef Bros Brewery

The Denver Tramway Co Car used in Lincoln Park, DPL Western History Collection C388.460978 D437as

“Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Department Young Men’s Christian Association.” 1040 W 8th Ave, SW corner of 8th and Lipan. DPL Western History Collection X-18925

Santa Fe Drive 1913 from Denver Municipal Facts 1913 November 8. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection C352.078883 D4373muX2

Santa Fe Drive 1913. From Denver Municipal Facts 1913 November 22. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection C352.078883 D4373muX2

View on Santa Fe Avenue, West Denver 1889. Courtesy Western History Collection X-18891

W 8th Ave and Santa Fe Dr (approx 1930) Courtesy Western History Collection X-24219

National Tea Co 775 Santa Fe. Harry M. Rhoad’s father, Harry Fisher Rhoads built this building in 1888 and operated a hardware store there for many years. DPL Western History Collection Rh-607

Intersection of Santa Fe drive & 8th, McCarty-Sherman Ford agency. DPL Western History Collection Rh-722

Deline Manufacturing Co Approx 1930, DPL Western History Collection X-24289

Denver Bread Co. at Speer, W 12th and Fox. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection MCC-3774

Navajo Hotel. W 8th and Navajo. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection X-25241

A view of the 8th (eighth) Avenue viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The 8th (eighth) Avenue viaduct was opened in 1937. It features decorative cement railings along the side of the viaduct crossing. A building is in the background. [between 1937 and 1940?] Courtesy DPL Western History Collection X-20727

Camp Weld painted by Herndon Davis, DPL Western History Collection Z-2934; C41-8 ART

Camp Weld in 1930’s

Elkhorn Beer Parlor Mr. H. H. Zietz 1000 Osage. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection X-25713

Nazarene Church on Kalamath at 10th, DPL Western History Collection X-25656

Denver County Jail, Courtesy DPL, Western History Collection X-20608

Franklin School with children in front. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection WH1990

Bide-a-wee theater at 1036 W Colfax (1934.) Courtesy DPL, Western History Collection X-22086

Aerial View of West Colfax 1933, “Cherry Creek”. Courtesy of DPL Western History Collection X-24002

Lincoln Park Project, Denver Colorado, aerial view. Courtesy History Colorado Collection

Denver industrial section, south from Colfax Viaduct. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection MCC-3054

Ugliness soon will vanish- 9th Street Lincoln Park, DPL Western History Collection X-22407

Denver urban renewal, Lincoln Park project, 1940. DPL Western History Collection X-29032

Lincoln Park project, clearing 1940, Courtesy DPL Western History Collection X-29031

Denver Planning, Urban Renewal, Lincoln Park project 1940, DPL Western History Collection X-29034

Speer Boulevard Arial Photo MF Jan-Feb 1925. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection C352.078883 D4373muX3

West High School, located at West 10th Ave. and Elati Street, is seen from the north bank of Cherry Creek, DPL Western History Collection Rh-640

Sunken Garden, Speer Blvd., Denver, DPL Western History Collection MCC-1939

Sunken Gardens, Denver. Courtesy DPL Western History Collection MCC-2880

Vista from pavilion, Sunken Garden, Speer Blvd., Denver, DPL Western History Collection MCC-1944

Sunken Gardens and West High School after the flood, DPL Western History Collection X-29321

SANBORN FIRE INSURANCE MAPS, Denver CO 1951, Courtesy DPL, Western History Collection, https://history.denverlibrary.org/research/maps-and-atlases

Denver Colorado 1961 June 17 Lincoln Park Zoom, DPL Western History Collection X-29146

Cinco de Mayo Santa Fe Drive at 9th 1973, DPL Western History Collection AUR-2063

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