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Bike
Penny Farthing bicycle from the past, and a contemporary bike 120 years later.
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Streetscene
A streetscene on 14th Street in about 1908. Bicycles, horse and carts, early cars and pedestrians. The old Town Hall in the background.
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Carla Madison
Carla Madison was a Denver Councilwoman who thought bikes and scooters were cool.
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Mansion
The Chenovitch house on the corner of 14th and Curtis Street. By 1915 its a boarding house, engulfed in other buildings, including a laundry on the corner.
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Mastodon
A mastodon saunters along an imagined 14th Street, the mountains visible in the background.
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Hotel Deleted
This hotel once stood here.
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Skateboarders
Skateboarders in the Galleria! O no!
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Tightrope Walker
M’lle Carolista the Tightrope Walker. 1861
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Town Hall Riot
A crowd stands on Market Street near City Hall, part of the “City Hall War” a dispute over Fire and Police Board appointments. 1894, March 15.
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Map
Bird’s eye view of the city of Denver, Colorado. 1882
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Arapahoe
Arapahoe Indians on parade in Denver.
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Tram
The tramway garage on Arapahoe Street during the Denver Tramway strike. Now an exclusive hotel.
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Earliest Home
Unused postcard created by William H.H. Larimer depicting the first house in Denver the residence of General Larimer built in 1858.
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Canaletto
St Mark’s Campanile overlaid onto Denver’s D&F Tower.
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Telegraph Ladies
The Telegraph Ladies that once worked at the switchboard at the Telephone Building in Denver.
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Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show as performed at the Denver Performing Arts Center.
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Snowball Fight
At the 1908 Denver Democratic Convention, snow was brought down from the hills so the senators could have a snowball fight.
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Physicians Building
Originally, Fourteenth Street was known for the doctor’s offices that were found there.
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Footballers
Footballers from the Denver Athletic Club.
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Totalism
The building was once the school administration building, and so the site of demonstrations for racial integration.
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Dome Lady
The original design of the Capital Dome included a revealing statue of Justice.
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Tennis Players
There used to be a tennis club on the corner of Court Place and 14th Street.