Penny Farthing bicycle from the past, and a contemporary bike 120 years later.

A streetscene on 14th Street in about 1908. Bicycles, horse and carts, early cars and pedestrians. The old Town Hall in the background.

Carla Madison was a Denver Councilwoman who thought bikes and scooters were cool.

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.

A mastodon saunters along an imagined 14th Street, the mountains visible in the background.

This hotel once stood here.

Skateboarders in the Galleria! O no!

M’lle Carolista the Tightrope Walker. 1861

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.

Bird’s eye view of the city of Denver, Colorado. 1882

Arapahoe Indians on parade in Denver.

The tramway garage on Arapahoe Street during the Denver Tramway strike. Now an exclusive hotel.

Unused postcard created by William H.H. Larimer depicting the first house in Denver the residence of General Larimer built in 1858.

St Mark’s Campanile overlaid onto Denver’s D&F Tower.

The Telegraph Ladies that once worked at the switchboard at the Telephone Building in Denver.

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show as performed at the Denver Performing Arts Center.

At the 1908 Denver Democratic Convention, snow was brought down from the hills so the senators could have a snowball fight.

Originally, Fourteenth Street was known for the doctor’s offices that were found there.

Footballers from the Denver Athletic Club.

The building was once the school administration building, and so the site of demonstrations for racial integration.

The original design of the Capital Dome included a  revealing statue of Justice.

There used to be a tennis club on the corner of Court Place and 14th Street.