Posts tagged with camping ban

Last Updated: Jun 12 2018 · 7:40 p.m.

The Salvation Army Crossroads Resource Center homeless shelter next to a trendy gym, June 14, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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How a Salvation Army homeless shelter became a potential deathtrap in Denver’s trendiest neighborhood

Denver fire officials say the shelter was so overcrowded and ill-maintained that it was primed for catastrophe: “There would have been major loss of life."

Downtown Denver, 1908. (Library of Congress)

History in color: Find your Denver neighborhood on the Google Maps of 1908

This colorful pictorial map from 1908 is a painstakingly crafted document that captures Denver just ahead of World War I.

Jerry Burton hugs Sophia Lawson after all three defendants were found guilty of violating the city's "urban camping ban." Lindsey Flanigan Courthouse, April 5, 2017. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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A Denver jury finds all three defendants guilty of violating urban camping ban

"I feel I was not camping," defendant Randy Russell testified. "I did not have no smores. I was not having a good time."

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Jerry Burton stands outside the Lindsey Flanigan Courthouse. Dec. 28, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Three people are taking their camping tickets to trial to challenge Denver’s law

Their ultimate hope is to overturn the city's camping ban, but first they wanted their stuff back.

CIty councilaman Albus Brooks. "Move along to where?" A community meeting at EXDO, Dec. 15, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Albus Brooks: Getting rid of Denver’s camping ban wouldn’t help the homeless

A tent representing a right to rest protest before a float at the parade of lights. Dec. 2, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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For three homeless people in Denver, their tents and sleeping bags are now evidence

Homeless people ticketed under Denver's camping ban want their gear back. Denver officials want them to just come inside.

The numerous tap handles at LoDo's Falling Rock Tap House. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Like what you taste? Here’s where to find every Colorado brewery at GABF

A massive protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline, which would cut through Indian country in North Dakota, at the capitol on Sept. 8, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Denver in 5 minutes: What you need to know today, Sept. 14

Find your Denver neighborhood on the Google Maps of 1889

In the 19th century, panoramic maps were all the rage. This one from the Library of Congress is downloadable and zoomable. Explore Denver and let us know what you find.

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