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The stone lions of Capitol Hill are relics of a historic effort to look sophisticated
Hey there Denverites, it's reader-question time once again, that moment where we go all-out to find answers to your local curiosities, no matter how big or small.
Booms, busts and stained glass: Four generations of one family have outfitted Denver homes
The Watkins family history is also a tale of Denver's growth.
Colfax gets another museum treatment — this time in Aurora
Only pockets of old Colfax through Aurora survive, so curator Jennifer Cronk did the next best thing.
Stapleton’s name change debate is about the nature of community, and that’s why it’s so divisive
Events on the other side of the country have revived the debate about calling Stapleton by the name of Denver's Klan mayor.
Meet the unarmed squad of red berets who came to clean up Cap Hill
The Colorado Guardian Angels have seen the neighborhood transform since its rough-and-tumble days. Few know the "wicked" drag as intimately as they do.
Jewish pioneers built the miniature downtown near Mile High — and a legacy on Colfax
Jewish immigrants were part of those first colonial population booms that shaped the city and state -- and they left their mark on Colfax Avenue.
Path of destruction: See the downtown Denver highway that almost happened
If the plan had been enacted, the freeway would have swept from I-25 to I-70, charging through Lower Downtown between Blake and Larimer streets.
Why are griffins hidden all over Denver?
A silly quest to find some artifacts might have revealed something deeper about the city's very identity.
LOOK: South High’s grotesque gargoyles preserve Denver’s odd architectural legacy
South High, adorned with severed heads and mythical beasts, is a symbol of Denver's ambition to become more than a sleepy cow town.
Henry Brown’s legacy: Denver’s skewed street plan and the 125-year-old Brown Palace
The hotel turns 125 years old this month. Its historian, Debra Faulkner, was kind enough to offer a sneak peek at the artifacts and stories that will soon be on display.
A Denver relic for sale on eBay conjures memories of the city’s resistance to change
I learned in my own research that the courthouse became an early symbol of turmoil over the city's growth, a tradition that persists into the present.
Those mysterious stone pillars in Capitol Hill are vestiges of Denver’s horse-drawn history
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Denver historians release Buffalo Bill coloring book as break between books with words
Color inside the lines - or dont!
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.