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In spite of its relentless reputation as a “cow town,” Denver has grown from a dusty prairie burg into a thriving metropolis nestled against the foothills of the great Rocky Mountains. Gold brought the area's first settlers in the 1850s and mining camps sprouted up along the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River. The first rudimentary structures of canvas, mud and logs were soon replaced with sturdy buildings made of brick, stone and wood, in what is now affectionately referred to as “Lodo” or the lower downtown district. City growth worked its way uptown and to the east from this neighborhood of houses, hotels, shops and commercial buildings, eventually encompassing Capitol Hill. Many well-known people worked and lived in downtown Denver and Capitol Hill, including the infamous Margaret “Molly” Brown of Titanic fame, railroad man David Moffat, merchant prince Charles Boettcher, druggist-turned-entrepreneur Walter Scott Cheesman and Denver's notorious lovers, Horace Tabor and his wife “Baby Doe.”
  • Author James Bretz compiled this fascinating look at Denver's early buildings in both downtown and Capitol Hill using his own photographic collection as well as images from the Colorado Historical Society
  • Contains 194 black and white images
  • Part of the Images of America series

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  • Brand Name: Arcadia Publishing
  • Sub Brand: Denver's Early Architecture
  • Product Type: Book
  • Language: English
  • Brand Name: Arcadia Publishing
  • Subject: History
  • Sub Brand: Denver's Early Architecture
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