Historic Modern Denver

29/03/2024

04/02/2024

Neon is a dying art... and more sustainable than the current trend of LED replacements. (Repairable and recyclable unlike LED)

01/01/2024

13/12/2023

For those who have expressed concern, fear not, the iconic Benjamin Moore sign will be repaired and replaced.

UPDATE: Based on faulty information, I had previously reported that the Benjamin Moore sign in downtown Denver had been removed temporarily as the letters were repainted and retrofitted with LED lighting. The truth is that the sign, which is protected along with the building as a Denver landmark, was recycled for scrap metal despite efforts to save it. A similar-looking LED sign has replaced the historic version.
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This image is from a manual titled "Design Guidelines for Denver Landmark Structures and Districts" from the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission which can be found here:https://www.denvergov.org/files/assets/public/v/4/community-planning-and-development/documents/landmark-preservation/design-review-and-guidelines/design-guidelines-for-denver-landmark-structures-districts-complete.pdf

21/10/2023

Rare appearance of "Archy McDonald" in Lakewood, Halloween, 1964

08/09/2023

Attention! Any Usonian enthusiasts near Akron, Ohio?! Your chance to have dinner in a Victor Hornbein designed home.

22/08/2023

Hopeful preservation news. The Milmoe House, residence of late photographer James Milmoe and designed by Joseph & Louise Marlow, appears to have secured restoration minded buyers.

The auction items are amazing!

19/08/2023

Fantastic restoration of the Oriental Theater sign!

14/06/2023

Check out these Historic Modern Homes near Cranmer Park!

25/05/2023

More Good Preservation News! While his house is fabulous, Alan Golin Gass is also a treasure and has contributed so much to our community.

21/04/2023

This time it isn't just a rumor. 2023 will be the final season of drag racing at the current Bandimere Speedway location.

07/03/2023

Positive preservation news!

A striking A-frame home in Denver with a glass front is up for landmark designation. The Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the application for the home at 618 S. Monroe Way, known as the Muchow residence. The structure meets the requirements for landmark designation, acc...

21/11/2022

A Denver institution whose legacy still thrives today. If you don't know about Daddy Bruce, or could use a dose of hope and positivity, take a few minutes to watch...

Bruce Randolph changed the way Denver feeds families.

14/10/2022

ENDANGERED: Richard Crowther's Home and Studio

Three individuals have filed an application opposing demolition.

11/10/2022

1957 Grace Lutheran Church designed by Baume & Polivnick. NKA Friendship Baptist Church @ 8th & Fairfax/Forest.

As always, thank you to Denver Public Library Western History & Genealogy for allowing us to share from their archives.

13/09/2022

1962 Aspen Valley Hospital.

The newly-built Aspen Valley Hospital, which replaced the Citizens' Hospital and was built on the same location, September 1962.
The hospital completed a move to its current location on Castle Creek Road in 1977.
(Photo: Aspen Historical Society, Aspen Flyer Collection)

On Mondays we’re sharing memories from the 1960s with images from the Aspen Illustrated News and Aspen Flyer collections. AHS archivists recently completed processing the two photo-journalistic collections, which feature images taken by newspaper staff and freelance photographers. Explore these and many more historical images from the AHS Collection online at archiveaspen.org.

10/09/2022

"See the beautifully restored interurban Car No. 25 in-person during this free event on Saturday, September 17 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. It will be quite a ride as we break out Lakewood’s historic streetcar for rides! Cruise down memory lane and join us - no reservations needed this year."

Come take a ride in Car No. 25, a beautifully restored interurban car built in 1911. Learn about the stops it took & the people who rode it.

18/08/2022

PRESERVATION ALERT! The home and studio of architect Richard Crowther is in danger of demolition.

Historic Denver Please let us know how we can make sure this significant Denver landmark remains standing.

He was green before it was fashionable.

14/07/2022

On hot days like this, I imagine sitting on a ski lift in a blizzard.

My skiing days started here at Buttermilk when I was 2 years old. After all, skiing was the main reason my parents loaded up their VW microbus and moved to Colorado. (Thanks Warren Miller)

Buttermilk Lodge, circa 1960. Architect: Jack Walls. Photo by Ted Dutton. Shared from Aspen Historical Society.

11/07/2022

Needed some good preservation news this month!

Sitting on the northern border of what is today referred to as Denver’s West Highland neighborhood is a longstanding piece of history that delivered turn of the 20th century Denverites vaudev…

06/02/2022

Restoration (?) finally about to start on the Eugene Groves designed gas station formerly at Johnson's Corner. Neighbors were trying to have it demolished, thank goodness that didn't happen.

https://sports.yahoo.com/same-name-chapter-longmont-landmark-153300070.html

02/12/2021

Even before construction crews get started on affordable housing projects on the former Johnson & Wales University campus in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood, new public benefits are start…

07/09/2021

Fingers crossed the Amter House found a preservation minded buyer wanting to re-create the original Usonian details of this Denver Landmark.