Cancer sucks
This is Joe’s wife Rita. Joe has a glioblastoma multiforme aka brain tumor. It is inoperable. Sadly it is on the language side (left) of his brain. He can barely … Continue reading
The Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, Thomas Hornsby Ferril, #17
Thomas Hornsby Ferril I’m not sure that Thomas Hornsby Ferril’s considered his highest honor his name on the Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park. I suspect he … Continue reading
Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, #16, Helen Millett Arndt
Helen Millett Arndt The sixteenth name on the Colonnade of Civic Benefactors is Helen Millett Arndt. Historic Denver’s Fiftieth Anniversary is this December. Helen Millett Arndt was one of … Continue reading
Police Prepare for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Denver 2008, Riots Expected
This is a research paper I wrote in 2008 before the Democratic Convention. The paper was about the expected violence and what the city and police were doing to prepare. … Continue reading
Civic Center Park, after the George Floyd riots, 6-28-2020 to 6-30-2020
George Floyd died on May 25, 2020 while being arrested by the Minneapolis, Minnesota police. His death was recorded on a cell phone camera. His death incited nationwide protests that … Continue reading
The Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, #15, Alex B. Holland
Alex B. Holland The fifteenth name on the Colonnade of Civic Benefactors is Alex B. Holland. Holland was a Councilman from Denver’s District 5, which included the Park Hill, East … Continue reading
Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, #14, Mr. & Mrs. Claude K. Boettcher
Mr. & Mrs. Claude K. Boettcher Claude Boettcher went against the cliché that the second generation of a wealthy family spends the money. He built up his father’s wealth. And … Continue reading
Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, #13, Charlotte B. Seybold
Charlotte B. Seybold Denver’s Mystery Donor I know very little about Charlotte B. Seybold. I don’t even know if the Charlotte B. Seybold that is honored on Colonnade of Civic … Continue reading
The Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, #12, Mr & Mrs Arthur E. Johnson
Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson The twelfth name on the Colonnade of Civic Benefactors is Helen and Arthur Johnson. Arthur was an oil man. Helen’s interest was hippopotamus sized … Continue reading
Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, #11, Helen Dill
Helen Dill Helen Dill is the eleventh name on the Colonnade of Civic Benefactors. As a historian I was nervous about finding information about a woman that arrived in Colorado … Continue reading
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