Larimer Street #7, Kettle Arcade Murals, Gen. Larimer, Robert Speer
Larimer Street The Kettle Arcade Murals The two murals showing people who influenced Denver’s past include General Larimer, Robert Speer and Soapy Smith. If you’re a tourist visiting Denver … Continue reading
Larimer Street #6, Kettle Arcade Murals, Chief Hosa, Annie Oakley
The Kettle Arcade The Kettle Arcade was chosen as the starting point for our tours. It keeps the tour guests out of the elements and has some comfortable park benches. … Continue reading
Larimer Street #5, The New Kettle Arcade
The New Kettle Arcade The Plattsmouth-Nebraska wagon train company arrived in the area to be called Montana City on October 24, 1858. It consisted of fifteen wagons that held fifty-six … Continue reading
Larimer Street #4, Dana Echohawk, DPL
Larimer Street I had my sights on writing about the Kettle Arcade tonight. I wanted fresh information. I knew that meant a trip to DPL. DPL means the fifth floor … Continue reading
Larimer Street #3, Commissions, Dave & Linda Cook Art Gallery
Larimer Street The Picture below was taken in 1860 by William Gunnison Chamberlain whose photographic studio was an Larimer Street. This is a picture of Blake Street. Does the term … Continue reading
Larimer Street #2, Denver’s Origin
Larimer Street The Origin of Denver All the Historic Denver tours start with a brief history of Denver. The Larimer Tour is much closer to the spot where Denver began … Continue reading
Larimer Street #1, A Description of the Street
Larimer Street When Historic Denver’s Larimer Square tour was first conceived the planning committee settled on the theme “Then & Now”. We felt this was the direction to go because, unlike … Continue reading
Governor Waite & His Battles
In honor of Labor Day I am going to write about Governor David Hanson Waite. Waite was involved in the Denver City Hall War of 1893, and the labor wars in Teller County … Continue reading
17th street
This is 17th Street looking Southeast. This photo shows the Brown Palace Hotel and the annex. The cars left to right are a 50’s Buick, ’56 Chevy wagon, ’61 Ford … Continue reading
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