Comments on: 16th and Welton Rare Photo

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:26:00 +0000

All advertisements for the shoe store pronounced it "Fon-shus".

By: Saint

Saint — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:56:00 +0000

Harry might pronounce it differently, but everyone I know refers to it as "font-ee-us".

By: pdj

pdj — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:33:00 +0000

'Font-shus' is close to the way I recall Harry Fontius pronouncing his name.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:48:00 +0000

That article is really great…I can't wait to see what Mr. Makovsky has planned. Denver owes you many thanks! By the sounds of the article it will be a fairly large…possibly skyline redefining project.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:07:00 +0000

Yep, the Orpheum was demolished in 1967, and has been a surface lot for the last 40 years. I wish someone would calculate exactly how much value was destroyed (in dollar terms) by the demolition of our historic buildings during "urban renewal." The total must be well into the billions. Imagine what something like the Orpheum would be worth today, even in dilapidated condition.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:45:00 +0000

What is the correct pronunciation of 'Fontius'? Is it Fon-shus or Fon-t-us?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:09:00 +0000

Thanks Dave, this is awesome!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:16:00 +0000

I noticed earlier today that workers have already started placing the new terra cotta tiles on the exterior walls of the ground floor. The building as a whole is starting to look better than I originally imagined!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:22:00 +0000

Lembley: that's the Orpheum Theater, which was in the middle of the block between 15th and 16th.

By: Lembley

Lembley — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:33:00 +0000

What is that domed building at the far left of the first picture? Probably something demolished in the 60's It would be cool if Sage installed a new sign on the roof like the one in the first photo.