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Special Features
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A collection of special pages
covering a variety of topics relating to Downtown Denver's past,
present, and future.
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Lower Downtown's
painted signs |
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Lower
Downtown's Historic Painted Commercial Signs. Explore what commerce was all about
in Denver a century ago through the exceptional collection of
original painted brick wall signs found throughout Lower Downtown. |
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Exploring LoDo's
historic alleys |
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The Alleys
of Lower Downtown. The gritty back alleys of Lower
Downtown are exposed for what they are... a valuable contributor to
Downtown Denver's history and urban character. See them here. |
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Time lapse photos of
the new Hyatt |
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Hyatt Hotel
Construction Time Lapse Photos. View construction
progress photos of Denver's newest high-rise, the 37-story Hyatt Denver
Convention Center Hotel, from the same vantage point taken over a period
of several months. |
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Down comes the old
postal annex |
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Postal Annex
Building Demolition. The former Postal Annex building
in Lower Downtown is finally making way for new development. View
photographs of the deconstruction of this large building. |
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More time lapse photos of
the Hyatt |
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Hyatt Hotel
Construction Time Lapse Photos...Part 2. Here are a
few more time lapse construction photos of Downtown Denver's newest
high-rise hotel... this time from the perspective of a nearby office
tower. |
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Time lapse photos of
the Residence Inn |
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Residence
Inn Hotel
Construction Time Lapse Photos. More construction
photos... this time of the Residence Inn hotel under construction at
18th and Champa in Downtown Denver... as seen from a nearby high-rise. |
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Photo tour of the 16th
Street Mall |
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Downtown Denver's
16th Street Mall.
Take a virtual stroll from one end to the other down the 1.5 mile long
16th Street Mall in the heart of Downtown Denver. |
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The countdown to Grand
Opening |
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Hyatt Convention Center Hotel Grand Opening Countdown.
Enjoy a special look at the countdown to the grand opening of the new
37-story, 1,100-room hotel officially known as the Hyatt Regency Denver
at Colorado Convention Center. |
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A look into Downtown's
future? |
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Downtown Denver
Buildout Scenarios.
To kick off the update of the Downtown Area Plan, planning students
calculate what Downtown might look like after the all the surface parking
lots are gone. |
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The story behind
Downtown's blocks |
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Downtown Denver Block Numbers.
Here's a brief historical overview about how Downtown Denver was platted
and an explanation behind the block numbers used throughout the Downtown
Main Map section of this website. |
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The architectural gems
of Downtown |
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Downtown Denver Historic District.
There's LoDo, and then there's the Downtown Denver Historic District, a
collection of 43 of some of the most beautiful and
architecturally-significant buildings in Downtown Denver. Explore
all 43 here. |
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Comparing our Downtown
to others |
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Downtown
Denver Peer Cities Analysis. To help
Denver improve its downtown, planning students evaluate the downtowns of
16 peer cities to Denver to learn how those cities' experiences could be
applied to Downtown Denver. |
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Construction photos of
the Glass House |
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Glass House
Construction Photos. The twin
tower 23-story Glass House in Downtown's Central Platte Valley was the
first high-rise project in the former rail yards behind Union Station.
View construction photos of this landmark project here. |
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Interior photos of the
Fontius Building |
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Inside the
Fontius Building. Check out photos of
the interior of the long-blighted Fontius Building at 16th and Welton
after its acquisition by Evan Makovsky but before any restoration work
had begun. |
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