Have you ever wondered what it’s like inside the Fontius Building, the deteriorating historic structure at 16th and Welton in Downtown Denver that’s sat mostly vacant for the last twenty years? Me too.

Evan Makovsky just recently took possession of the building from the Cook family and, thanks to Mr. Makovsky, Ben Kuruvila, and the rest of the good folks at Shames-Makovsky Realty, I was given the opportunity to photograph the interior of the Fontius before any remodeling gets underway. I’m happy to share a selection of those photos with you at my newest DenverInfill special feature: Inside the Fontius.

You’re going to be amazed at what you see. Here’s a sample:

Fortunately, it won’t look like this for much longer.