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The Denver Traveler

Archive for the ‘Weird Denver’ Category

July 21st, 2008

Monday’s Must Hear? - The Soundwalk!

Sometimes the things that can bring the most surprise aren’t big and flashy. Sometimes, they aren’t even a place or a building or a memorial. Sometimes they aren’t even to be seen but rather heard. This is certainly the case for this weeks Must See…Soundwalk! On Curtis Street between 15th and 16th Streets is a […]

By Shawn Marie -- 0 comments

June 30th, 2008

Monday’s Must See: The Brown Palace

The Brown Palace!
Henry Cordes Brown, who was originally from Ohio, brought his family to Denver and homesteaded on the 160 acres that is now known as Capitol Hill. Over the years he built up the neighborhood into one of the most swank in Denver at the time. Unfortunately he lost his fortune in economic […]

By Shawn Marie -- 3 comments

June 21st, 2008

American Gothic - On Broadway

I still remember the first time Shawn Marie and I drove down Broadway and I saw Flossy McGrew’s. As we neared the place I saw the sun glinting off of what looked like a skeleton in a coffin, adorned with chains and other grinning skulls. I thought to myself that I wasn’t seeing what […]

By Alicia -- 4 comments

March 18th, 2008

The Beautiful House

On my first trip to Denver, Shawn Marie said that we absolutely had to go to this restaurant. She mentioned it to her Dad, who laughed a little and said that oh yes, I had to experience it before we went back to Las Vegas. A friend of Shawn Marie’s said she would take […]

By Alicia -- 0 comments

February 26th, 2008

Put Me In Coach…

I’m a big nature lover. When we moved to Denver I was fascinated by the abundance of wildlife all around us. Squirrels, foxes, and all kinds of birds. And when I say that, I mean that there are a LOT of birds here in Denver.
Mainly though, there are geese. Tons and tons of geese. […]

By Alicia -- 1 comment

February 18th, 2008

Monday Mix n Mash First Ladies and Failures Edition:

As we have mentioned before, Denver has yet to produce a President- but we do have a few Dolly Madison Ice Cream shops and Bakeries! Dolly Madison was first lady to President James Madison.
We also mentioned the connection between President Eisenhower and Denver, but failed to let you know that Mamie Eisenhower, his wife and […]

By Shawn Marie -- 0 comments

February 7th, 2008

That Sinking Feeling…

Traffic was a nightmare on the commute tonight when a 40 foot sinkhole collapsed part of I-25 north bound. The cause of the sinkhole was said to be a water main break, and estimated to be up to 16 feet deep.
The sinkhole is located a quarter mile north of the Interstate 70 interchange, locally […]

By Alicia -- 2 comments

December 19th, 2007

Broncos and Mammoths and…a Tiger? Oh My!

A Bengal tiger cub was confiscated today in Centennial, Colorado, after police were sent photos of the tiger traveling through Denver in an SUV, and other reports that had come in that there was a tiger living in someone’s backyard. Police moved in today with wildlife agents to take control of the tiger and place […]

By Alicia -- 0 comments