From Indian land to City Suburb (1850-1900) Up through the Pikes Peak gold rush of the 1850’s, the Congress Park area was Native American land. By 1860 the young city of Denver had grown to a population of 5,000, with six men to every woman. As the first stagecoaches were arriving in Denver in the late 1850’s, William Larimer, one of the city’s founders, sited the park-like Mount Prospect Cemetery … Continue reading →
TOPIC Trifecta: rediscover Congress Park in 1858, 1861, 1902 and beyond SPEAKER Beht Glandon is the director of Discover Denver at Historic Denver LOCATION DETAILS The event will be held in the REACH Charter School multi-purpose room on the Sewall Childhood Development Center campus at 940 Fillmore. TICKETS This event is free to Congress Park neighbors and open to the public as seating is available. OBJECTIVE The Learning … Continue reading →
Hosted by Congress Park Neighbors IncTOPIC Streetlife: how and why transportation–past, present and future–plays a role in the Congress Park neighborhood. September 29, 2015 7:00pm – 8:30pm SPEAKERS Representatives from RTD, Department of Public Works,B-Cycle and others have been invited to participate.
Continue reading →The twelfth season of Congress Park Neighbors Historic Speakers series is presented by the CPN Historic Preservation and Education Committee. Lectures run May through September, with a lecture given the last Wednesday of each month. This summer brings some changes. Due to other commitments this summer, there will NOT be a lecture in August. Because daylight is short in the fall, the September walking tour will be held … Continue reading →
