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My Brother’s Car

Posted on January 18, 2009 by admin

In 1983, Brother’s manager Dave Le Compte was downstairs counting the previous days receipts. It was early in the morning and he was alone in the building. He startled to a loud booming noise followed by the building shaking and … Continue reading →

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Riverside

Posted on January 16, 2009 by admin

by Hugh Graham, hughgrahamcreative.com Riverside has been dying for a long time. One of the first cemeteries in the american west designed as a park, with paths for carriages, and trees for shade, and roses, for a generation or so … Continue reading →

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Auraria, Rhythm of the Neighborhood

Posted on January 14, 2009 by admin

This is Carlos Fresquez’ digital story titled “Rhythm of the Neighborhood” from the Colorado History Museum’s Imagine a Great City: Denver at 150 exhibit. This story was made in a workshop facilitated by The Center for Digital Storytelling’s Denver office. … Continue reading →

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Trains

Posted on January 12, 2009 by admin

by Sharon Feder sfeder.com In the late 1800’s, my great-grandparents, Harry and Mary Aarons, came to Denver from New York city. What motivated them to leave their community back East for a future in young Denver is unknowable… just as … Continue reading →

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Skylark (the old skylark, that is)

Posted on January 9, 2009 by admin

In 2003, the Skylark Bar moved from its home of 60 years at 58 Broadway to a new, roomier location at 140 South Broadway. According to its creators at Milkhaus, this brilliant time-lapse video “was made largely because of the … Continue reading →

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