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Denver’s Great Telescopes (19th and 21st Century)

— by Robert Stencel Small telescopes have been part of Denver history since our origins. Witness the fine brass refractor on display in the parlor of the Byers-Evans house downtown. With the rejuvenation of the University of Denver in 1880, … Continue reading

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Three Short Stories about my Irish Family

— by Dennis Gallagher Story One: William J. Gallagher, Sr. My Grandfather, William Gallagher, came to America from his native Ireland in the early 1900’s. He was born in William Butler Yeats’s country, County Sligo. When he arrived on the … Continue reading

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Mamie Doud Eisenhower: The First Lady’s Denver Years

— By Linda Wommack Denver’s own Mamie Doud Eisenhower was the First Lady of the Untied States and held the position with style and grace for both of her husband’s terms, from 1953 to 1961. One biographer said “…the world … Continue reading

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Remembering Zeckendorf Plaza

—by Gary Landeck Every time I pass by what used to be Zeckendorf Plaza, I am heartbroken all over again. Spanning the block between Court and Tremont on 15th Street, the plaza was once a remarkable example of modernist architecture. … Continue reading

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Mount Evans or Bust: “A Castle in the Sky”

– by Charla Stilling The gold is there, ‘most anywhere You can take it out rich, with an iron crow bar, And where it is thick, with a shovel and pick, You can pick it out in lumps a big … Continue reading

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