Tag Archives: 1950s

Allen True and the Denver Courts of Justice

Posted on October 10, 2009 by admin

— By Victoria Tupper Kirby As early as the 1920s, there were plans to have Denver muralist Allen Tupper True decorate the courts in the City and County Building in Denver. Five judges of the District Court signed an affidavit … Continue reading →

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Sunday, February 26, 1950

Posted on May 12, 2009 by

—by Mary Lou Egan The story and photos occupied several pages of both the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News. KOA Radio carried the broadcast live and a score of airplanes flew overhead. An estimated 100,000 people gathered near … Continue reading →

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The Barnes Dance

Posted on January 8, 2009 by admin

Henry A. Barnes, Denver’s First Traffic Engineer —Compiled and Illustrated by Matt Holman* B50 note: Henry Barnes implemented Denver’s system to allow pedestrians to co-exist with vehicles; first introduced in Denver in the late 40’s, it is still in use … Continue reading →

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Denver traffic, 1959

Posted on December 2, 2008 by admin

The Story of Denver traffic—100,000 cars in 1945 and 200,000-plus today In Denver in the early Twentieth Century water wagons to keep down the dust were an institution. In the 1930’s road oil was sprayed on many streets to keep … Continue reading →

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