Tag Archives: 1960s

The Flood of 1965

— photos and text by Dennis Bauer In the evening of June 16,1965, a wall of water described by some as 15 feet high roared down the South Platte River, the result of extremely severe thunderstorms many miles south of … Continue reading

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Celebrity Sports Center, 1960–1994

B50 Note: Everything you ever wanted to know about Celebrity Sports Center. No, really. This article was originally published in Colorado Heritage magazine in Autumn 2007. Reprinted with permission of the Author. Images courtesy of celebrity.bt76.com Spares and Splashes: Walt … 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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