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Don Crawford
“My songs are are all about the things we’ve all felt.”
– Don Crawford
1608 Colfax: An Eventual Obituary
“The house at 1608 East Colfax just peeks over the storefront addition as if to beg one to remember what this street once looked like.”
– Diane Wilk, Wyman Historic District
Continue reading “1608 Colfax: An Eventual Obituary”Doc Holliday’s Denver
ALIAS TOM McKEY ARRIVES IN DENVER
Doc Holliday arrived in Denver, Colorado in the summer of 1876 after having fled Texas. It has been written that Doc, being a wanted man, took the alias of Tom McKey. T. S. McKey was the name of Doc’s uncle. Doc found work as a faro dealer at a local theatre and gambling house at 357 Blake Street.
Continue reading “Doc Holliday’s Denver”Retro Toledo Metro (RTM)
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20th Avenue & Welton Street
There’s a triangular piece of land in Denver that is bounded by 20th Street, Welton Street, 20th Avenue (College Lane) and Lincoln Street. This is its story.
The Other Woody: Dave Wood
Along the Hotaawathiipi
I sailed up a river with a pleasant wind,
New Lands, new people, and new thoughts to find.
-Henry David Thoreau
Svigel’s Auto Parts (1930-2016)
“We Buy Junk Cars & Sell New & Used Auto Parts. We Want Your Junk Car!”
Svigel’s Auto Parts was a family-owned and operated business that served the Denver Metro area for over 86 years. Svigel’s was located at 4393 South Santa Fe Drive in Englewood, Colorado. Click here for a detailed history of Svigel’s from Englewood Herald.
Continue reading “Svigel’s Auto Parts (1930-2016)”The Attic: Boulder, Colorado Folk
The Attic was a small room in a basement, more of a cavern than an attic. The acoustics were good, and it was intimate, seating only 50 people so the performer was right on top of the mostly student audience. It was like singing in your living room. Folk music was in the midst of its most popular period. – Joe Loop, Owner
