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Western History / Genealogy News
June 2015
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Denver is changing and growing fast. Over the last few months I have seen my friends' rents increase, house prices skyrocket, and Denver neighborhood demographics rapidly change. It's an exciting and often stressful time for Denverites, but this isn't the first boom and crisis we've seen. Using the Western History Subject Index I was able to find several articles with headlines that could easily be seen in today's paper. The housing crisis in the 1940s went on for half of the decade. Other headlines from the 1940s read "Governor warns possibility he will call special session of legislature to curb sky-rocketing rents in state," and "Council passes ordinance limiting rent increases to 10%." After World War II ended there was a shortage of housing for returning veterans and the city struggled to keep up with young men returning to the workforce and seeking homes in the metro area. Read more.
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While many of today's Denver residents seek their thrills at Elitch Gardens or Lakeside Amusement Park, 116 years ago, they headed to Chutes Park. Chutes Park, known as "Arlington Park" from 1892-1898, was an early business venture of Robert Speer (Denver Mayor, 1904-1912). In May 1899, one of the "spectacular things" at Chutes Park was W. H. Barnes' team of diving elk. Read more.
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James Russell Sherman Reception
You are cordially invited to attend a reception celebrating the James Russell Sherman Retrospective on Sunday, May 31, 2 p.m., in the Gates Reading Room, Level Five of the Central Library.
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This collection contains plans and drawings from significant regional architects including Fisher and Fisher, Temple Buell, Gove and Walsh, Burnham Hoyt, Victor Hornbein and William Muchow. Learn more and explore our resources.
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