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Collection: DPL Archives
Description: The Denver Public Library consists of 26 branch libraries spread across the length and breadth of the city of Denver, Colorado, and a Central library headquarters in the Golden Triangle and Civic Center neighborhoods. The library averages 4 million visits each year, and their mission is "Together, we create welcoming spaces where all are free to explore and connect."
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Blogs & Social Media, Science & Health, Local History, Libraries, Libraries and archives, Photographs
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: The Denver Public Library creates online finding aids, or collection guides, to special collections held by the library’s Western History and Genealogy Division, and the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library. The first searchable database of guides that the library hosted was on the PLEADE web publication framework, captured here. Western History staff encoded each finding aid in EAD (Encoded Archival Description), an XML standard, which enabled remote users to browse and read the finding aids online.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Libraries, Libraries and archives, Local History, History, Computers & Technology, Digital Humanities, Libraries--Special collections--Electronic information resources, Archives, African Americans -- History -- Archives
Collection: Western History
Description: The Front Rangers Cycling Club is a collection of volunteers, partnering with the Denver Police Department, committed to giving back to the community by mentoring at-risk urban kids through bicycling. Founded in 1993, the organization has worked with 200 kids, getting them outside and moving, enhancing their sense of adventure, and giving them a feeling of accomplishment. The Club organizes large-scale cycling events/races in the Denver metro area.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Biking, Transportation, Sports and Recreation, Mentoring, After-school programs
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: Library Journal article written on the occasion of ALA’s Midwinter conference in Denver, in January 2017. The article reviews DPL City Librarian Michelle Jeske’s presentation in the “Placemaking and the Public Library” session, specifically her focus on re-envisioning public spaces to better fit the needs of the community. Jeske’s presentation offered low-budget ways to welcome and encourage the community to feel ownership over their library. She also discussed the importance of partnership with other stakeholders, such as city agencies and community groups.
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Subject: Libraries, Arts & Humanities, Society & Culture , Journalism, Continuing education, Professional development, Public services (Libraries)., Library administration., User-centered system design., Library planning., Community Partnerships
Creator: Stephanie Sendaula
Publisher: Library Journal
Type: Online news article
Date: January 27, 2017, Captured 2018
title: Library Journal
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: Metro Down Payment Assistance (metroDPA) is a social equity program sponsored by the City & County of Denver helping people throughout the Front Range become homeowners. It provides a home loan and down payment assistance to help individuals, and their direct descendants, who can demonstrate residential ties to a neighborhood that was redlined between 1938 and 2000. Down payment assistance amounts range from $15,000 to $25,000.
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Subject: Society & Culture , BIPOC, Community development, Community development, Urban -- Colorado -- Denver., Urban policy -- Colorado -- Denver., Restitution, Housing subsidy, Housing subsidies -- Colorado -- Denver., Housing, Wealth -- United States -- History., Home ownership – Colorado – Denver
Collection: Western History
Description: This brief article summarizes Revesco Properties’s plans to redevelop 62 acres of land in downtown Denver. The land adjoins Elitch Gardens and is one of the largest infill plots left in the city as of time of publication. The article references affordable housing, transportation and infrastructure plans, and the possible recreational and commercial uses of the area.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Transportation, Real estate development, Business enterprises -- Colorado -- Denver, Land use, Urban -- Colorado -- Denver., Urban renewal -- Colorado -- Denver.
Collection: Western History
Description: Founded as a student-organized theater group at the University of Colorado, Denver in 1972, Su Teatro is a Denver-based theater company whose mission is to promote, produce, develop and preserve the cultural arts, heritage, and traditions of the Chicano/Latino community. Beginning in the 1980s, the group began to develop full-length plays, and created more than 20 original full length productions that have toured the nation widely. In 1989, Su Teatro purchased the old Elyria School in Northeast Denver, and was able to expand their programming to include annual arts festivals and an arts education program, in addition to a full theater season. In 2010, Su Teatro purchased and renovated the Denver Civic Theatre, located at 721 Santa Fe Drive, in Denver’s Santa Fe Arts District.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Hispanic Americans in the performing arts., Community theater -- Colorado -- Denver, Theater -- Study and teaching -- United States, Performing Arts, BIPOC, Theatre, Arts & Humanities
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: Established in 1991, The African American Voice is a free monthly online newspaper that focuses on the news of the Colorado Springs Metro, Denver Metro and Pueblo areas. The Voice is the longest-running Black monthly newspaper published in Southern Colorado, and prior to switching to an online-only format, had a statewide distribution of 10,000. The newspaper was founded by publisher and owner James Tucker, with goals to “awaken the larger community to the needs and untapped potential of African Americans living in Colorado, while at the same time bringing to the state broad awareness of the diverse mix of local, regional, national and international issues that have an impact…upon their lives.”
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Subject: African Americans – Colorado – Colorado Springs – Newspapers, African Americans – Colorado – Denver – Newspapers, African Americans – Colorado – Pueblo – Newspapers, African Americans, African-American History, Local History, Newspapers, Politics, African American newspapers, Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Journalism, BIPOC
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: Traditionally held in May along Welton Street in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood, this free festival celebrates the history and culture of Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. Once known as the Harlem of the West, Five Points was historically home to several jazz clubs which played host to many of jazz music’s national and local legends. The festival was first celebrated in 2003, and is coordinated by the Five Points Jazz Festival Committee and Denver Arts & Venues.
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Subject: Arts & Humanities, Jazz Music, Society & Culture , Jazz Festivals – Colorado – Denver, Festivals – United States, Music Festivals, Music, Five Points (Denver, Colo.), Denver Arts & Venues, African Americans -- Music., Five Points Jazz Festival, BIPOC, Festivals
Creator: Denver Arts and Venues
Type: Website, Events calendar
Collection: Western History
Description: Since 1976, the community-based non-profit organization Bienvenidos Food Bank has provided Northwest Denver individuals and families with food assistance and services. The organization offers a storefront market, mobile pantry, emergency food locations at schools and other nonprofits, home grocery delivery, a diaper and personal hygiene bank, a pet food pantry, and SNAP program application assistance. Bienvenidos serves nearly 10,000 people across all of Denver each year.
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Subject: Bienvenidos Food Bank COVID-19 response, Society & Culture , Food banks -- United States., Food security -- United States., Hunger -- United States, Science & Health, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: Curtis Park Neighbors, Inc. is the Registered Neighborhood Organization and historic district for the Curtis Park neighborhood of Denver. The organization meets regularly to discuss local issues, organizes community events, produces a monthly newsletter, and provides resources on issues relevant to area neighbors. Examples of these resources include information on maintaining historic properties, applying for preservation grants and tax credits, and upcoming city planning, transportation, and parks planning efforts.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Registered Neighborhood Organizations, Historic preservation, Neighborhoods, Citizens’ associations, Neighborhood associations, City planning, Nonprofit associations, Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.), Curtis Park Historic District (Denver, Colo.)
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: The Denver Urban Spectrum is a monthly publication in Denver, Colorado that has been “spreading the news about people of color” since 1987. The magazine provides local, state, national, and international news coverage in both a print and online version. The affiliated Urban Spectrum Youth Foundation, established in 2000, offers individual internships, seminars and other opportunities to teenagers seeking hands-on experiences and education about journalism.
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Subject: General news, Journalism, Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Politics, BIPOC, African American magazines, African Americans – Colorado — Denver -- newspapers
Collection: Western History
Description: The Denver Urban Spectrum is a monthly publication in Denver, Colorado that has been “spreading the news about people of color” since 1987. The magazine provides local, state, national, and international news coverage in both a print and online version. The affiliated Urban Spectrum Youth Foundation, established in 2000, offers individual internships, seminars and other opportunities to teenagers seeking hands-on experiences and education about journalism.
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Subject: African Americans – Colorado — Denver -- newspapers, African American magazines, Arts & Humanities, Politics, BIPOC, General news, Journalism, Society & Culture
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: Designing the WE, a New York design studio focused on social innovation, developed the “Undesign the Redline” interactive exhibit, workshop series, and curriculum. The exhibit explores the history of structural racism and inequality, and examines how these issues compounded each other, from 1938 Redlining maps until today. The exhibit travels nationally, tailoring its materials to the situation in each city. The exhibit is intended to help communities learn together, activate, and mobilize into a strong “WE” capable of transforming racist systems with intentionality. “Undesign the Redline” was hosted by Denver’s Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library from November 2018 through July 2019.
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Subject: Museum exhibits, Interactive museum exhibits, Traveling exhibits, Redlining, Institutional racism, Urban planning, Society & Culture , Maps, Race, Class & Inequalities - Resources, BIPOC
Creator: Designing the WE
Type: Website
Collection: Western History
Description: The Final Friday Art Walk (Final Fridays) gives visitors, residents and folks who work in the Golden Triangle district (bounded by Speer Boulevard, Colfax Avenue, and Lincoln Street) an after-hours opportunity to explore the many creative spaces in our special corner of Denver. The events include the chance to engage with the quirky, cool, and sophisticated art and creatives which define this eclectic neighborhood. Held the last Friday of each month from 6-9 pm, the walk includes special events and later hours for the Denver Art Museum and the many galleries and artist spaces in the neighborhood.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Art, Artists, Art Galleries, Commercial, Art museums, Community Engagement
Collection: Western History
Description: FasTracks is RTD's voter-approved transit expansion program -- the largest in the nation -- transforming transportation through the Denver metro area. Between 2004 and 2019, the project completed the W Line, the Free MetroRide and Union Station. In January 2016, they launched the Flatiron Flyer Bus Rapid Transit service; in April 2016, the University of Colorado A Line rail service between Union Station and Denver International Airport; in July 2016, the B Line to Westminster; in February 2017, the R Line through Aurora; and in April 2019, the G Line. Through the FasTracks program, RTD is building more rail, improved bus service, more parking, and improved roadways and bridges. This page captures a list and summaries of completed projects, and future projects to be completed. Includes a map of existing lines and fact sheets on the Gold Line/G Line and Eagle P3 projects (A, B, and G lines, and commuter rail maintenance facility).
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Subject: Society & Culture , Public transportation, Transportation, Economic development, Infrastructure, Mass transit, Local transit – Colorado – Denver, Local transit – Colorado – Aurora, Local transit – Colorado – Boulder
Collection: Western History
Description: The 11-mile commuter light rail G line opened in 2019 with the intent of bringing faster, more frequent service to Denver, Arvada, and Wheat Ridge. The line offers connections between Wheat Ridge and Denver’s Union Station, and points in between. This page documents the line’s map, stations, and details of using the service.
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Subject: Infrastructure, Transportation, Public transportation, Society & Culture , Mass transit, Local transit – Colorado – Denver, Local transit – Colorado – Arvada, Local transit – Colorado – Wheat Ridge, Economic development
Collection: Western History
Description: St. Francis Center is a refuge for adults who are homeless in the metro Denver area, providing shelter along with services that enable people to meet their basic needs for daily survival and to transition out of homelessness. St. Francis Center’s programs and services focus on daytime shelter, social services, health and wellness, housing, employment, and outreach.
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Subject: Saint Francis Center COVID-19 response, Society & Culture , Homelessness, Social services, Shelters for the homeless -- United States., Homeless persons -- Services for -- United States.
Collection: Tenth Mountain Division
Description: The Tenth Mountain Division, formed in November 1941, were popularly known as “the ski troops” of World War II. The unit trained at Camp Hale, Colorado, and Camp Swift, Texas. The majority of the Tenth Mountain soldiers were originally skiers, forest rangers, lumberjacks, outfitters and guides, and were expected to be able to take care of themselves out-of-doors in all four seasons. The unit fought in the European theatre, primarily in Northern Italy, for over 110 days beginning in January 1945. Many of these men were instrumental in founding ski resorts when they returned stateside. The Tenth Mountain Division Foundation is dedicated to honoring and preserving the history and personal stories of the men who served in the unit. To this end, the foundation funds the archival work of the 10th Mountain Division Resource Center, located at the Denver Public Library and the History Colorado museum. They also engage in a variety of other benevolent activities supporting current and former soldiers nationwide.
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Subject: Society & Culture , World War, 1939-1945, United States. Department of the Army, Veterans, United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th -- History., World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American., Ski troops
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2022, Pam Anderson ran for election as Colorado Secretary of State on the Republican ticket. Anderson previously served as Wheat Ridge City Clerk (2003-2007), Jefferson County Clerk (2007-2015), and as a private business owner of Consilium Colorado, a government relations and nonprofit management consulting company. Pam has volunteered on a number of boards, including the Colorado County Clerks Association Executive Board, Colorado Secretary of State Bipartisan Election Advisory Committee, and the Center for Election Innovation and Research. Anderson lost against Democratic candidate Pam Anderson, garnering 43.7% of the vote to Griswold’s 53.6%.
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Subject: Colorado. Department of State, Republican Party (Colo.), Elections – Colorado, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture
Group: Elections and Ballot Measures
Creator: Pam Anderson for CO Secretary of State
Type: Website
Date: 2022
Collection: Western History
Description: Lists and briefly summarizes the proposed constitutional amendments and citizen initiatives featured statewide in Colorado in 2022. This page also summarizes Colorado legislators’ referral votes by party on referred constitutional amendments, the process for getting a measure on the ballot, facts on the history of Colorado ballot measures, and measures that did not make it onto the ballot. A post-election version of the site added the final election results and a summary of campaign contributions for and against each measure.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Politics & Elections, ballot measures, Government – US States, Elections – Colorado
Collection: Western History
Description: This Ballotopedia.org page summarizes the 2018 Colorado Ballot Proposition 112, which was intended to establish minimum distance requirements for new Oil, Gas, and Fracking Projects. The proposition was intended to restrict the development of these new projects to within 2,500 feet from occupied buildings and other areas designated as vulnerable (such as schools and homes).
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Subject: Society & Culture , Politics & Elections, Science & Health, Ballot propositions, Natural gas – Law and legislation
Collection: Western History
Description: Summarizes the June 4 political debate between Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates for the 2018 election. The debate, hosted by 9news.com, featured former State Senator Mike Johnston, former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne and U.S. Representative Jared Polis. The page links to a YouTube video of the debate.
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Subject: Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Politics, Political parties, Democratic Party
Collection: Conservation
Description: As metropolitan areas along Colorado’s Front Range continue to gain in population and city development, water scarcity is forcing some towns to enact new water preservation measures. This article looks at Castle Rock’s “turf bans” limiting private landscaping, and Arvada’s increased water hook-up fees for new construction. The article also references measures Aurora has taken towards incentivizing water conservation.
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Subject: Regional planning -- Colorado., Landscape architecture in water conservation., Water conservation -- Colorado -- Denver Metropolitan Area., Aurora (Colo.), Castle Rock (Colo.), Arvada (Colo.), Science & Health, Society & Culture
Collection: Western History
Description: This article discusses the free track-chair program featured at Colorado’s Staunton State Park. This adaptive program provides four-wheel drive wheelchairs that are outfitted with tank treads, thus facilitating bumpy terrain hiking for users of wheelchairs.
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Subject: Backpacking., Outdoor recreation., Hiking., Track chairs, Athletes with disabilities., People with disabilities -- United States., Staunton State Park (Colo.), Wheelchairs, Society & Culture
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: For much of Denver’s history, mortgage lending and real estate redlining practices prevented many people of color from investing in a home and building intergenerational wealth. The Dearfield Fund with Gary Community Ventures aims to right this injustice by offering first-time Black homebuyers in the Denver metro area up to $40,000 in downpayment assistance. This article from Denver’s CBS affiliate announces the program.
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Subject: Society & Culture , BIPOC, Real estate investment, Discrimination in mortgage loans -- United States, Discrimination in housing -- Colorado -- Denver., Reparations for historical injustices., Social Justice
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: Metro Down Payment Assistance (metroDPA) is a social equity program sponsored by the City & County of Denver helping people throughout the Front Range become homeowners. It provides a home loan and down payment assistance to help individuals, and their direct descendants, who can demonstrate residential ties to a neighborhood that was redlined between 1938 and 2000. Down payment assistance amounts range from $15,000 to $25,000.
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Subject: Society & Culture , BIPOC, Community development, Community development, Urban -- Colorado -- Denver., Urban policy -- Colorado -- Denver., Restitution, Housing subsidy, Housing subsidies -- Colorado -- Denver., Housing, Wealth -- United States -- History., Home ownership – Colorado – Denver, Social Justice
Collection: Western History
Description: The Denver Infill website was launched in 2006 by Ken Schroeppel, an urbanist, planner, and educator who lives and works in the Downtown Denver area. The site was converted to a blog in 2009, but the primary purpose remains the same: to track the numerous urban infill developments in the greater Downtown Denver area, educate about urban planning and development, and to advocate for positive changes to Denver’s built environment. This section of posts pertain to construction in the Central Platte Valley area of Denver.
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Subject: Urban parks -- Colorado -- Denver, Real estate development, Public spaces, Local transit – Colorado – Denver, Land use, Urban -- Colorado -- Denver., Housing – Colorado – Denver, Architecture, Urban renewal -- Colorado -- Denver., Urban Development, City planning, Urban policy -- Colorado -- Denver., Infrastructure, Society & Culture
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: This Denverite.com article introduces the Metro Down Payment Assistance (metroDPA) social equity program sponsored by the City & County of Denver’s Department of Housing Stability. The article highlights the new program, explains the intent and purpose for its creation, and quotes Denver Mayor Michael Hancock about the goals the program hopes to achieve.
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Subject: Society & Culture , BIPOC, Community development, Urban policy -- Colorado -- Denver., Restitution, Housing subsidy, Housing subsidies -- Colorado -- Denver., Housing Wealth -- United States -- History., Home ownership – Colorado – Denver
Collection: Western History
Description: This Denverite.com article examines Metropolitan State University’s new policy, announced in 2022, to freeze tuition costs for incoming students for four years. The intent of the program is to make the cost of college predictable for the traditional duration of a student’s enrollment.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Colleges & Universities, Education – Costs – Colorado, College Tuition
Collection: Western History
Description: A Denver activist couple turned their home into a shared housing cooperative, thus creating a communal living community with home equity shared among all residents. This news article reports on the legal and financial processes used to achieve the new intentional community, as well as some of the personal benefits to residents.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Activism, Housing – Colorado – Denver, Zoning law -- Colorado -- Denver., Communal living
Collection: Western History
Description: Denver’s Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program is intended to minimize unnecessary interactions with law enforcement in nonviolent crisis situations. The program features mobile response vans staffed with a mental health clinician and paramedic. The popular program, launched in 2020, has seen its temporary budget expanded several times, growing from one van to six. This article discusses Denver City Council’s vote to expand their budget by $2.3 million for 2023, and contract with Servicios de La Raza. The partnership is expected to expand STAR’s ability to respond in “culturally responsive, linguistically specific” ways.
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Subject: Psychic trauma, Crisis intervention (Mental health services), Social Services, Homelessness, Community Engagement, Society & Culture , Substance abuse
Collection: Western History
Description: Denver's 2023 mayoral election had an unusually large number of candidates. This Denverite article outlines the 16 candidates who had filed to run as of December 2022. Brief biographies are included for each candidate.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Mayors – Elections, Elections – Colorado, Politics & Elections
Group: Elections and Ballot Measures
Creator: Ben Markus, denverite.com
Type: Online news article
Date: 2022
Collection: Western History
Description: Denver’s 2023 mayoral race had an unusually high number of candidates running. The local news site Denverite.com featured ongoing coverage throughout, often with a humorous twist. This article gamifies the “get to know your candidates” process by turning their biographiess into a version of the game “Guess Who.” The site quipped “this is a ploy to make you civically engaged.”
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Subject: Gamification, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Elections – Colorado, Mayors – Elections, Civics -- Study and Teaching -- United States
Group: Elections and Ballot Measures
Creator: Kevin Beaty, Denverite.com
Type: Online news article
Date: 2022
Collection: Western History
Description: Denverite.com featured unique coverage of the 2023 mayoral election, in which seventeen candidates ran for the office vacated by Mayor Michael Hancock. In this article, journalist Kyle Harris interviews four prior Denver mayors– Federico Peña (1983-1991), Wellington Webb (1991-2003), John Hickenlooper (2003-2011), and Michael Hancock (2011-2023)-- about the personal qualities they believe are most important in a mayor. Several of the former mayors noted the need for patience, strategic thinking, and an ability to work with multiple players. Mayor Hancock identified the role as like being “the CEO of the city….You’re executing and overseeing a $3 billion operation….almost 12,000 city employees, including three units that are considered paramilitary….in partnership with one of the best public-health hospitals in the country….and you are also in charge of the third busiest airport in the world….”
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Subject: Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Elections – Colorado, Mayors – Elections
Group: Elections and Ballot Measures
Creator: Kyle Harris, Denverite.com
Type: Online news article
Date: 2023
Collection: Western History
Description: Denverite.com featured ongoing coverage of the 2023 Mayoral and City Council elections, often with a humorous twist. This article reports on a poll that showed record low percentages of support for all candidates, including the fact that no mayoral candidate hit 8% support as of the end of February, 2023. The article also notes an across-the-board poor showing for outgoing Mayor Michael Hancock and city council, with the police department showing a higher approval rate, during a time of low support for police departments nationwide.
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Subject: Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Elections – Colorado, Mayors – Elections, Local elections -- Colorado -- Denver., Denver City Council
Group: Elections and Ballot Measures
Creator: Kyle Harris, Denverite.com
Type: Online news article
Date: February 23, 2023
Collection: Conservation
Description: In 2023, Denverites voted on referendum 2O, intended to lift the city’s conservation easement on land in Northeast Park Hill that was formerly known as the Park Hill Golf Course. Westside Investment Partners had purchased the land between 35th and 40th, and Colorado and Dahlia, in 2019. Their development plan included lifting the conservation easement that restricts the property to serving as a golf course, and then constructing housing, retail spaces, and a park. The 2O referred measure was Westside’s third attempt to lift the easement, with each effort being voted down by Denver’s voters. This article examines the history of the 155-acre plot, from 1859 to 2023.
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Subject: Urban planning, Regional planning – Colorado, Parks – Colorado, Land use, Housing, Conservation of natural resources, City planning, Ballot measures, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Elections – Colorado, Golf courses
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2023, Denverites voted on Referendum 2O, intended to lift the city’s conservation easement on land in Northeast Park Hill that was formerly known as the Park Hill Golf Course. Westside Investment Partners had purchased the land between 35th and 40th, and Colorado and Dahlia, in 2019. Their development plan included lifting the conservation easement that restricts the property to use as a golf course, and then constructing housing, retail spaces, and a park. The 2O referred measure was Westside’s third attempt to lift the easement, against a community group that ran an opposition campaign. The opposition group, “Yes for Parks and Open Space,” hoped to protect the citizen-funded easement, and had hopes that the city would buy the property and build a large park. Ultimately, each of Westside’s three easement removal efforts were voted down by Denver’s voters. This article reports the final referendum results.
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Subject: Golf courses, Housing, Urban planning, Regional planning – Colorado, Parks – Colorado, Land use, Conservation of natural resources, City planning, Ballot measures, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Elections – Colorado
Group: Elections and Ballot Measures
Creator: Denverite.com, Kyle Harris, Nathaniel Minor
Type: Online news article
Date: 2023
Collection: Conservation
Description: In 2023, Denverites voted on Referendum 2O, intended to lift the city’s conservation easement on land in Northeast Park Hill that was formerly known as the Park Hill Golf Course. Westside Investment Partners had purchased the land between 35th and 40th, and Colorado and Dahlia, in 2019. Their development plan included lifting the conservation easement that restricts the property to use as a golf course, and then constructing housing, retail spaces, and a park. The 2O referred measure was Westside’s third attempt to lift the easement, against a community group that ran an opposition campaign. The opposition group, “Yes for Parks and Open Space,” hoped to protect the citizen-funded easement, and had hopes that the city would buy the property and build a large park. Ultimately, each of Westside’s three easement removal efforts were voted down by Denver’s voters. This article reports the final referendum results.
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Subject: Golf courses, Housing, Urban planning, Regional planning – Colorado, Parks – Colorado, Land use, Conservation of natural resources, City planning, Ballot measures, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Elections – Colorado
Group: Elections and Ballot Measures
Creator: Denverite.com, Kyle Harris, Nathaniel Minor
Type: Online news article
Date: 2023
Collection: Western History
Description: Denver’s PrideFest is the largest celebration of LGBTQ+ pride in the Rocky Mountain region, featuring live entertainment on multiple stages; 250+ exhibitors; the Denver Pride Parade; events for young families, teens, and seniors; and the Pride 5K race. The festival is hosted by The Center on Colfax, and takes place at Civic Center Park in downtown Denver, and along Colfax Avenue and Broadway. PrideFest is held on the third weekend of June each year, with the events falling on June 16-17 in 2018, and June 15-16 in 2019. 2019 was the 50th anniversary of the uprising at the Stonewall Inn in New York, and that year the festival featured a special art installation by Lonnie Hanzon, free exhibits and events, and online resources and lesson plans about Stonewall.
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Subject: Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969 -- Anniversaries, etc., Gay pride celebrations., Gay Pride Day., LGBTQ+ people., Transgender people, Gay people, Gay community – Colorado – Denver, Society & Culture
Collection: Western History
Description: The First Friday Art Walks, Denver's Santa Fe Art District’s signature event, feature open galleries, studios, restaurants and breweries, food trucks, and other events and activities on the first Friday evening of each month. The Santa Fe Art District spans from 13th Avenue to Alameda Avenue, and from Kalamath Street to Inca Street, and features numerous arts and cultural organizations.
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Subject: Art Festivals -- Colorado -- Denver, Artists, Art museums, Art Galleries, Community Engagement, Arts & Humanities, Society & Culture
Collection: Western History
Description: The Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) is a union representing the 5,635 educators of the Denver Public School system. In January 2019, Denver Public School teachers went on their first strike since 1994, protesting low wages and the resulting high teacher turnover and systemic instability for students. The conversation surrounding the strike and eventual contract agreement are documented on this site.
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Subject: Collective bargaining--Teachers, Teachers, Education, Labor Organizations, Teachers' unions, Society & Culture , Denver Public Schools
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2020, Colorado Governor Polis established a Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board (CGNAB) to examine proposals concerning name changes, new names, and name controversies of geographic features and certain public places in the State of Colorado. The Board cooperated with the United States Board of Geographic Names (BGN), who gives final determinations for standardizing the names of geographic and natural features. Between 2020 and April 2022, the CCGNAB (CGNAB) sought public input for replacing the names of geographic locations with the term “Squaw” in their current title. This document is a summary of geographic names under consideration, physical location of each place, and several proposed replacement names for each.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board, Reparative description, United States Board on Geographic Names., Names, Geographical -- United States., United States Geographical Survey
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2023, Ean Thomas Tafoya ran for election to the office of Mayor of Denver. Tafoya previously served as the Colorado Director of GreenLatinos (2019-2023), and is a community organizer involved in many local non-profit organizations and government task forces and agencies. He has volunteered on the board of the Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute, as Co-Chair of the Colorado Latino Forum and the Colorado Environmental Justice Taskforce, and as a trustee with Historic Denver. The mayoral race in 2023 was a complicated one, featuring seventeen mayoral candidates on the ballot. Tafoya received 1.6% of the votes in the April election, as compared to first and second-place candidates Mike Johnston’s and Kelly Brough’s respective 24.5% and 20%. The race progressed to a June 6 runoff, which was won by Mike Johnston.
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Subject: Indigenous politicians, Hispanic American politicians, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Elections – Colorado, Mayors – Elections
Collection: Western History
Description: Michael B. Hancock is an American author and politician serving as the 45th Mayor of Denver, Colorado since 2011. He was the second African American man to hold the position. A member of the Democratic Party, he was in his second term as the Denver City Councilor from the 11th district at the time he was elected to the mayorship, and served three terms as mayor. Hancock was raised in Denver, earned a B.A. from Hastings College and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado, Denver. Prior to turning towards politics, he began his career at the Denver Housing Authority and the National Civic League. In the campaign documented here, his second reelection campaign, he won in a runoff against Jamie Giellis, receiving 56.3% of the vote to Giellis' 43.7%.
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Subject: Mayors – Elections, Elections – Colorado, Society & Culture , African American politicians., Politics & Elections
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: Combined, the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library and the Western History & Genealogy Division form the Special Collections and Digital Archives unit (SCDA) of the Denver Public Library. This website offers research tools and tutorials, collection information, digital images, and blog posts, all of which SCDA staff have compiled to aid in research for African American and broader western history topics. General fields supported include local, state, regional, and national history; Denver property research; genealogy and vital records research; history of the environmental conservation movement; and history of the 10th Mountain Division “ski troops” of World War II.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Blogs & Social Media, History, Institutional History, West (U.S.) -- History, Genealogy, African Americans -- History -- Archives, Colorado -- History, Libraries and archives
Collection: Western History
Description: The Western History and Genealogy Department of Denver Public Library awards the Caroline Bancroft History Prize annually. According to the terms of the will of the late Caroline Bancroft, provision is made for an annual prize "to be awarded to the author of the best book on Colorado or Western American History published during the current year, to be known as the Caroline Bancroft History Prize."
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Subject: Society & Culture , Awards, Book awards, Arts & Humanities, Libraries, Archives, West (U.S.) -- History, History
Collection: Western History
Description: The Eleanor Gehres Award honors an individual or an organization that has made a significant contribution of library materials (books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, works of art or other items), scholarship, life-long service, or bequest, thereby enhancing the Western History Collection and its value to the community. The award is named after the first recipient, who directed the Western History and Genealogy Department beginning in 1974.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Local History, Libraries, Archives, Libraries and archives, History, Awards, Community service
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: The Juanita Gray award honors African American men, women, and youth who make outstanding contributions to the Denver Metro area. The award recipients must demonstrate the ideals and spirit represented by Ms. Gray, a DPL librarian who worked at the Ford-Warren branch in the 1960s and 1970s and herself exemplified community service. The awardees must be living, library users and/or supporters, and their positive community impact should be seen outside of and in addition to their paid professional roles. A community-driven committee identifies and selects the winners. Since its inception in 1988, the awards ceremony has been held in February as part of Black History Month. This page contains biographies for the 2021 winners.
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Subject: Community Service, African Americans, BIPOC, Service Award, Awards, Society & Culture , Libraries and archives, Libraries and archives
Creator: Denver Public Library
Type: Website
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: The Juanita Gray award honors African American men, women, and youth who make outstanding contributions to the Denver Metro area. The award recipients must demonstrate the ideals and spirit represented by Ms. Gray, a DPL librarian who worked at the Ford-Warren branch in the 1960s and 1970s and herself exemplified community service. The awardees must be living, library users and/or supporters, and their positive community impact should be seen outside of and in addition to their paid professional roles. A community-driven committee identifies and selects the winners. Since its inception in 1988, the awards ceremony has been held in February as part of Black History Month. This page is revisited annually, listing annual nominees.
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Subject: Community Service, African Americans, BIPOC, Service Award, Awards, Society & Culture , Libraries and archives
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: This blog post about the Como Railroad Roundhouse of the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad offers a brief history of the historic building, and includes historic and modern photographs.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Blogs & Social Media, History, Railroads – Colorado, Historic Preservation, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Colorado – History – Pictorial works, Colorado -- History
Creator: James Rogers, Denver Public Library
Type: Blog
Date: 2018
description: Como Railroad Roundhouse
title: Como Railroad Roundhouse | Denver Public Library History
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: This blog post about the Continental Oil Refinery (CONOCO) fire offers a brief history of the 1978 explosion at CONOCO’s Commerce City plant (now owned by Suncor). The post includes historic photographs.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Blogs & Social Media, History, Colorado -- History, Colorado – History – Pictorial works, Industrial accidents, Petroleum refineries -- United States., Commerce City (Colo.)
Creator: James Rogers, Denver Public Library
Type: Blog
Date: 2018
description: Continental Oil Refinery Explosion and Fire
title: Continental Oil Refinery Explosion and Fire | Denver Public Library History
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: This blog post discusses using genealogy and historical research methods to identify and date a historical letter originally of unknown origin. The post includes historic photographs.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Blogs & Social Media, History, Oklahoma -- History, Oklahoma – History – Pictorial works, Archives, Genealogy, Research, History – Research
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: This blog post discusses the history of safety during Fourth of July celebrations in Denver, Colorado. The post includes historic and modern photographs.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Blogs & Social Media, History, Holidays (Denver, Colo.), Fourth of July celebrations, Public safety -- Colorado -- Denver.
Creator: Sarah Ganderup, Denver Public Library
Type: Blog
Date: 2018
description: Denver’s “Safe and Sane” Fourth
title: Denver’s “Safe and Sane” Fourth | Denver Public Library History
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: R.A.D.A. (“Read. Awareness.Dialogue.Action”) is a book discussion series that has been hosted by the Denver Public Library in various iterations since 2016. The series is designed to provide a safe space to discuss some of the issues and movements of the day with respect and compassion. The group reads to raise social consciousness, to exchange ideas and experiences, and to discuss actions that individuals and communities can take to address current societal problems. This page lists the Fall 2018 series books and meetings times and locations.
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Subject: Arts & Humanities, Society & Culture , Social Conditions, Social Justice, Racial Justice, Substance abuse, Body positivity, Self-help groups, Book discussion groups, Libraries and archives
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: This blog post discusses genealogy resources available to research World War I veterans. The post includes historic photographs.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Blogs & Social Media, History, Genealogy, World War I, World War, 1914-1918, Veterans -- Colorado -- Registers., Military History
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: This blog post discusses controversy around converting the former Rocky Flats nuclear plant into a wildlife refuge and outdoor recreation spot. It also introduces an art exhibit hosted at the Denver Public Library that was entitled “Facing Rocky Flats.” The post includes a historic photograph.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Blogs & Social Media, History, Radioactive pollution, Radioactive waste disposal, Pollution – Environmental aspects, Museum exhibits
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: This blog post discusses the acquisition of a Dust Bowl era diary written in Oklahoma, and highlights how these types of manuscript materials allow libraries to maintain relevance in a digital age. The post includes a historic photograph.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Blogs & Social Media, History, Archives, Libraries, Libraries and Archives, Oklahoma -- History, Library acquisitions, Public libraries -- Collection development, Depressions -- 1929 -- United States., Depressions -- 1929 -- Great Plains, Diaries, Collection development
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: In 2018, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) hosted a Community Curation Program at three locations in Colorado: the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library (BCAARL), the Black American West Museum, and Lincoln Hills. This project, funded by the Robert Frederick Smith Fund, offered programs on documenting and sharing the history and culture of African American communities. The project focused on family photos and other materials held by private individuals. Participants learned how to capture oral histories and digitize materials, and BCAARL/NMAAHC offered digitization services for personal collections. Participants were given the option of adding materials to the NMAAHC digital collection, donating physical items to BCAARL, and/or just using the digitization service to capture digital images for private use.
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Subject: BIPOC, Arts & Humanities, Society & Culture , History, Local History, African American History, Libraries and archives, Photographs, Oral Histories, Museums, Online Exhibits, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Cultural Preservation
Creator: Annie Nelson, Denver Public Library
Type: Blog
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: This blog post discusses an attempted hoax in Beulah (near Pueblo), Colorado in the 1870s. The post includes historic photographs.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Blogs & Social Media, History, Swindlers and swindling, Hoaxes, Pueblo (Colo.), Beulah (Colo.)
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: This blog post presents a photo of tanks driving on a street in Arvada, Colorado, and analyzes elements from the image to determine what, where, when, and why it was taken. The post includes a historic photograph.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Blogs & Social Media, History, Colorado – History – Pictorial works, Vehicles, Military, Arvada (Colo.), Festivals, Parades, Visual literacy
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: The Juanita Gray award honors African American men, women, and youth who make outstanding contributions to the Denver Metro area. The award recipients must demonstrate the ideals and spirit represented by Ms. Gray, a DPL librarian who worked at the Ford-Warren branch in the 1960s and 1970s and herself exemplified community service. The awardees must be living, library users and/or supporters, and their positive community impact should be seen outside of and in addition to their paid professional roles. A community-driven committee identifies and selects the winners. Since its inception in 1988, the awards ceremony has been held in February as part of Black History Month. This page contains a list of all award winners from 1988 to the present.
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Subject: Community Service, African Americans, BIPOC, Service Award, Awards, Society & Culture , Libraries and archives
Creator: Denver Public Library
Type: Website
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2022, Jena Griswold ran for reelection as Colorado Secretary of State on the Democratic ticket. Griswold was first elected to the office in 2018. Prior to serving as Secretary of State, Griswold worked for President Obama's 2012 campaign as a voter protection attorney, served as the Director of Governor Hickenlooper’s Washington, D.C. office (2013-2015), and ran her own private legal practice in Louisville, CO (2015-2018). She made history as the youngest person elected Secretary of State in the United States. Griswold won against Republican candidate Pam Anderson, garnering 53.6% of the vote to Anderson’s 43.7%.
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Subject: Colorado. Department of State, Democratic Party (Colo.), Elections – Colorado, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture
Collection: Western History
Description: Lisa Calderón ran for election as Mayor of Denver in 2019 and 2023. In 2019, she was full-time faculty at Regis University, teaching Criminal Justice and Sociology courses. Calderón was born in Denver and received a BA in English from Metropolitan State University; an MA in Liberal Studies, focusing on Native American Studies, from the University of Denver; a JD from the University of Colorado Boulder School of Law; and an Ed.D in Education from the University of Colorado. In the 2019 mayoral election campaign, Calderón ran against five other candidates. With close results, the race went to a runoff between incumbent Michael Hancock and Jamie Giellis, with Hancock winning with 56.3% of the vote. In 2023, Calderón ran for Mayor a second time. The mayoral race in 2023 was a complicated one, featuring seventeen mayoral candidates on the ballot. At the time, she was Executive Director of Emerge Colorado, which recruits and trains democratic women to run for office, and remained a faculty member at Regis University and CU Boulder. Calderón came in third in the April election, with 18.2% of the vote, as compared to first and second-place candidates Mike Johnston’s and Kelly Brough’s respective 24.5% and 20%. The race progressed to a June 6 runoff, which was won by Mike Johnston.
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Subject: Politics & Elections, Mayors – Elections, Elections – Colorado, Society & Culture , Women politicians -- United States., African American politicians, Hispanic American politicians
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2022, Michael Bennet ran for reelection to the U.S. Senate on the Democratic ticket. Bennet is an attorney, education leader, and public servant. Prior to his appointment to the Senate in 2009 and subsequent election in 2010, he served as Superintendent of Denver Public Schools (2005-2009), Chief of Staff to Denver Mayor Hickenlooper (2003-2005), and managing director for Anschutz Investment Company (1997-2003). Bennet won against Republican candidate Joe O’Dea, garnering 54.3% of the vote to O’Dea’s 42.9%.
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Subject: United States. Congress -- Elections, Democratic Party (Colo.), Elections – Colorado, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2023, Mike Johnston ran for election to the office of Mayor of Denver. Johnston previously served as a teacher and high school principal (1997-2009), in the Colorado Senate for Northeast Denver (2007-2019), and as CEO and President of of Gary Community Ventures (2020-2023). He served as an education advisor to President Barack Obama (2007-2008), and ran for the Governor’s office in 2018. 2023 was a complicated campaign year, featuring seventeen mayoral candidates on the ballot. After no candidates received a majority of votes in the April round, the election went to a runoff between Johnston and Kelly Brough. Johnston won on June 6, garnering 54.1% to Brough’s 45.9% of the vote.
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Subject: Mayors – Elections, Elections – Colorado, Society & Culture , Politics & Elections
Collection: Western History
Description: The Mestaa'ėhehe Coalition is a collaborative effort among Tribal Representatives from the Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne) and Hinono'eiteen (Arapaho) tribes, Indigenous leaders, non-profits, and allies who support renaming and educational efforts. Mount Blue Sky is a collaboration between these groups and The Wilderness Society petitioning to rename Colorado’s Mount Evans to “Mount Blue Sky.” The coalition condemns former Governor John Evans’s role in the Sand Creek Massacre, and has selected Blue Sky as a name meaningful to both the Cheyenne and Arapaho peoples.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Local History, BIPOC, Renaming geographic features, Cheyenne Tribe, Arapaho Tribe, Indigenous peoples--North America--History
Collection: Western History
Description: The National Western Stock Show, established in 1906, is the premier livestock, rodeo, and horse show in the nation, serving agricultural producers and consumers throughout the world. The Stock Show is held in Denver every January for 16 days, highlighting western heritage and entertainment, as well as being a trade show featuring livestock, farming, ranching, and equestrian goods. The show is both a tourist destination and a working convention, and attracts over 650,000 visitors annually.
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Subject: Trade and commerce, Livestock, Ranching, Agriculture, Tourism, Rodeo, Festivals, Society & Culture
Collection: Western History
Description: The “Japanese Americans in Five Points neighborhood” mapping project and exhibit document the impact and lives of Japanese Americans in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver. In the wake of WWII, following the closing of America’s Japanese incarceration camps, the area surrounding and within the “Larimer Corridor” just north of downtown saw a surge of Japanese-American culture and businesses. Japanese arrivals joined other communities of color who also inhabited and owned businesses in this historic area. This app-based self-guided walking tour features 28 different locations in the community.
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Subject: Society & Culture , BIPOC, Arts & Humanities, Japanese Americans, Denver (Colo.) -- Tours., Maps, Oral history.
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2022, Jared Polis ran for reelection as Governor of Colorado on the Democratic ticket. Polis is a tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, education leader, and public servant. Prior to serving as Governor, Polis served on the State Board of Education from 2001 to 2007, and as U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd Congressional district from 2009 to 2019. He was first elected governor of Colorado in 2018, and made history several times as the first openly gay man elected governor to a U.S. state, the first Jewish governor of Colorado, and the first U.S. governor in a same-sex marriage. He is unusual in being a Libertarian Democrat.Polis won against Republican candidate Heidi Ganahl, garnering 57% of the vote to her 40.8%.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Politics & Elections, Elections – Colorado, Democratic Party (Colo.), Governors – Elections
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2022, the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation put forward ballot initiative 2i, which proposed increasing the Denver property tax rate by 1.5 mills. The measure was expected to increase state revenue by $36 million in 2023, and would dedicate these funds to the Denver Public Library for purposes such as increasing staff pay, upgrading technology and infrastructure, and expanding hours and services. The measure passed with more than 67% of votes in favor.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Arts & Humanities, Libraries and archives, Libraries, Public services (Libraries), ballot measures, Public libraries -- Colorado -- Denver -- Finance., Public libraries -- Finance
Group: Elections and Ballot Measures
Creator: Stronger Library Stronger Denver
Type: Website
Date: 2022
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2022, Coloradans for Affordable Housing Now put forward Proposition 123, which proposed setting aside 0.1% of state income tax revenue for affordable housing programs, to help ease the state’s affordable housing crisis. The measure was anticipated to earmark about 2% of income tax revenues, or nearly $300 million in its first fiscal year. It would include aid to develop more housing and provide assistance for certain renters and home buyers. The measure would leave the state’s income tax rate unchanged, but would reduce the amount refunded to voters under TABOR provisions. Fiscal conservatives, including the TABOR Foundation, were opposed to the measure, seeing it as a hidden tax reducing refunds to taxpayers. The measure passed with more than 52% of votes in favor.
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Subject: Fiscal policy -- Colorado (State), Housing policy -- United States., Home ownership – Colorado – Denver, Housing, Elections – Colorado, ballot measures, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture
Group: Elections and Ballot Measures
Creator: Lauren Watson, KKTV.com and thetaborfoundation.org
Type: Online news article
Date: 2022
Collection: Western History
Description: The Regional Transportation District (RTD) provides public transportation in eight Colorado counties including all of Boulder, Broomfield, Denver and Jefferson counties, parts of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, and a small portion of Weld County. As a public agency, they provide transportation for over 3.08 million people located within 2,342 square miles. Their services include bus, rail, shuttles, ADA paratransit services, demand responsive services like FlexRide, special event services, and vanpools. This is RTD’s twitter account.
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Subject: Public transportation, Local transit -- Colorado -- Weld County, Local transit -- Colorado -- Denver Metropolitan Area., Local transit – Colorado – Boulder, Infrastructure, Society & Culture
Collection: Western History
Description: Turin Bicycles, a local bike and repair shop, operated in Denver from 1971 through 2022. Originally located at 711 Grant Street, owner Alan Fine purchased a building for the shop at 700 Lincoln in 1991. In 2022, facing the supply chain shortages so common in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and nearing retirement, Fine decided to liquidate and close the shop. This article covers the history of the shop, interviews Alan Fine, and advertises the final sale.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Transportation, Business enterprises – Colorado – Denver, Local Businesses, Bicycling
Collection: Western History
Description: Downtown Denver was hit particularly hard by the social, commercial, and financial after-effects of the COVID-9 pandemic closures. 5280 interviewed various downtown stakeholders to learn what they see as potential new growth directions for the area, and also make some recommendations of their own.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Urban renewal -- Colorado -- Denver., Economic development, Community development, Tourism, Infrastructure, Transportation, Local transit – Colorado – Denver, Housing, Homelessness
Collection: Western History
Description: Larimer Square, Denver’s first designated historic district, is also the oldest existing commercial block in the city. Located in Denver’s downtown on Larimer Street between 14th and 15th streets, the block features Victorian-style buildings holding a variety of national and small local businesses. In 2018, a previous owner investigated renovations that would include building attached glass high-rises on the backs of the historic buildings. Following significant public feedback, he opted instead to sell to commercial real estate investment firm Asana Partners in 2020. Asana’s management and leasing practices, paired with the COVID-19 pandemic, have caused many longstanding small business tenants to leave Larimer Square. This article investigates the loss of locally-based tenants, and questions what the future of the block will look like.
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Subject: Real estate development, Local history, Real estate investment, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic sites -- United States, National Register of Historic Places, City planning, Historic preservation, Society & Culture
Collection: Western History
Description: An American Theatre Magazine article about the fifty year anniversary of Denver’s Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, featuring an interview with the executive artistic director Anthony J. Garcia, and discussion of some of the theater’s best-loved plays. Su Teatro, the third oldest Chicano theater in the country, produces home-grown productions speaking to the history and experience of Chicanos. The theater is located at 721 Santa Fe Drive in Denver, in the Arts District on Santa Fe.
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Subject: Arts & Humanities, Society & Culture , BIPOC, Social justice, Mexican Americans, Chicanos, Community activists, Community theater -- Colorado -- Denver, Hispanic Americans in the performing arts., Theater -- Study and teaching -- United States
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2023, Chris Hansen ran for election to the office of Mayor of Denver. Hansen previously served in the Colorado State Legislature (Senate 2020-2023, House 2016-2020), as co-founder of the Colorado Energy + Water Institute, and in various directorial roles at renewable energy and electricity company IHS (2005-2015). Hansen has volunteered on a number of boards, including the executive committee of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation Board, the executive committee of the Central City Opera Board, and the advisory board for the University of Colorado, Denver Business School. The mayoral race in 2023 was a complicated one, featuring seventeen mayoral candidates on the ballot. Hansen received 4.8% of the votes in the April election, as compared to first and second-place candidates Mike Johnston’s and Kelly Brough’s respective 24.5% and 20%. The race progressed to a June 6 runoff, which was won by Mike Johnston.
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Subject: Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Elections – Colorado, Mayors – Elections
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: The Colorado Black Arts Festival strives to develop, promote, and celebrate African arts and culture in Colorado. The festival provides a medium for local Black talent in the areas of visual and performing arts, and educates regarding the role that Black arts and culture play in the development and well-being of the community. First hosted in Denver in 1987, by the second year the festival drew an audience of over 30,000 people. The festival has attracted patrons and artists from around the world, and has received many awards, including the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts.
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Subject: BIPOC, Arts & Humanities, Society & Culture , Music, Dance, Film, African American arts, African Americans in the performing arts, Visual Arts, Festivals
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: In 2019, Colorado Public Radio (CPR), a National Public Radio affiliate, moved their headquarters to 17th and Grant in Denver’s downtown. CPR journalists contacted the Western History and Genealogy division of the Denver Public Library, to learn about the history of the property where their new offices were located. Archivist Librarian Katie Rudolph researched the address and shared what she found.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Buildings -- History -- Sources, Local History, Journalism, Local mass media, Libraries
Collection: Western History
Description: As the U.S. Supreme Court’s findings in Dobbs v. Jackson led many states to restrict abortion, Colorado is experiencing a surge of patients from neighboring states who are seeking this reproductive health service. This article discusses the implications for abortion providers and their patients in Colorado.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Science & Health, Reproductive health, Abortion -- Political aspects -- United States., Abortion -- Government policy -- United States.
Collection: Western History
Description: In October 2022, Denverite Tim Jones hosted his 40th “longer table” event in Denver’s City Park. Part of the larger Longer Table movement, these events are social networking dinners that bring together strangers to share a potluck meal. The events are intended to build community and decrease loneliness, and as such, guests are required to sit with people they didn’t know prior, and may not discuss their jobs. This CPR.org article reports on the October event, the movement itself, and Jones’s plans to throw a similar event for 5,280 people, stretching a mile long in City Park, in 2023.
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Subject: Parties, Entertaining, Longer Tables movement, Social Networking, Parks – Colorado – Denver, Community Engagement, Community activists, Society & Culture
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: The Dearfield Fund for Black Wealth helps Black and African American communities build a foundation of intergenerational wealth and financial well-being, primarily through home ownership. The program, hosted by Gary Community Ventures, offers Black and African American first-time homebuyers access to no-interest down-payment funds that can be used toward the purchase of a new home. Upon selling or refinancing, home-buyers then return their down-payment plus 5% of the home's appreciation to support the next home buyer on their journey to wealth.
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Subject: Society & Culture , BIPOC, Community development, Community development, Urban -- Colorado -- Denver., Urban policy -- Colorado -- Denver., Housing subsidies -- Colorado -- Denver., Wealth -- United States -- History., Home ownership – Colorado – Denver
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2023, Debbie Ortega ran for election to the office of Mayor of Denver. Ortega previously served as Denver City Councilwoman-at-large (2011-2023), executive director of the Denver Homeless Commission (dates), City Councilwoman (1987-2003), and for the offices of City Councilman Sal Carpio, U.S. Senator Floyd Haskell, and Lieutenant Governor George Brown. Ortega has volunteered on a number of boards and committees, including the Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corporation, Denver Women’s Commission, Healthy Foods for Denver Kids, Opioid Abatement Council, and Denver’ Crime Prevention & Control Commission. Ortega also co-chaired Denver’s 2020 census. The mayoral race in 2023 was a complicated one, featuring seventeen mayoral candidates on the ballot. Ortega received 4.5% of the votes in the April election, as compared to first and second-place candidates Mike Johnston’s and Kelly Brough’s respective 24.5% and 20%. The race progressed to a June 6 runoff, which was won by Mike Johnston.
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Subject: Hispanic American politicians, Women politicians -- United States., Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Elections – Colorado, Mayors – Elections
Collection: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Description: The City and County of Denver’s Black History Month Events schedule includes listings for events hosted by museums, libraries, and other cultural organizations. The page also lists museums focused on African American history in Denver.
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Subject: African American History Month, Black History Month, BIPOC, Museums, Arts & Humanities, Society & Culture , History, Local History, Libraries and archives
Collection: DPL Archives
Description: This news article and interview with a librarian focus on a new special collections research guide illuminating DPL collections that are about the Chicano, Hispanic, and Latino communities and their history.
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Subject: Research -- Methodology -- Web-based instruction., Libraries -- Special collections -- Electronic information resources., Bibliographies, Research guides, Newspapers, Oral Histories, Photographs, Maps, Genealogy, Archives, Hispanic Americans, Libraries, BIPOC, Arts & Humanities, Society & Culture
Collection: Western History
Description: Denver’s 2023 mayoral and city council races featured an unusually large number of candidates— seventy-six candidates plus eight write-ins – who were running to replace term-limited outgoing Mayor Michael Hancock, and a number of vacating city council positions. There were also three council-referred measures, including a controversial measure about the Park Hill Golf Course conservation easement. Denver’s Elections Division site tracks all of the candidates, including links to individual candidate affidavits, and includes the title language forms for all ballot measures.
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Subject: Denver City Council, Ballot measures, Mayors – Elections, Elections – Colorado, Society & Culture , Politics & Elections
Group: Elections and Ballot Measures
Creator: Denver Elections Division, City and County of Denver
Type: Website
Date: 2023
Collection: Western History
Description: Denver’s Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) Program deploys emergency response teams that include emergency medical technicians and behavioral health clinicians to engage individuals experiencing distress related to mental health issues, poverty, homelessness, and substance abuse. STAR is dispatched through Denver 9-1-1 communications, and responds to low-risk calls where individuals are not in imminent risk.
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Subject: Psychic trauma, Crisis intervention (Mental health services), Social Services, Homelessness, Community Engagement, Society & Culture , Substance abuse
Collection: Western History
Description: The Denver Public Library annually awards Latino individuals who have made contributions to our community. The awards are the Lena L. Archuleta Community Service Award, the Eric J. Duran Community Service Award, and César Chávez Latino Leadership Hall of Fame Award. This page features the announcement of the 2020 winners.
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Subject: Society & Culture , BIPOC, Service Award, Awards, Community Service, Libraries, Hispanic Americans
Collection: Western History
Description: The Denver Public Library annually awards Latino individuals who have made contributions to our community. The awards are the Lena L. Archuleta Community Service Award, the Eric J. Duran Community Service Award, and César Chávez Latino Leadership Hall of Fame Award. This page features the announcement of the 2021 winners.
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Subject: Society & Culture , BIPOC, Service Award, Awards, Community Service, Libraries, Hispanic Americans
Collection: Western History
Description: The Denver Public Library annually awards Latino individuals who have made contributions to our community. The awards are the Lena L. Archuleta Community Service Award, given to a person who has made a positive impact on the Denver community, beyond paid employment, in the field of education, youth development, early childhood programming, or education policy; the Eric J. Duran Community Service Award, given to a person who has made a positive impact on the Denver community, beyond paid employment, to advance community development and/or cultural life through their involvement with the Denver Public Library or another civic institution; and finally the César Chávez Latino Leadership Hall of Fame Award, given a Coloradan who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to social justice and has made a significant positive impact on their community through community organizing, direct service, and/or advocacy and public policy.
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Subject: Society & Culture , BIPOC, Service Award, Awards, Community Service, Libraries, Hispanic Americans
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2018, Denver’s Mayor Michael Hancock signed legislation strengthening Denver’s status as a sanctuary city for immigrants. In December 2022, the city announced it had been experiencing a steady but manageable stream of immigrants for several months, largely from Latin America, and in particular from Venezuela. In December, a sudden wave of new arrivals by bus began to overwhelm the city’s ability to serve them. This article looks at emergency shelters and other emergency management services the city and various non-profits put into place.
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Subject: Denver. Office of Emergency Management., Social service -- Colorado -- Denver., Asylum, Right of -- United States., Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States., Humanitarian assistance, Immigrants -- Colorado -- Denver, Emigration and immigration, Society & Culture
Collection: Conservation
Description: GreenLatinos is an active grassroots community of Latino/a/x leaders, headquartered in Colorado, who educate on, advocate for, and craft environmental justice policy with a focus on communities of color. Their primary policy priorities are climate justice and clean air, protection of public lands and the ocean, creating sustainable communities, and protecting water equity.
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Subject: Society & Culture , BIPOC, Environmental justice, Environmental policy, Politics, Social Justice
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2022, Heidi Ganahl ran for Governor of Colorado on the Republican ticket. Ganahl is an entrepreneur, author, and public speaker who founded Camp Bow Wow, a pet care franchise; the charity Bow Wow Buddies Foundation, which helps to rehome dogs; SheFactor, a digital community designed to empower young women; and Moms Fight Back and the Fight Back Foundation, both of which address issues facing children. Prior to running for office, she also served on the University of Colorado Board of Regents, chairing the finance and audit committees, and the search committee for the new university president. Ganahl lost against Democrat incumbent Jared Polis, garnering 40.8% of the vote to his 57%.
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Subject: Governors – Elections, Republican Party (Colo.), Elections – Colorado, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture
Collection: Western History
Description: The “Japanese Americans in Five Points neighborhood” mapping project and exhibit document the impact and lives of Japanese Americans in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver. In the wake of WWII, following the closing of America’s Japanese incarceration camps, the area surrounding and within the “Larimer Corridor” just north of downtown saw a surge of Japanese-American culture and businesses. Japanese arrivals joined other communities of color who also inhabited and owned businesses in this historic area. Using research and oral history interviews, the mapping project documents 28 different locations of importance to the community, and is also available as an app-based self-guided walking tour.
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Subject: Society & Culture , BIPOC, Japanese Americans, Denver (Colo.) -- Tours., Arts & Humanities, Exhibitions, Business history
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2022, Joe O’Dea ran for election to the U.S. Senate on the Republican ticket. O’Dea is the founder and CEO of CEI Constructors, a construction company based in Colorado, and owner of the Mile High Station and Ironworks event centers. O’Dea lost against Democrat incumbent Michael Bennet, garnering 42.9% of the vote to Bennet’s 54.3%.
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Subject: United States. Congress -- Elections, Elections – Colorado, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Republican Party (Colo.)
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2022, John Kellner ran for election as Attorney General for Colorado, on the Republican ticket. Kellner is the Arapahoe County District Attorney and a Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Prior to running for attorney general, he served as district attorney for the 18th Judicial District (2021- ), as Chief Deputy District Attorney and head of the 18th district’s Cold Case Unit (2013-2021), as a prosecutor in the Boulder District Attorney’s office (2011-2013), and in active duty as a judge advocate with the U.S. Marines (2006-2011). During his active duty, he deployed to Afghanistan to help local government leaders resolve conflicts, and assist with military operations and local elections. Kellner lost against Democratic candidate Phil Weiser, garnering 44.7% of the vote to Weiser’s 53.2%.
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Subject: Colorado. Attorney General's Office., Republican Party (Colo.), Elections – Colorado, Politics & Elections, Society & Culture
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2023, Kelly Brough ran for election to the office of Mayor of Denver. Brough previously served as a legislative analyst for Denver’s City Council (1990-1997), director for Denver’s Career Service Authority (2003-2005), Chief of Staff to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (2006-2009), CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce (2009-2021), and Chief Strategy Officer of Metropolitan State University of Denver (2020-2021). Brough has volunteered on a number of boards, including the Denver Public Schools Foundation, the Denver Zoo, and Visit Denver. 2023 was a complicated campaign year, featuring seventeen mayoral candidates on the ballot. After no candidates received a majority of votes in the April round, the election went to a runoff between Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston. Brough lost against Johnston on June 6, garnering 45.9% to Johnston’s 54.1% of the vote.
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Subject: Mayors – Elections, Elections – Colorado, Society & Culture , Politics & Elections, Women politicians -- United States.
Collection: Western History
Description: In 2023, Leslie Herod ran for election to the office of Mayor of Denver. Herod previously served as a Representative in the Colorado House of Representatives (2017-2023), where she was elected as the first LGBTQ+ African American in the Colorado General Assembly’s history. She also worked for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, and as a program officer with the Gill Foundation. Herod has volunteered on a number of boards and committees, including as Governor Ritter’s appointee to the Judicial Performance Commission, as mayoral appointee to Denver's Cultural Affairs Commission, on the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art, on the Board of Directors for Urban Peak, and as President of Colorado Black Women for Political Action. Herod also served as President Barack Obama’s Deputy Political Director in Colorado during his 2012 Reelection Campaign. The mayoral race in 2023 was a complicated one, featuring seventeen mayoral candidates on the ballot. Herod received 10.7% of the votes in the April election, as compared to first and second-place candidates Mike Johnston’s and Kelly Brough’s respective 24.5% and 20%. The race progressed to a June 6 runoff, which was won by Mike Johnston.
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Subject: Gay politicians., African American politicians, Women politicians -- United States., Politics & Elections, Society & Culture , Elections – Colorado, Mayors – Elections
Collection: Western History
Description: This webpage outlines the details of Metropolitan State University’s new “tuition lock” commitment, made to their incoming students in 2022. The policy freezes tuition costs for incoming students for a four year period. The intent of the program is to make the cost of college predictable for the traditional duration of a student’s enrollment.
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Subject: Society & Culture , Colleges & Universities, Education – Costs – Colorado, College Tuition
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