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title	:	Rediscovering Northwest Denver : Its History, Its People, Its Landmarks
author	:	Wiberg, Ruth Eloise.
publisher	:	University Press of Colorado
isbn10 | asin	:	0870813722
print isbn13	:	9780870813726
ebook isbn13	:	9780585030494
language	:	English
subject	Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver, Architecture--Colorado--Denver, Denver (Colo.)--Buildings, structures, etc, Denver (Colo.)--History.
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	F784.D48A27 1995eb
ddc	:	978.8/83
subject	:	Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver, Architecture--Colorado--Denver, Denver (Colo.)--Buildings, structures, etc, Denver (Colo.)--History.

Rediscovering Northwest Denver Its History, Its People, Its Landmarks By Ruth Eloise Wiberg University Press of Colorado

Page 2 Photography by Errol Salter (unless otherwise credited) Typography by Bradford Typographics Graphic Design by Elizabeth Hickler Cover Design by Rhonda Pattengill Miller Published by the University Press of Colorado P.O. Box 849, Niwot, CO 80544 1995 by the University Press of Colorado Ruth Eloise Wiberg, 1976 All rights reserved. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wiberg, Ruth Eloise. Rediscovering Northwest Denver: its history, its people, its landmarks / by Ruth Eloise Wiberg. p. cm. Originally published: Denver: Northwest Denver Books, c1976. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87081-372-2 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Historic buildingsColoradoDenver. 2. ArchitectureColoradoDenver.3. Denver (Colo.)Buildings, structures, etc.4. Denver (Colo.)HistoryI. Title. F784.D48A271995 978.8'83dc20 95-11464 CIP Fifth printing June 1995

Page 3 Map of Northwest Denver revised from Rollandet's map of 1885.

Page 4 Foreword This new edition of Ruth Wiberg's Rediscovering Northwest Denver resurrects a rare, out-of-print bible for Denver's northwest quadrant. Thanks in part to Ruth's book, Northwest Denver is undergoing a renaissance with the rediscovery and restoration of many neighborhoods. Dozens of individual structures and seven districts have earned landmark designation. For at least three decades, Ruth has helped Northwest Denverites rediscover their roots. Her memories, dating back to childhood, have introduced newcomers and reintroduced us lifelong residents to the characters, to the colorful women and men who climbed up the bluff of the South Platte River to find higher ground. Ruth's guidebook and history leads us along the old gold rush trails that became major thoroughfares of Northwest Denver. She introduces us to the movers and shakers and takes us into their Victorian mansions. But she also shares with us the lives of blue collar folk in their small bungalows. Ruth sensitively traces the migrations of various ethnic groups who have lived, loved, worked, fought, and moved into Colorado's most fascinating melting pot. She uses churches as focal points: All Saint's Episcopal for the English; Asbury Methodist (now Korean) for the Cornish and Welsh; St. Patrick's for the Irish; Mount Carmel for the Italians; and Our Lady of Guadalupe for Hispanics. Her chapter, "Towns on the Perimeter of Highlands," includes the town of Brooklyn on West Colfax Avenue where Jewish pioneers settled among Orthodox shuls and Kosher shops. Argo, the smelter town named for the ship in which Jason sailed after the golden fleece in Greek mythology, hosted hardworking Slavs and Germans from Russia. Berkeley, in the northwest corner of Northwest Denver, became a haven for splendid city parks and Regis University. Ruth's extensive coverage of Elitch Gardens will guide redevelopment of the North Denver site after Colorado's most storied amusement park moved in 1995 to the Central Platte Valley. Ruth's classic account revives Northwest Denver's neighborhood spirits. I have had the honor of representing Northwest Denver as a state representative or senator since 1971. During that time I have worked with Ruth and used her fine book for neighborhood tours that I conduct, often with my sidekick Tom Noel. One of the many advantages of this classic is the suggested self-guided tours you will find on the final pages. So, dear readers, be delighted, be inspired by the treasure you hold in your hands, your guide to rediscovering Northwest Denver. DENNIS GALLAGHER STATE SENATOR AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATION ARTS, REGIS UNIVERSITY

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