Isis Theatre
The Isis Theatre, designed 1913 by Robert Fuller, once located at 1724 Curtis Street. Demolished 1955.
June 15th, 2013 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Denver sculpters Earl Fraser and Wilbert Verhels
Sculpters Earl Fraser & Wilbert Verhelst in their Denver studio at 1429 S. Bannock, 1961
June 13th, 2013 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Tomorrow
Denver heroes The Fluid channeling MC5 by covering pre-Fluid Denver band The Frantix.
(Sounds great on Sunday afternoon)
June 9th, 2013 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Security Life advertising illustration
An advertising illustration for the Security Life building showing the Denver skyline from the mid-1960s.
Black and white version
This was sent to The Eye by Susan Crites who runs Book Depot in Lamar. It is the original Rapidograph illustration with shading and paint! Thanks Susan!!!
June 9th, 2013 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
D&F Tower at night
The D&F Tower at night, circa 1910s
Hand painted postcard photo depicting the use of a searchlight from the D&F Tower.
June 7th, 2013 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Orville Hagans’ clocks
Clock Manor on Colfax
Orville Hagans was an horologist who started the American Academy, School of Horology here in Denver. He was also a writer, he edited the magazine American Horologist and Jewler (which is now called Horological Times).
In the 1950s he ran Clock Manor at 1901 East Colfax. Here is a description, no doubt written by Hagans himself:
Clock Manor houses one of the finest collections of clocks and watches, open to the public, in all of the world. Here is found a presentation of the Story of Time and the artistry of the clockmaker throughout the ages. This private collection has been assembled from the four corners of the world and is a fine exhibit of rare timepieces.
Later in the 1960’s Orville Hagans moved to Bergen Park in Evergreen and took Clock Manor with him.
Clock Manor Museum in Evergreen
Hagans’ description of the museum:
The World’s Most Unique Foundation of Time in all its phases. The huge 22 ft. Floral Clock adorns the center of our spacious sloping lawn and is controlled by a Master Clock inside the Museum building.
I would make a bet that the similar Elitchs‘ floral clock was designed by Hagans, as well.
June 6th, 2013 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Dancehall on top of Castle Rock in Golden
A rare shot of the 1913 Castle Rock Resort, the dancehall and lighthouse that was once at the top end of the funicular railroad on Castle Rock in Golden. The novelty of taking a train to the top of a mountain wore off with the popularity of the automobile and the railroad was disassembled in 1918. The structure was taken over by the short-lived Colorado branch of the KKK in the 1920s and burned to the ground by arsonists in 1927.
June 6th, 2013 / 1 Comment » / by Tom Lundin
16th Street at night, 1946
Beautiful long exposure shot of 16th Street in 1946 (photo by Bill Peery)
June 5th, 2013 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
Baur’s City Map from 1962
Yet another downtown Denver map from 1962, this one from a Baur’s menu.
(Click map to enlarge)
June 5th, 2013 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin
