Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Central City, Colorado
- and the grocery and provision store of Mason M. Seavey. In the right center foreground is the wood-frame building with a false front that housed the Chinese laundry shop where a fire started May 21, 1874 and destroyed most of the business section...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1870?]
- Edge Gallery and Bug Theatre
- View of the Edge Gallery at 3654 Navajo Street and the Bug Theatre at 3658 Navajo Street in the Highland Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Edge is brightly painted in yellow, red, and dark blue. Bright block yellow letters over the corner...
- Edge Gallery (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Bug Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Commercial art galleries.; Edge Gallery (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bug Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2010
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 21, 1914 August 8
- 1935 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.11
- East 70 Drive-in
- View of the entrance sign and the back of the projection center of the East Drive-in Movie Theatre at 12800 East Colfax Avenue in Aurora (Adams County), Colorado. The sign reads: "Drive-in theatre East 70, Open Nightly True Lies, Speed. Box Open."...
- East Drive-in Theatre (Aurora, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Aurora (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Drive-in theaters.; East Drive-in Theatre (Aurora, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Drive-in theaters--Colorado--Aurora--Pictorial works.; Aurora (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1994
- Creede Repertory Theatre, Creede
- View of the Creede Repertory Theatre on 124 North Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The theater is made up of several two and three story buildings, one building is constructed to look like a mine. A sign on the theater reads:...
- Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Creede Hotel Bed & Breakfast (Creede, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Creede (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Theaters.; Hotels.; Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Creede Hotel Bed &...
- 1989
- Paradise Theater, Paonia
- View of the front of the Paradise Theatre (1920) at 215 Grand Avenue, Paonia, Colorado. The marquee reads: "Theatre" and "The Babe PG" and "Ferngully G." The facade of the theater is stucco, with wood planks and wood shingles. There is an overhang...
- Paradise Theatre (Paonia, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Paonia (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Paradise Theatre (Paonia, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Theaters--Colorado--Paonia--Pictorial works.; Paonia (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Park Theatre, Estes Park, Colo.
- View of the Park Theatre located at 130 Moraine Avenue, Estes Park, Colo. Built by J. L. Jackson and L. H. Bond in 1914, a beacon was added in 1922. The facade has an eighty-foot, clapboard sided tower over the front entry. The theatre is one of...
- Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Estes Park--1990-2000.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Motion picture theaters.; Park Theatre (Estes Park, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Estes Park--Pictorial works.; Estes Park...
- 1987
- Ogden Theater, Denver
- View of the Ogden Theatre (1917; Harry Edbrooke) at 935 East Colfax in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the two-story Mediterranean Revival-style theater. The walls of the theater are brick and the roof is covered in...
- Ogden Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Marquees.; Motion picture theaters.; Ogden Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Marquees--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- ca. 2000
- Alcazar Theatre, Cafe & Bar
- View of the Alcazar Theatre on 20th (Twentieth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows storefronts and signs: "Alcazar Theatre Burlesque Vaudeville," and "1321 20th St."
- Alcazar Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Urban Dweller: A Publication by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods Inc.
- The Isis Theatre
- Architectural drawing of the Isis Theatre, 1722 Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado (demolished after 1953).
- Theaters--1910-1920.; Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- 1912 May 27
- The Isis Theatre
- Architectural drawing shows basement plan for the Isis Theatre, 1722 Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado (demolished after 1953).
- Theaters--1910-1920.; Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- 1912 May 21
- The Isis Theatre
- Architectural drawing shows longitudinal section of the Isis Theatre, 1722 Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado (demolished after 1953).
- Theaters--1910-1920.; Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- 1912 May 31
- The Isis Theatre
- Architectural drawing shows entrance and lobby for the Isis Theatre, 1722 Curtis Street in Denver, Colorado (demolished after 1953).
- Theaters--1910-1920.; Isis Theater (Denver, Colo.)
- 1912 May 21
- Broadway Theatre and Hotel Metropole, Denver Col.
- View of the Broadway Theatre and Hotel Metropole at 18th (Eighteenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Richardsonian Romanesque style building with side towers and light court. "Broadway Theatre " is over center arched doorway,...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotel Metropole (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Topic Theatre : dance hall and bar in connection
- Interior two-story view of Topic Theater, 313-315 Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes private balconies, wooden paneling on ceiling & balconies, piano covered with protective dust cloth, and bronze railing around orchestra pit;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Theaters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Jewel theater
- View of the Jewel Theatre at 1912 South Broadway in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has tile awnings and decorative trim. An electric sign reads: "Jewel Theatre."
- Jewel Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Aztlan Theater, Denver
- View of the Aztlan Theatre at 974 Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has Art Deco elements, a stepped front and low relief designs. Signs read "Aztlan" and "Santa Fe Theatre." The marquee reads...
- Aztlan Theatre (Denver. Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1984 October
- Creede Repertory Theatre, Creede, Colo.
- View of the Creede Repertory Theater at 124 North Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The frame three story building was originally built around 1894 as a collection of one, two, and three story buildings and additions. It was...
- Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Creede (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Theaters.; Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Theaters--Colorado--Creede--Pictorial works.; Creede (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2009
- Egyptian Theatre, Delta
- View of the front of the Egyptian Theatre at 452 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The theater has an Egyptian deco design, with a winged sun disc over the entrance and marquee, and panels with Egyptian designs and hieroglyphs on either side of the...
- Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Egyptian Theatre, Delta
- View of the renovated front of the Egyptian Theatre at 452 Main Street in Delta, Colorado. The theater has an Egyptian deco design, with a winged sun disc over the double entrance doors. The facade is pale stucco, with darker paint trim along the...
- Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Egyptian Theatre (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1992
- Western Pacific - downtown Marysville, California
- View of Marysville, Yuba County, California; shows intersection of "B" and First Streets, brick businesses with stone entablature, a trolley car, iron arches, lamps, cars, buggies, wagons, and signs: "Theatre," "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine -...
- Marysville (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--California--Marysville--1910-1920.; Street railroads--California--Marysville--1910-1920.
- June, 1913
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Teams of oxen pull wagons, one loaded with a horizontal tubular boiler, on Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The wagons are near one and two story wood frame buildings with false fronts. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Post Office,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Ox teams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1862 and 1864]
- Central City, 1864
- City Bakery stands farther down the block next door to the Young American Clothing Hall. Another store has the word "Stoves" painted on its front facade. On the near side of Main Street in the center midground is the two-story, wood frame building...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [1864?]
- Central City, Colorado
- and residence of Harley B. Morse, the Central City Daily Register building, Washington Hall, the residence of William M. Roworth, St. James Methodist Church, residences of Henry M. Teller (one of Colorado's first senators), and Willard Teller....
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Grand Lake, Colo., Lake Theater
- View of Lake Theatre, Grand Lake, Colorado, shows a one-story, hipped roof, log cabin with covered front entrance added at a later date. The building includes a natural disaster alert or warning system atop a shingled roof with projecting eaves,...
- Grand Lake (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Theaters--Colorado--Grand Lake--1970-1980.
- May 11, 1978
- Hotel Metropole, Denver, Metrople [sic] Park
- Exterior view of Hotel Metropole, Metropole Park, and Broadway Theatre located at 18th (Eighteenth) and Broadway, Denver, Colorado; built in 1890 and opened in 1891, projects of William H. Bush; later became part of Cosmopolitan Hotel which was...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bush, William H.; Metropole Hotel (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Curtis Street elevation, study for entrance to Colorado Theatre building for the Denver Colo. Theatre Co., Tabor Block, Denver, Colo.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing elevation details for the Denver, Colorado Theater Company (Tabor Theatre, Colorado Theater) located at...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Entrance halls.; Theaters.; Colorado Theater (Denver, Colo.); Tabor Theatre (Denver, Colo.)
- [1921?]
- 2100 Stout St., Denver
- View of a two story brick commercial building at 2100 Stout Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Marquee style signs read: "Western Service & Supply Inc.," "Century Theatre," and "Theatre Equipment, Auditorium Seating, Disco...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Marquees--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1981, February
- Moving picture row, Curtis St., Denver
- Night time view of Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado; "Motion Picture or Theater Row"; illuminated signs for Tabor Grand (16th & northwest corner of Curtis), Empress (1615-1621 Curtis), Iris Theatre (1746 Curtis), NanKing Chop Suey restuarant (1712...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 9
- Main Street, Creede, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Creede (Mineral County), Colorado looking north. One and two story buildings line the street. Cars are parked along the street. Signs read: "Land Office S.P.Collins," "Tomkins Hardware," "Drug Store, Coke-a-Cola," "Creede...
- Creede Hotel (Creede, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Creede Repertory Theatre (Creede, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Creede (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Rock formations.; Hotels.; Theaters.; Commercial streets.; Stores & shops.; Creede Hotel (Creede, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1980
- 1400 block, Pearl Street
- View of a part of the 1400 block of Pearl Street in the Platt park neighborhood, Denver Colorado. Commercial style buildings line the street, businesses include the Pearl Street Grill and the Vogue Theatre. Shows parapets, cornices, awnings and a...
- Pearl Street Grill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Vogue Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial streets.; Restaurants.; Theaters.; Pearl Street Grill (Denver,...
- ca. 1990
- Old Mormon Theatre
- View of the Salt Lake Theatre on the corner of First South and State Streets in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows an Italianate style building with decorative brackets and Doric columns. Telegraph poles and wires span the street;...
- Salt Lake Theatre--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Theaters--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Capitol from Greek Theatre, Denver
- Close, northeastward view of columns of the Colonnade of Civic Benefactors and Greek Theatre in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado (architects Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton; completed in 1919); people sit on benches under colonnade at left;...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1919?]
- America Theatre
- View of the America theater at 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Cars and people are in the streets; electric roof sign depicts an eagle and shield, and reads: "America Theatre - See America First - Lets go Places a Riot of...
- America Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- America Theatre
- Night view of the America theater entrance on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows cars, and electric signs: "America Theatre - Greed."
- America Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1925]
- America Theatre
- Night view of the America theater at 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, a car, and an electric roof sign: "America Theatre - See America First - Now Playing Hogan's Alley."
- America Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1925]
- Bonfils Memorial Theatre
- View of the Bonfils Memorial Theatre at Colfax and Elizabeth Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Bonfils Memorial Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1959?]
- Bonfils Memorial Theatre
- View of the Bonfils Memorial Theatre at Colfax and Elizabeth Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows the entrance canopy.
- Bonfils Memorial Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Baker Theatre - built in 1890, razed in Dec. 1940
- View of the Baker theater at 1441 Lawrence Street in Denver, Colorado; electric signs and marquee read: "Baker Theatre," "Yes Sunday Matinee Nov. 3, The Stockwell MacGregor Co." and "Franklyn Underwood in Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliot's Greatest...
- Baker Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Bonfils Memorial Theatre
- View of the Bonfils Memorial Theatre at Colfax and Elizabeth Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows the entrance.
- Bonfils Memorial Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Abbey Theatre Irish Players
- Group portrait of the Abbey Theatre Irish Players in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women in winter coats. The Broadway Theater entrance is in the background.
- Abbey Theatre--People--1930-1940.; Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1932 February 11-13
- Abbey Theatre Irish Players
- Group portrait of the Abbey Theatre Irish Players in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women in winter coats. The Broadway Theater entrance is in the background.
- Abbey Theatre--People--1930-1940.; Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1932 February 11-13
- Broadway Theatre
- View of the Hotel Metropole and Broadway Theater at 18th (Eighteenth) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Shows Richardson Romanesque style building with side towers and light court. "Broadway Theatre" is over center arched doorway, "Hotel...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotel Metropole (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Interior Broadway Theatre
- Interior view of Broadway Theatre located in Metropole Hotel on Broadway, Denver, Colorado; shows balcony, private box seats, orchestra pit, stage, and scenery curtain from "A glimpse of India;" theater opened in 1890.
- Stage photography--1900-1910.; Theater architecture--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Theaters--Decoration--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Ceiling under balcony, [mezzanine floor, and ticket booth] building for Denver Colo. Theatre Company, Tabor Block Denver
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows ceiling, floor and ticket booth details for the Denver, Colorado Theater Company (Tabor Theatre,...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Ceilings.; Floors.; Mezzanines.; Theaters.; Ticket offices.; Colorado Theater (Denver, Colo.); Tabor Theatre (Denver, Colo.)
- 1921 April 4
- Section D-D thru balcony [and] details of exit openings Denver Colo. Theatre Co., Tabor Block Denver
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows a building sections and details for cornices, arcades, and doorways for the Denver, Colorado Theater...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Arcades (Architectural components); Cornices.; Doors & doorways.; Theaters.; Colorado Theater (Denver, Colo.); Tabor Theatre (Denver, Colo.)
- 1921 April 4
- Proscenium arch, organ screen, etc., details of forward end of auditorium Denver Colo. Theatre Co.
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows arch details, organ screen details, and other details for the Denver, Colorado Theater Company (Tabor...
- Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums.; Proscenium arches.; Screens.; Theaters.; Colorado Theater (Denver, Colo.); Tabor Theatre (Denver, Colo.)
- 1921 April 4