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For Polis, a Cheyenne name for a mountain is too hard to pronounce. Anyone have a photo from a similar angle from the present day to compare? Find all posts by Buckeye Native In case you're wondering, in the population for metro Denver was 1,, Today it is 2,, Actually over 2. Most reasonable folks would at least include Boulder county with the metro area - which would make it 2.

That postcard photo is actually from or Today, the population is just about 2. Originally Posted by Buckeye Native Thanks Franco. What a difference thirty years makes. Posted May 19, , PM. Posted May 20, , AM. I think it's interesting that cities in the past seemed to have small skylines relative to their population. I mean for a city of 1. I guess the 70ss skyscraper boom was really something. Their tallest back then wasn't all that much taller than our's, maybe 50 feet.

The 70s and 80s were good to Denver's skyline, that's for sure. Facebook My Austin Model. Posted May 21, , AM. Originally Posted by llamaorama. Awesome pictures. Can anyone explain to me who, when, and why decided to turn the downtown area on a 45 degree tilt to the rest of the grid? It drives me crazy. Is that the Tivoli with all the parking around it? Originally Posted by myshtern. Wow, I cannot believe the total destruction of so many buildings.

Denver is still recovering filling in all those parking lots. I have no idea why America basically let their cities be destroyed from the 's on. Good thing the citizens of Denver put their foot down in the early 80's and said enough was enough. Posted May 26, , PM. Originally Posted by Chicago3rd. The Giants defeated our beloved Broncos 39—20 to win their first Super Bowl in team history. You most likely wept when the Redskins clobbered our boys the very next year with a score of Once the largest shopping center west of the Mississippi, Cinderella City in Englewood closed its doors in , after 31 years in business.

And who doesn't remember sampling all the tasty frozen treats at Farrell's?!?! Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia. Speaking of ice cream, before the first Chipotle was established at East Evans Avenue, this was the site of a scrumptious Dolly Madison Ice Cream shop.

Photo Courtesy of Pinterest. Photo Courtesy of Blinky's Fun Club. For 41 years Blinky the Clown aka Russell Scott entertained audiences with Blinky's Fun Club in Denver and beyond and holds the record for being both the longest running television host in the nation and the longest running television clown in history.

He also owned and operated a store called Blinky's Antiques and Collectibles on South Broadway for 22 years. Blinky passed away in at the ripe old age of 91, and he will sorely be missed.