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Martin Acres Model Home: Original Advertisement
In the side margin is a newspaper advertisement and countyrecord which I found while searching through the historic archives at theCarnegie Library in Boulder.
3285 Moorhead Avenue is listed as being one of the modelhomes built by Williams High Country Homes in the Martin Acres subdivision in1955. This builder was… read more
Haunted Horses Could Drag Me Away
Now that spring is arriving in full, the familiar drive from Martin Acres to the mountains has changed focus from skiing to hiking. However, regardless of whether a driver is heading up Boulder Canyon on 119 to Eldora, Brainard, or beyond, the route hugs the historic road originally taken by… read more
Bruce Williams Field—-The Man Behind the Name
The football field in Community Park is dedicated to a man that helped the Town of Superior transition into the large community it is today, including Rock Creek. The field is named after Bruce E. Williams who was the Town of Superior’s manager from 1995 until 2006. Imagine seeing a… read more
Not So Native—Naturalized CU
Among my students’ more amusing comments is that CU’s beautiful grounds are so “natural,” meaning not man-made. Nothing could be further from the truth. When President Joseph Sewall looked out from Old Main (CU’s only building in 1877), he beheld – nothing. The entire campus, and the city for that… read more
Tracks of the Past
Ever wonder what that packaged up and lonely looking building located just northeast of the intersection of Pearl and 30th St. is?
It is Boulder’s Historic Train Depot! It was built in 1890 and it’s had several different homes in its lifetime to date. Originally, it was built on the… read more
Rock Creek Arbor Day Celebration Renames Park
Last weekend, in honor of Arbor Day, the Town of Superior gave a permanent name to the “Three Parks” or “Community Park East” area---Autrey Park. The park, located off of Honey Creek Lane between the Horizons at Rock Creek apartments and the Saddlebrooke townhomes was constructed last year and consists… read more
Denver Dairy Celebrates 85 Years
If you live in Wash Park, you’ve probably noticed the Royal Crest Dairy bottling location at 350 south Pearl street (80209). You probably also know that Royal Crest delivers milk door-to-door and has been for a long time. But, were you aware that the dairy was established in 1927? That… read more
Bradburn: The Sole Entry of a ‘Test’ Project
How many people know the history of their neighborhood? How many neighborhoods can say they are the manifestation of a contest? Bradburn can, though it was the winner by default of being the only entry. In 1999 Westminster City Council adopted guidelines for Traditional Mixed Use Neighborhoods in response to… read more
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Often identified by its New Urbanist appeal and mixed-use development, the Bradburn area's Bradburn Village and Weatherstone are located in central Westminster, with great accessibility to Boulder, downtown Denver and the mountains.
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