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Colfax had visited Denver in 1865, and locals may have named the street after him to gain national support from the prominent Indiana congressman for Colorado's ongoing statehood initiative. [6] [7] [8] Denver's population rapidly increased with the arrival of railroads, growing from 4,759 in 1870 to 106,713 in 1890.
Golden Avenue was the town's main street, so named as it was the link between Denver and Golden. It was renamed Colfax Avenue in 1896. In 1897 the Town of Colfax was annexed by the City of Denver. [4] In the early 1900s the area that is now known as West Colfax was sparsely populated with several mansions and scattered squatter's shacks.
Colfax was founded in 1870 as a communal settlement of 397 German immigrants led by General Carl Wulsten. The colonists had been organized by the German Colonization society of Chicago. [1] The town was named for Vice President Schuyler Colfax. It was the first non-indigenous community in the Wet Mountain Valley in what is now Custer County ...
The Denver area, part of the Territory of Kansas, was sparsely settled until the late 1850s.Occasional parties of prospectors came looking for gold, then moved on. In July 1858, Green Russell and Sam Bates found a small placer deposit near the mouth of Little Dry Creek (in the present-day suburb of Englewood) that yielded about 20 troy ounces (620 g) of gold, the first significant gold ...
There are 314 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Denver, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Downtown Denver includes 151 of these properties and districts, including the National Historic Landmark and 2 that extend into other regions; the city's remaining properties and districts are listed elsewhere. Another 7 ...
The West Colfax neighborhood of Denver was a predominantly Jewish area from the 1920s to the 1950s, as reflected in its residential population, a thriving business community that included kosher markets and other businesses serving Jewish customers, and its cultural facilities.
Civic Center Park is part of the City and County of Denver park system, located at the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Broadway, perhaps the best-known and most important streets in Denver. The park is bordered by Bannock Street on the west, Broadway on the east, Colfax Avenue on the north, and 14th Avenue on the south.
Denver Club, a private gentleman's club founded by leading wealthy residents. [41] 1881 Tabor Grand Opera House, c. 1888. April 13: Denver Fortnightly Club, one of Denver's first women's clubs has its first meeting. [42] June 1: Union Station opens. [43] September 5: Opening of the Tabor Grand Opera House by a production of Maritana. [44] 1882