Courtesy of the Mayor Speer is in a top Exterior view of City Portrait by William Henry Completion of the This Renaissance Colorado Historical hat to the left of Auditorium on 14th Read. building marked the high Revival style Society. President Roosevelt. Street between Champa point in Speer’s first arena/theater was and Curtis Streets in term of office. designed by Denver Denver. Expanded in 1940 and architect Robert 1950. Willison. Portrait of Speer while in President Roosevelt The building of the Portrait of Speer while at Municipal Auditorium Associated with office. came to Denver to see auditorium marked the leisure. today as part of the Denver’s City Beautiful the improvements start of Speer’s Denver Performing Arts movement. created. beautification of Denver. Complex. View of Cherry Electric Fountain, Children’s Fountain, Denver Municipal Architectural Plans Colorado Museum of Creek Trail, Denver, City Park, Denver, City Park, Denver, Facts: Volume 2 for Pavilion in City Natural History, City CO, 2005 CO, 2008 CO, 1927 Number 42, October Park, Denver, CO Park, Denver, CO 15, 1910 Contemporary view The colored electric Mayor Robert Speer Newsletter produced by Photograph of plans for In 1908 the Colorado along the Cherry Creek fountain in City Park’s arranged for the replica the City of Denver a new pavilion in Denver Museum of Natural Trail. Ferril Lake was originally of this fountain, originally highlighting the civic, City Park in the early History opened on the installed in 1908. in Düsseldorf, Germany, administrative, and 1900s. eastern edge of City to be placed in City informational aspects of Park. It is now known as Park. the city government. the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The Civic Center, Restored for the 2008 Example of European Article discusses plans Architectural for City Painting of Colorado Municipal Auditorium, Democratic National influence on urban for the changes in Park Pavilion. Example Museum of Natural and Cherry Creek were Convention. artwork. Denver City Park. of neoclassical design. History. Example of all directly affected by neoclassical design. Mayor Robert Speer’s
Courtesy of the Colorado Historical Society. Mayor Speer is in a top hat to the left of President Roosevelt. Exterior view of City Auditorium on 14th Street between Champa and Curtis Streets in Denver. Portrait by William Henry Read. Completion of the building marked the high point in Speer’s first term of office. Expanded in 1940 and 1950. This Renaissance Revival style arena/theater was designed by Denver architect Robert Willison. Portrait of Speer while in office. President Roosevelt came to Denver to see the improvements created. The building of the auditorium marked the start of Speer’s beautification of Denver. Portrait of Speer while at leisure. Municipal Auditorium today as part of the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Associated with Denver’s City Beautiful movement. View of Cherry Creek Trail, Denver, CO, 2005 Electric Fountain, City Park, Denver, CO, 2008 Children’s Fountain, City Park, Denver, CO, 1927 Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 42, October 15, 1910 Architectural Plans for Pavilion in City Park, Denver, CO Colorado Museum of Natural History, City Park, Denver, CO Contemporary view along the Cherry Creek Trail. The colored electric fountain in City Park’s Ferril Lake was originally installed in 1908. Mayor Robert Speer arranged for the replica of this fountain, originally in Düsseldorf, Germany, to be placed in City Park. Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of the city government. Photograph of plans for a new pavilion in Denver City Park in the early 1900s. In 1908 the Colorado Museum of Natural History opened on the eastern edge of City Park. It is now known as the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The Civic Center, Municipal Auditorium, and Cherry Creek were all directly affected by Mayor Robert Speer’s Restored for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Example of European influence on urban artwork. Article discusses plans for the changes in Denver City Park. Architectural for City Park Pavilion. Example of neoclassical design. Painting of Colorado Museum of Natural History. Example of neoclassical design.
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