Pavilion and pool at Sunken Gardens Park, ca 1911.
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Sunken Gardens Park was built in 1909 on the site of a city dump by landscape architect Saco DeBoer. Water was diverted from Cherry Creek to make the beautiful pool and waterfall that once graced the park. The pavilion was designed by Denver architect Jacques Benedict.
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White City's Big Splash ride and the 150-foot Tower of Jewels. |
The White
City (Lakeside Park) opened in May 1908 to 50,000 cheering people
as Mayor Speer pressed a button and 100,000 lights lit up the night.
The press billed it as "America's most beautiful amusement park" with
swimming for all including "ladies with or without escorts."
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The Colorado State Capitol, originally designed in the Federal Revival style by Elijah Myers of Detroit, was completed by Denver's Frank Edbrooke in 1904. In 1908, the dome was gilded with 200 ounces of gold leaf, and was to be topped with a sculpture of a beautiful woman -- but state officials couldn't agree on a model.
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The altar in St. John's Cathedral, ca. 1912. |
The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John in the Wilderness, Denver's finest example of English Gothic architecture, held its first service in 1911. St. John's was, and is, noted for its 51 stained glass windows and beautiful hand-carved high altar of Salonica oak. |
Mizpah Arch facing 17th Street, bidding farewell to travelers. |
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famous Welcome Arch in 1906, Mayor Speer proclaimed, "It is
to stand here for the ages as an expression of the good wishes and
kind feeling of our citzens to the stranger who enters our gates."
It was demolished in 1931 as a traffic hazard.
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