Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Timeline
Chapter One. From Camping Grounds to Towns
Arapaho and Cheyenne
Gold and Wars, 1858-1869
Town Founding
Auraria
William H. Larimer Jr.
Reminders
Byers: Booster Extraordinaire
Crime
Fire and Flood
Empire Builders
Exits
Religion
Education
Hospitals
Charities
Geography, Topography, and Grids
Streetcars
Neighborhoods
Growing Up
Smelters
Processing
Gamblers Galore
Family Entertainment
The Flip Side
Crash
Riches to Rags: The Tabors
Politics, Governor Waite, and the City Hall War
Women’s Suffrage
The Capitol—Symbol of Hope
Tammen, Bonfils, and Moffat
Home Rule
Chapter Seven. Paris on the Platte
Robert Walter Speer
Transforming Denver
The Municipal Auditorium
Benjamin Barr Lindsey
William Dudley “Big Bill” Haywood
Speer’s Death
Chapter Eight. The Tumultuous Twenties
Rise of the Ku Klux Klan
Klan Downfall
Chapter Nine. This Thing Call Depression
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal to the Rescue
Water and Other Large Projects
Boettcher, Bonfils, and Brown
New Deal Sunset
Military Installations and War Industries
Postwar National Defense: Martin and Rocky Flats
Other Economic Drivers
New Leadership: Palmer Hoyt and Quigg Newton
New Downtown
Skyline and Auraria Urban Renewal Projects
Core City Attractions
Challenges
Chapter Eleven. Suburbanization
Douglas County
Aurora
Boulder
Commerce City
Englewood
Golden
Lakewood
Littleton
Westminster
Wheat Ridge
Metro Area in 2010
The People Before 1950
Turbulent Times, 1950s-1990s
The People in 2015
Chapter Thirteen. A Sporting Town
The Denver Broncos
Mile High Stadium
Baseball
Basketball
Hockey
Soccer and Rugby
Rodeo
Skiing
Mountaineering
Cycling
More Mile High Sports Stars
Historic Preservation
Metro Museums
Arvada
Boulder
Commerce City
Golden
Lakewood
Littleton
Westminster
Public Art
Chapter Fifteen. Paths to Tomorrow
Transportation
Aerotropolis
Seeking Water
Lakes and Waterways
Beer Town
Pot Time in the Old Town
The Press, Crime, and the Future
Selected Bibliography
About the Authors
Index