Denver on When It Was is 27 addresses and the 32 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1864. 8 are still open today; 24 are gone, and 14 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.
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Brown Palace Hotel
Buckhorn Exchange
Casa Bonita
Tivoli Brewery
Windsor Hotel
Mile High Stadium
Celebrity Sports Center
Denver Chinatown (Hop Alley)
Denver, decade by decade
- 1860s
- 1870s
- 1880s5 opened — Tabor Grand Opera House, Windsor Hotel, House of Mirrors, Gumry Hotel, and 1 moreSee the map in 1885 →
- 1890s6 opened — Brown Palace Hotel, The Brown Palace Hotel, Oxford Hotel, Elitch Gardens (Original Location), and 2 moreSee the map in 1895 →
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1960s5 opened — Tom's Diner, Zeckendorf Plaza, Celebrity Sports Center, Zeckendorf Plaza Hyperbolic Paraboloid, and 1 moreSee the map in 1965 →
- 1970s
- 2010s
Still here, and gone
Still open (8)
- My Brother's Bar 1873–present
- Oxford Hotel 1891–present
- Brown Palace Hotel 1892–present
- The Brown Palace Hotel 1892–present
- Buckhorn Exchange 1893–present
- Gaetano's 1947–present
- Casa Bonita 1974–present
- The Crawford Hotel at Denver Union Station 2014–present
Gone (24)
- Tivoli Brewery 1864–2024
- Tom's Diner 1967–2020
- El Chapultepec 1933–2020
- Mile High Stadium 1948–2000
- Cinderella City Mall 1968–1997
- Zeckendorf Plaza 1960–1996
- Zeckendorf Plaza Hyperbolic Paraboloid 1960–1996
- Stapleton International Airport 1929–1995
- Stapleton International Airport 1929–1995
- Elitch Gardens (Original Location) 1890–1994
- Original Elitch Gardens 1890–1994
- Celebrity Sports Center 1960–1994
By kind of place
Hotel (7)
Cosmopolitan Hotel · Brown Palace Hotel · The Brown Palace Hotel · Oxford Hotel · Windsor Hotel · Gumry Hotel · The Crawford Hotel at Denver Union Station
Theater (3)
Aladdin Theatre · Tabor Grand Opera House · Orpheum Theatre
Restaurant (3)
Gaetano's · Buckhorn Exchange · Casa Bonita
Airport (2)
Stapleton International Airport · Stapleton International Airport
Amusement Park (2)
Elitch Gardens (Original Location) · Original Elitch Gardens
Brothel (2)
House of Mirrors · The Navarre
Diner (1)
Bar (1)
Every place in Denver (27)
- Brown Palace Hotel 321 17th Street · 1892–present · 3 businesses
- Buckhorn Exchange 1000 Osage Street · 1893–present
- Casa Bonita 6715 West Colfax Avenue · 1974–present
- Celebrity Sports Center 888 South Colorado Boulevard · 1960–1994
- Cinderella City Mall 701 West Hampden Avenue · 1968–1997
- Constitution Hall 1501 Blake Street · 1866–1977
- Cosmopolitan Hotel 1760 Broadway · 1926–1983
- Daniels & Fisher Department Store 1601 Arapahoe Street · 1875–1958
- Denver Chinatown (Hop Alley) 1620 Wazee Street · 1869–1940
- El Chapultepec 1942 Market Street · 1933–2020 · 2 businesses
- Elitch Gardens (Original Location) 4620 West 38th Avenue · 1890–1994 · 2 businesses
- Gaetano's 3760 Tejon Street · 1947–present
- Gumry Hotel 1725 Lawrence Street · 1880–1895
- Mile High Stadium 1900 Eliot Street · 1948–2000
- My Brother's Bar 2376 15th Street · 1873–present
- Orpheum Theatre 1537 Welton Street · 1932–1967
- Rainbow Music Hall 6360 East Evans Avenue · 1979–1988
- Stapleton International Airport 8500 Peña Boulevard · 1929–1995
- Stapleton International Airport 7899 East 23rd Avenue · 1929–1995
- Tabor Grand Opera House 1621 Curtis Street · 1881–1964
- The Crawford Hotel at Denver Union Station 1701 Wynkoop Street · 2014–present
- The Navarre 1727 Tremont Place · 1889–1904
- Tivoli Brewery 900 Auraria Parkway · 1864–2024
- Tom's Diner 601 East Colfax Avenue · 1967–2020 · 2 businesses
- Windsor Hotel 1800 Larimer Street · 1880–1959
- Zeckendorf Plaza 350 16th Street · 1960–1996
- Zeckendorf Plaza Hyperbolic Paraboloid 1550 Court Place · 1960–1996
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