Tuesday, April 30, 2013

And We're Off!

Alright 7th grade! We're off to Denver for our Scavenger Hunt! Remember--stay with your group and have fun exploring Denver!

Denver Public Library

The Denver Public Library is the public library of the city of Denver, Colorado in the United States. Its administrative headquarters is on the seventh floor of the Central Library in Downtown Denver. In 2010, the library had 2,288,842 items in its collection and a library card base of 339,883 local residents. In addition to its Central facility, it has 23 branches and a bookmobile program.

The Denver Public Library is located at 10 W. Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy. 80204

Federal Reserve Bank

The Money Museum offers an opportunity to learn about the Federal Reserve Bank. And, best of all, it's free! Walk-ins are welcome and groups can make advance reservations. Photo ID required for visitors 18 and older. On your way out, don't forget to get your bag of shredded money.

The Federal Reserve Bank is located at 1020 16th St, Denver, CO 80202.

Colorado History Museum

History Colorado, formerly known as the Colorado Historical Society, is a group dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the state of Colorado in the USA.

The Colorado History Museum is located at1200 Broadway  Denver, Colorado 80203.

Writer's Square

Located on the 16th Street Mall, Writer Square is a shopping and dining destination for an unforgettable outing.  Come park in the convenient garage, eat at one of the many restaurants, browse the fine shops and galleries, and see why Writer Square has been a focal hub in Downtown Denver for decades.

Writer's Square is located at 1512 Larimer St, Denver, Colorado 80202.

Colorado State Capitol Building

The Colorado State Capitol Building, located at 200 East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado, is the home of the Colorado General Assembly and the offices of the Governor of Colorado and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado.

The Colorado State Capitol Building is located at 200 E Colfax Ave  Denver, CO 80203.

Union Station

Union Station is Denver, Colorado, USA's historic train station at 17th and Wynkoop in the LoDo district. The station first opened in 1881.

Union Station is located at 1800 21st Street Denver, CO.

Coors Field

Coors Field is a baseball venue located in Denver, Colorado. It is the home field of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies.

Coors Field is located at 2299 Wewatta St  Denver, CO 80202.

Oxford Hotel

Designed by the architect Frank Edbrooke and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this is one of Denver's few hotels to have survived from the 19th century (another being the Brown Palace). The facade is simple red sandstone, but the interior boasts marble walls, stained-glass windows, frescoes, and silver chandeliers, all of which were restored between 1979 and 1983 using Edbrooke's original drawings. Antique pieces imported from England and France furnish the large rooms, which were created by combining smaller rooms during the restoration. No two units are alike (they're either Art Deco or Western Victorian in style), but all are equipped with one king-size or queen-size bed, individual thermostats, dressing tables, and large closets. An Art Deco gem, the Cruise Room Bar boasts perhaps the swankest cocktail atmosphere in Denver, and the spa is the largest in the area.

The Oxford Hotel is located at 1600 17th St, Denver, CO 8020.

Sakura Square

Sakura Square (サクラスクエアー sakura sukueā) is a small plaza located on the north/east side of the intersection of 19th Street and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The square contains busts of Ralph L. Carr, Governor of Colorado from 1939 to 1943, Minoru Yasui, a Japanese-American lawyer, and Yoshitaka Tamai (1900–1983), a Buddhist priest who lived in Denver. Sakura Square also has a small Japanese garden, and it serves as the entrance to the 20-story Tamai Tower apartment building that occupies most of the block. There are several shops and restaurants in the ground and first floors of the apartment building.
The Sakura Square is located at 1905 Lawrence St  Denver, CO 80202

Light Rail

RTD Bus & Light Rail is a transit system in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. It is operated by the Regional Transportation District.
 

Denver Mint

The Denver Mint is a branch of the United States Mint that struck its first coins on February 1, 1906. The mint is still operating and producing coins for circulation, as well as mint sets and commemorative coins.

The Mint is located at 320 W Colfax Ave  Denver, CO 80204.

D & F Tower

The D & F Tower is excited to present a beautiful event and wedding venue for Denver, Colorado! Located in the top five floors of the historic Clock Tower in the heart of the city, the recently renovated space features décor that’s elegant and modern, offering guests breathtaking panoramic views of the skyline and mountains, and the opportunity to explore behind the mysterious clock faces.

The Tower is located on the 16th Street Mall
1601 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO 80202.

Trinity Methodist Church

Colorado's most historic church, located in the heart of downtown Denver.
 
The Trinity Methodist Church is located at 1820 Broadway  Denver, CO 80202.

The Tabor Center

One Tabor Center is a 408 feet (124 m) tall skyscraper in Denver, Colorado. The building was completed in 1984 and has 30 floors. It is the 15th tallest building in Denver. Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates designed 669,000sq ft.

The Tabor Center is located on the 16th Street Mall and Larimer Street.

The Brown Palace Hotel

Brown Palace Hotel is the second-oldest operating hotel in Denver, Colorado and is one of the first atrium-style hotel ever built. It is now operated by Quorum Hotels and Resorts. It was built in 1892, one year later than the Oxford Hotel. It was named for its original owner, Henry C. Brown, and was designed with its odd triangular shape by architect Frank Edbrooke.
The hotel is located at 321 17th St, Denver, CO between 17th Street, Broadway and Tremont Street/Pl in downtown Denver behind the Republic Plaza. The main entrance door is on Tremont Street.

Byron White Court Building

The Byron White United States Courthouse is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and later of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Completed between 1910 and 1916, the building, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.In 1994, it was renamed in honor of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White (1917–2002) a native of Fort Collins, Colorado.
 The Courthouse is located at 18th and Stout Sts., Denver, Colorado.



Denver Art Museum

The Denver Art MuseumDAM is an art museum located in the Civic Center of Denver, Colorado. The museum is one of the largest art museums between the West Coast and Chicago. It is known for its collection of American Indian art, and its other collections of more than 68,000 diverse works from across the centuries and world.

The DAM is located at 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204.

Market Street RTD Station

RTD Bus & Light Rail is a transit system in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. It is operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD). It currently operates 79 local, 16 express, 16 regional, 11 limited, and 5 skyRide bus routes plus some special services. It also includes 5 light rail lines with 36 stations and 35 miles (56 km) of track.





Denver City and County Building

After more than eight years of design and construction, the final cornerstone of Denver's City & County Building was laid in 1932.  The  completion of the grand, classical building culminated a 30-year process to define the Civic Center as the heart of city government and its cultural center. Set on the western edge of Civic Center and symmetrically aligned with its primary axis and that of the State Capitol, the City & County Building
completed Edward H. Bennett's 1917 master plan. It also marked the end of the City Beautiful era in Denver.

The Denver City and County Building is located at 1437 Bannock St, Denver, CO 8020.

Denver Pavillions

Denver Pavilions is located on the 16th Street pedestrian mall in the heart of Downtown Denver.  Featuring 40 shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues including a movie theater and a bowling alley, this two city blocks, three stories high, open-air mall offers convenient underground parking and is located next to the 16th Street Free Mall shuttle.

Denver Pavillions is located at 500 16th St  Denver, CO 80202.

Civic Center Park

Civic Center is a neighborhood and park in Denver, Colorado. The area is known as the center of the civic life in the city, with numerous institutions of arts, government, and culture as well as numerous festivals, parades, and protests throughout the year. The park is home to many fountains, statues, and formal gardens, and includes a Greek amphitheater, a war memorial, and the Voorhies Memorial Seal Pond. It is well known for its symmetrical Neoclassical design.

Civic Center Park is located at 101 W 14th Avenue Pkwy, Denver, CO 80202.

Park Map

Colorado Convention Center

The Colorado Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center located in Downtown Denver. The center opened in June 1990 the first event being the NBA Draft for the Denver Nuggets The convention center was expanded in 2004 to include several meeting rooms, two ballrooms and an indoor amphitheater. Since opening, the center hosts over 400 events per years.
Centrally located in Denver, the center has become one of Denver's many landmarks. The center is adjacent to the Denver Performing Arts Complex and the Emily Griffith Opportunity School. It is blocks away from the Colorado State Capitol, Auraria Campus and the 16th Street Mall. It is served by the RTD light rail station, Theatre District / Convention Center.

The Colorado Convention Center is located at 700 14th St  Denver, CO 80202.

Monday, April 29, 2013

LoDo Tattered Cover


The Tattered Cover Book Store began as a small independent store with only 950 square feet in the Cherry Creek district of Denver, Colorado. It has grown for more than 40 years to include three expansive locations in the greater Denver Metro area. 


Our store in historic Lower Downtown provides another reader's paradise at the end of the 16th Street Mall, near Union Station and Coors Field. The LoDo Store offers two stories of books with the added comfort of curling up by the fire in comfortable antique furnishings, bathed in lamplight. Like Colfax Avenue, it's the scene of many readings, autographings, and literary events throughout the year, and boasts a cozy coffee shop and extensive newsstand.



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Larimer Square


Larimer Square was sold to its current owner, Jeff Hermanson, in 1993. Since then, Larimer Square, under the direction of Hermanson and real estate executive Joe Vostrejs, Larimer Square has gone through a dramatic repositioning movement. More than 90 percent of the property has been leased to new merchants in that time frame that fit the vision of distinctive urban shopping and dining. Larimer Square currently has more than 100 tenants with 40 retail/restaurant merchants in that mix.
“The Larimer Square vision will always be evolving,” says Hermanson. 

Larimer Square is located at 1430 Larimer Street Denver, CO 80211. 

Denver Center for the Performing Arts


The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is an organization in Denver, Colorado which provides a showcase for live theatre, a nurturing ground for new plays, a preferred stop on the Broadway touring circuit, acting classes for the community and rental facilities. It was founded in 1972 and dedicated to excellence in the arts.
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is the largest tenant of the Denver Performing Arts Complex which is a four-block, 12-acre (49,000 m2) site containing ten performance spaces with over 10,000 seats. It is owned and partially operated by Arts and Venues Denver.



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Denver Firefighter Museum


The Denver Firefighter Museum is located at 1326 Tremont Place Denver, Colorado 80204.

The Denver Firefighters Museum is a museum in downtown Denver, Colorado, United States. A nonprofit institution 501, it consists of an 11,000-square-foot facility housing four galleries that explore the history of firefighting in Denver.

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