Three Historic Denver Neighborhoods

Future Ancestors, Crossing Timelines

with three historic North Denver Neighborhoods: 

Join the Globeville–Elyria–Swansea Coalition (GESC) for a one-night journey through time – an immersive experience that reveals how these three neighborhoods were made: shaped by historic disinvestment, redlining, labor struggles, industrial zoning, and highway expansion, and transformed by neighbors organizing for racial, environmental, and economic justice for more than a century. 

Then we step forward across timelines into a thriving, community-owned
future, where neighbors have built a neighborhood model rooted in collective governance, healthy housing, land stewardship, and community-led investment.
This is their story, a celebration, and a public invitation:
become excellent ancestors to the next generation of GES.

Hosted by the Forney Museum of Transportation
at 4303 Brighton Blvd, Denver, CO 80216
Friday March 6, 4-7 pm

Doors: 4pm
Time Warp: 5pm

More information: info@ges-coalition (720) 432 - 1188
forneymuseum.org 

Last chance to indulge before Lent

Pączki  (pronounced "poonch-key) are tasty Polish donuts with a rich history. Originating in Poland, they were made to be enjoyed from Fat Thursday (the Thursday before Lent begins) to Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) - a final opportunity to indulge before 40 days of fasting begin.

Pączki are fried donuts usually filled with marmalade, jelly, or vanilla pudding and sprinkled with powdered sugar. If you have a Polish grandmother to show you how to make these treats, you are truly blessed.

But you can purchase genuine Pączki made by the scout troop at St. Joseph's Polish Church at 525 East 46th Avenue in Globeville, Sunday February 15th, beginning at 11:00 am, in the school cafeteria. Your fasting will be more meaningful when you remember what you're missing and you'll be supporting the scouts and the church!

Biscuits and Gravy at Holy Transfiguration of Christ Orthodox Cathedral

The invitation posted on Facebook

It's hard for me to resist biscuits and gravy on any day, but on a frosty 3-degree morning, I could hardly wait. When I arrived at Holy Transfiguration 9:00 am, Justin and Kristine Clark were busy in the kitchen and their son Henry was occupied at one of the tables. The purpose of the breakfast was for Globeville's residents to check out Holy Transfiguration and for the members of the church to become acquainted with their neighbors in the community.

I helped myself to the hot breakfast and sat down to visit with Justin and Kristine. We were soon joined by two-year-old Winnie and her mother Meghan, then Matthew. I asked about Orthodoxy and what brought each of them to this church. All found something lacking in churches they had attended and were actively seeking a richer religious faith. Justin had experienced hypocrisy in the Southern church he once belonged to - with a pronounced difference between the preaching on Sundays and the practices during the week. Carla Fabrizio, who is related to half of Globeville, took a break from working in the kitchen. She explained her journey from Catholicism to the more substantial Orthodox faith and now teaches Sunday school in her home next door. The process of learning about and becoming part of the Orthodox faith can take up to three years. This is not a rash decision but an informed commitment. 

I then talked a little about the history of Holy Transfiguration and of knowing Father Hirsch and Matushka Paulette Hirsch. They revitalized the parish and the community during their twenty five years in Globeville (1984 -2009). The walls of the parish hall are covered with historic photos, and treasures from the past.

I enjoyed the breakfast and the conversation. Another breakfast is planned for the third Saturday of February, the 21st. Invite your friends and get to know members of this Globeville treasure.

Justin, Kristine and Henry Clark

Holy Transfiguration of Christ Orthodox Cathedral
at 349 East 47th Avenue
was built and dedicated in 1898,
which makes it the oldest of Globeville's 
active congregations. If you attend any
 of their parish festivals, the church
will be open for tours - make a mental note
 to see the inside of this jewell.