Globeville Story
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Globeville Boxer, Henry Rein

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"I was the welterweight champion for awhile and then I got smart and quit." 85-year-old Henry Rein reminisced.  "I worked at ...
Monday, January 9, 2012

Somebody up there likes me

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In the 1956 film biography of boxer Rocky Graziano, middleweight "Cowboy" Ruben Shank is mentioned, a detail for which Shank would...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Potica - Povitica

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Derived from the Slovenian word "poviti" meaning "to wrap in," potica (Serbs refer to it as Povitica) is a sweet yeast b...
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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Whistles, bells and horns

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There was a time in Globeville when few people owned a watch or even a radio, yet most residents were aware of the time and of events  impor...
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

1918 Spanish Influenza

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In 1918, the nation was at war and people were on the move. So too was a mysterious and lethal illness that first appeared  in the spring ...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The Haunted House of Globeville

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A lot of decorations and haunted houses will appear in yards around Globeville during the month of October, but none of them will be as int...
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Easing the Way - Emigration

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Political unrest, religious and cultural oppression and economic uncertainty were some of the factors that motivated Eastern Europeans and G...
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Mary Lou Egan is a professional graphic designer and watercolor artist who also enjoys history and preservation.
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