Globeville Story
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Kohut Creamery

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Today the intersection at 45th and Washington Street is a an exit from I-70, but the area was a busy commercial hub  in Globeville ...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

ASARCO clean up

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The Globe plant began in 1886 as the Holden Smelter and was renamed the Globe in 1889 by  Dennis Sheedy who took over the failing concern. W...
Friday, November 2, 2012

Governance

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In the 1880s people flocked to an area north of Denver that offered jobs in three large smelters, several foundries, brickyards, meat packin...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Krautburgers, Kraut Bierochs, Runzas

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Nothing evokes a memory like a certain smell.  The fragrance of onions, cabbage and simmering  ground beef. The heavenly aroma of the thin p...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Fuel and Feed

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In 1934, almost all  Globeville  people relied on coal to heat their homes and power their businesses.  Many in the  neighborhood (in defian...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Boys

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Children  who grew up in pre-World War II Globeville could experience many adventures without ever leaving the area. Particularly boys. ...
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Monday, August 20, 2012

Working the beets

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“No Race Suicide in Globeville Where Beetworkers Live on Summer Wages” proclaims  the  Denver Republican  from  December ...
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