This thread's topic: This is mostly for downtown Denver and adjacent central city neighborhoods.
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Feel free to use a similar format for other threads you may create, but it's not the end of the world if you don't. The thread name: We do not have any formal rule that threads must be named in the "CITY NAME | Subtitle" format, but it's clear and some people like it, so here it is. I want to welcome you to the official 7th Denver Development Thread!Īs mentioned by Cirrus in the previous thread: enver_Colorado_1898_-_LOC_-_restoration1.jpg Let's explore some great moments in Denver's growth. That's a lot of growth in just 157 short years!įrom a mining town to the city it is today, Denver has faced many challenges but has greatly succeeded, becoming a better city each day. Denver.įrom a starting population of 4,749 in 1860, Denver proper has grown over 14,372% with the metro area over 59,261%.
Thus, Denver City was born.ĭenver City received its name from this well dressed man, James W. General William Larimer placed cottonwood logs to stake a claim on the bluff overlooking the confluence of the South Platte and Cherry Creek River. Then this handsome gentleman came along (what a stud).
Even though Montana City was later to be the site of Denver, settlers preferred the town of Auraria and left Montana City behind. This first settlement, known as Montana City, was in the Western Kansas territory. Back in 1858 a group of gold prospectors from Kansas decided that it was time to go out west for the Pikes Peak Gold Rush.