Denver's Mountain Playground: The Denver Mountain Parks, the City Beautiful, and the Rise of Modern Wilderness Recreation in Colorado, 1900-1940


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"The history of the Denver Mountain Parks exposes the profound connections between city life and scenic preservation, outdoor recreation, and wilderness appreciation during the early twentieth century. By examining the cultural roots of Denver's mountain parks, this study links the conservation and preservation movements of the Progressive Era to specifically urban concerns. Denver's history highlights the central role that urban reform, urban planning, and municipal politics played in shaping the scenic natural landscape parks of these years..."--p. iii-iv.







Colorado Heritage


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Denver Mountain Parks


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This book features new John Fielder photographs, as well as then and now images made by Fielder from old postcards and other historical photographs. The photographs decorate a complete written history and guide to the park system. An authoritative history of the mountain parks from their beginnings to the present day, plus a guide to visiting the parks. 50 new John Fielder photographs, 75 historic images, and 25 then-and-now photo pairs of Red Rocks, Lookout Mountain, Genesee, Daniels Park and more.







Discovering Denver Parks


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This easy-to-use, informative, and fun guidebook covers the range of what Denver has to offer, from tiny pocket parks to expansive open space, classic park facilities to conservation zones. It even explores destination parks in the foothills just beyond the city. Each park’s listing includes: Icons for key features: accessibility, kid-friendly, dog-friendly, views, historic significance, public art, gardens, unpaved trails, paved trails, lakefront, riverfront, spray park/wading pool, horseback riding and--because it’s Denver--winter sports. Notes for other major amenities, such as restrooms, shelters, playgrounds, and more Public transportation, driving, and parking directions Details on each park’s history and size History and descriptive highlights such as sledding hills, water features, mountain biking paths, and more Ways to extend your park visit with easy add-on walks or bike rides to other nearby parks or attractions Discovering Denver Parks will keep families, walkers, dog-lovers, and kids of all ages busy with year-round exploration and fun!







Denver and the Mountain Parks


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Excerpt from Denver and the Mountain Parks: A Descriptive View Book in Colors, Reproducing From Actual Photographs the Most Prominent Views in the City of Denver and the Surrounding Mountain Regions Boulevards. Beautiful parks. And a strictly modern business district. Its proximity to the Rocky Mountains is its chief charm, however and no other large city on earth is able to offer its visitors such a remarkable array of one day trips. Within the city are the United States Mint one of the foremost money-coinin institutions in the world; the New Post Office - probab y the best example of the purely classic in Greek architecture; a tower 375 feet high, fashioned identically after the Campanile at Venice, Italy, in which tickets for all trips may be pur chased; a new Passenger Station, and a new Civic Center. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.