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Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Night the Castlewood Canyon Dam Gave Way

Today, Castlewood Canyon is one of Colorado’s 41 State Parks. But on this day 88…

Amy Zimmer, August 3, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Downtown Denver’s Skyline Park

Recently the City of Denver announced that it is redesigning Skyline Park, the park located…

Amy Zimmer, July 29, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s National Parks and Monuments

As you plan your summer travels, you may be interested in visiting some of the…

Amy Zimmer, May 28, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: I-70 Glenwood Canyon

The Glenwood Canyon highway construction project still ranks as one of the most ambitious engineering…

Amy Zimmer, April 6, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Borderlands of Southern Colorado

A new exhibit on view at the History Colorado Center “explores the shifting geopolitical history…

Amy Zimmer, February 11, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Denver Parks and Parkways

Visitors and those new to Denver often remark on the city’s miles of tree-lined parkways…

Amy Zimmer, December 22, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The State Office Building Turns 100

The State Office Building — home of the Colorado State Library — will soon be…

Amy Zimmer, December 8, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Roaring Fork Valley Ghost Towns

Located near Aspen, Colorado, are the ghost towns of Ashcroft and Independence, two fascinating reminders…

Amy Zimmer, September 22, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

LiDAR Scanning: A New Way of Looking at Old Places

If a historic or archaeological site disappears or changes, how will we remember what it…

Amy Zimmer, September 3, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Tabor Grand Opera House

139 years ago this week, on September 5, 1881, occurred what was arguably the most…

Amy Zimmer, September 1, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park

This year marks the 105th anniversary of Rocky Mountain National Park, as well as the…

Amy Zimmer, June 9, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Historic Properties on the State and National Registers

The State Publications Library often receives questions about historically designated properties, including how to determine…

Amy Zimmer, May 28, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Colorado Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home

In 1889 the State of Colorado established a home for aging Civil War veterans and…

Amy Zimmer, April 14, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Building the State Capitol

Today, the Capitol Building with its famous gold dome is one of the most recognized…

Amy Zimmer, March 3, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado’s Historic Grain Elevators and Silos

A century ago much of Colorado was dotted with grain elevators, silos, and other agricultural…

Amy Zimmer, February 4, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colfax: Metro Denver’s Most Famous (or Infamous!) Street

The Colorado State Library is located on Colfax Avenue, as is the State Capitol. It’s…

Amy Zimmer, January 9, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

The Murals of Allen True

If you’ve ever been inside the State Capitol, the Brown Palace Hotel, or the Telephone…

Amy Zimmer, October 21, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Santa Fe Trail

During the nineteenth century the Santa Fe Trail played an important role in the westward…

Amy Zimmer, October 1, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

The Architecture of the CU Boulder Campus

New to our library’s collection is Body & Soul: A Partnership of Architecture and Academics…

Amy Zimmer, August 8, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Lakewood Turns 50

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Lakewood’s incorporation as a city, but its history…

Amy Zimmer, July 16, 2019
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