1.Capital - Modeled after the U.S. Capital Building in D.C.. Originally thought to be the 15th step "One Mile Above Sea Level" was engraved, until CSU students measured again and placed a bronze marker on the 18th step. It was remeasured and now the 13th step has a marker noting 5280ft, a mile high, above sea level. 3. Metropole Hotel is now called The Brown Palace, (you can still stay there!). 5. St. John's Cathedral, now called Trinity United Methodist 6. Denver High School was around 19th and Stout, US Circuit Library building and the US Customs House and Byron Rogers Federal Buildings take up the area now (includes Denver MEPS, where I and many others went/will go to be processed into the military.) 16. Windsor Hotel was torn down and is not the Windsor Condominiums, but some paintings, including one of the owners wife and daughter are now in the Oxford Hotel across the street from Union Station. 17. Union Station - serves as a station for the Denver rail line as well as Amtrak 18/19. City Hall and Chamber of Commerce is now Larimer Square, but the old City Hall Bell is placed at 14th and Larimer. 20. River Front Park is still a park. 24. Cherry Creek has running/bike path along each side. 25. South Platte River: the river follows Hwy85/Sante Fe Dr to I-25 until I-70. The original site of Montana City is memorialized at Grant Frontier Park. The river also features a couple white water features for kayaking and also features a running/bike path. Everything else is now pretty much a skyscraper, office/condo building, and/or parking lot (i.e. #2 Court House is basically the site of the Sheraton Hotel, 7-11, McDonalds, and a Krispy Kreme)
Thanks for the video! Some things to note: The Metropole hotel wasn't constructed until 1891, and it wasn't triangular in shape. It was built directly across the road from the triangular building, which is the Brown Palace, constructed between 1888 and 1891. But the most amazing error in this map is that the long axis of the capitol building isn't oriented east/west, but north/south. (This map looks NW between 16th and 17th Streets toward what is now Union Station.)
I'd say the position of the Capital building isn't so much an error as it was just drawn to show the front as the main feature (I noticed a few of the buildings that are like this).
*Note: The site of Montana City memorialized at Grant Frontier Park and features period recreations. Also, It's not the "South Pallet River", it's the "South PLATTE River", and Gen. William Larimer's last name is pronounced Lair-eh-mur. I'm not being a dbag about it, just wanted to mention it for those who might recognize the name (i.e. Larimer Square). "Arapahoe County" was split into six counties until CO gained statehood. Although there is an Arapahoe County now, it's not exactly the same bordered area.* Gov. Denver visited the city but was basically offended because people weren't really impressed by him and the fact the the city was named after him.
There’s an even bigger error in the capitol building than it’s orientation. This shows a completed Capitol building in 1887, but the ground breaking occurred just a year before on July 1st, 1886 and it took 15 years to complete the main structure. Some say that that it wasn’t completed until the gold leaf was completed on the dome on 1907.
The "Metropole" was the planned name for the Brown Palace so the project was often referred to in this way prior to its opening in 1892. Planning and excavation work were (supposedly) done in 1888-1889 but the iconic triangular building was constructed in 1891-1892 by all accounts. So it's amazing this map from 1887 depicts a building exactly like the Brown Palace at the same location 4 years before it was constructed. To confuse the matter even more, there was a different "Metropole hotel" at 18th and Broadway as you say. Still makes no sense this was what is being referred to in an 1887 map though.
if you’d like to visit the area originally known as montana city, the first settlement in the area, you can visit grant-frontier park off evans near santa fe dr. not a huge park but cool to visit where this all started.
Montana City wasn't located where Downtown is currently. And oddly enough, the Capitol is facing the wrong direction on this map. It faces Lincoln Street.
Nice old map. Would be good to see similar on points south like old Castle Rock, first gold discovery at Russellville, and Colorado Springs. Also, the various mountain mining camps.
One interesting fact is that the Capitol wasn't open for business until 1894. I gotta agree with another commentator that the Metropole was across the street from the still standing triangular shaped Brown Palace. I was trying to decide if you could see Molly Brown's house but can't decide if it would be bottom right or bottom left because the Capitol's orientation is confusing.
I am confused my orientation of capitol building, which seems turned 90 degrees on this map in relationship to the diagonal grid containing Union Station, for instance.
yeah you're right, the orientation in the map is wrong. The long side of the capitol building is oriented roughly North-South but you can tell it points West in this picture as it points towards the mountains.
1.Capital - Modeled after the U.S. Capital Building in D.C.. Originally thought to be the 15th step "One Mile Above Sea Level" was engraved, until CSU students measured again and placed a bronze marker on the 18th step. It was remeasured and now the 13th step has a marker noting 5280ft, a mile high, above sea level. 3. Metropole Hotel is now called The Brown Palace, (you can still stay there!). 5. St. John's Cathedral, now called Trinity United Methodist 6. Denver High School was around 19th and Stout, US Circuit Library building and the US Customs House and Byron Rogers Federal Buildings take up the area now (includes Denver MEPS, where I and many others went/will go to be processed into the military.) 16. Windsor Hotel was torn down and is not the Windsor Condominiums, but some paintings, including one of the owners wife and daughter are now in the Oxford Hotel across the street from Union Station. 17. Union Station - serves as a station for the Denver rail line as well as Amtrak 18/19. City Hall and Chamber of Commerce is now Larimer Square, but the old City Hall Bell is placed at 14th and Larimer. 20. River Front Park is still a park. 24. Cherry Creek has running/bike path along each side. 25. South Platte River: the river follows Hwy85/Sante Fe Dr to I-25 until I-70. The original site of Montana City is memorialized at Grant Frontier Park. The river also features a couple white water features for kayaking and also features a running/bike path. Everything else above the capital is now pretty much a skyscraper, office/condo building, and/or parking lots (i.e. #2 Court House is pretty much the site of the Sheraton Hotel, 7-11, McDonalds, and a Krispy Kreme)
#2 was the Arapahoe County Courthouse and was torn down in the 1930s. Pretty insane. Apparently, a few of the large zinc griffin statues that adorned the structure were moved to a few firehouses in the metro area. Not sure if any remain though.
I grew up in Denver. As a kid, I was in building #11. It was indeed a museum. It had amazing dioramas of battle scenes.
1.Capital - Modeled after the U.S. Capital Building in D.C.. Originally thought to be the 15th step "One Mile Above Sea Level" was engraved, until CSU students measured again and placed a bronze marker on the 18th step. It was remeasured and now the 13th step has a marker noting 5280ft, a mile high, above sea level.
3. Metropole Hotel is now called The Brown Palace, (you can still stay there!).
5. St. John's Cathedral, now called Trinity United Methodist
6. Denver High School was around 19th and Stout, US Circuit Library building and the US Customs House and Byron Rogers Federal Buildings take up the area now (includes Denver MEPS, where I and many others went/will go to be processed into the military.)
16. Windsor Hotel was torn down and is not the Windsor Condominiums, but some paintings, including one of the owners wife and daughter are now in the Oxford Hotel across the street from Union Station.
17. Union Station - serves as a station for the Denver rail line as well as Amtrak
18/19. City Hall and Chamber of Commerce is now Larimer Square, but the old City Hall Bell is placed at 14th and Larimer.
20. River Front Park is still a park.
24. Cherry Creek has running/bike path along each side.
25. South Platte River: the river follows Hwy85/Sante Fe Dr to I-25 until I-70. The original site of Montana City is memorialized at Grant Frontier Park. The river also features a couple white water features for kayaking and also features a running/bike path.
Everything else is now pretty much a skyscraper, office/condo building, and/or parking lot (i.e. #2 Court House is basically the site of the Sheraton Hotel, 7-11, McDonalds, and a Krispy Kreme)
Thanks for the video! Some things to note: The Metropole hotel wasn't constructed until 1891, and it wasn't triangular in shape. It was built directly across the road from the triangular building, which is the Brown Palace, constructed between 1888 and 1891. But the most amazing error in this map is that the long axis of the capitol building isn't oriented east/west, but north/south. (This map looks NW between 16th and 17th Streets toward what is now Union Station.)
I'd say the position of the Capital building isn't so much an error as it was just drawn to show the front as the main feature (I noticed a few of the buildings that are like this).
*Note: The site of Montana City memorialized at Grant Frontier Park and features period recreations. Also, It's not the "South Pallet River", it's the "South PLATTE River", and Gen. William Larimer's last name is pronounced Lair-eh-mur. I'm not being a dbag about it, just wanted to mention it for those who might recognize the name (i.e. Larimer Square). "Arapahoe County" was split into six counties until CO gained statehood. Although there is an Arapahoe County now, it's not exactly the same bordered area.* Gov. Denver visited the city but was basically offended because people weren't really impressed by him and the fact the the city was named after him.
There’s an even bigger error in the capitol building than it’s orientation. This shows a completed Capitol building in 1887, but the ground breaking occurred just a year before on July 1st, 1886 and it took 15 years to complete the main structure. Some say that that it wasn’t completed until the gold leaf was completed on the dome on 1907.
The "Metropole" was the planned name for the Brown Palace so the project was often referred to in this way prior to its opening in 1892. Planning and excavation work were (supposedly) done in 1888-1889 but the iconic triangular building was constructed in 1891-1892 by all accounts. So it's amazing this map from 1887 depicts a building exactly like the Brown Palace at the same location 4 years before it was constructed.
To confuse the matter even more, there was a different "Metropole hotel" at 18th and Broadway as you say. Still makes no sense this was what is being referred to in an 1887 map though.
if you’d like to visit the area originally known as montana city, the first settlement in the area, you can visit grant-frontier park off evans near santa fe dr. not a huge park but cool to visit where this all started.
Thank you!
New to your channel. That was some awesome history. Use to live in the Denver practicality all my life.
Glad to see you back.
Thanks! Good to be back!
Who made the map ? Exccelent artist !
Montana City wasn't located where Downtown is currently. And oddly enough, the Capitol is facing the wrong direction on this map. It faces Lincoln Street.
Do you know where I can get a copy of this map? My family emigrated from Germany here in this time period and I have researched the times and places.
www.loc.gov/resource/g4314d.pm000640/?r=0.446,0.343,0.356,0.172,0
Here's the digital copy, I'm sure you could have printed out if you wanted.
My great grandfather is Saco Rienk Deboer
cool video, i liked it very much. I'm from Denver, but haven't lived there in decades. I'm fascinated by the city
Nice old map. Would be good to see similar on points south like old Castle Rock, first gold discovery at Russellville, and Colorado Springs. Also, the various mountain mining camps.
One interesting fact is that the Capitol wasn't open for business until 1894. I gotta agree with another commentator that the Metropole was across the street from the still standing triangular shaped Brown Palace. I was trying to decide if you could see Molly Brown's house but can't decide if it would be bottom right or bottom left because the Capitol's orientation is confusing.
Credit and More Information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver
Can I somehow have a copy of this map? I I’m native to Denver and would love to own this map ❤️
I am confused my orientation of capitol building, which seems turned 90 degrees on this map in relationship to the diagonal grid containing Union Station, for instance.
#tartaria
yeah you're right, the orientation in the map is wrong. The long side of the capitol building is oriented roughly North-South but you can tell it points West in this picture as it points towards the mountains.
Its really to bad you don't still make videos!
how many of these buildings are still standing
The capital of denver colorado is.
@@Rhiannonsdiary Even than, it's still not oriented in the right direction.
1.Capital - Modeled after the U.S. Capital Building in D.C.. Originally thought to be the 15th step "One Mile Above Sea Level" was engraved, until CSU students measured again and placed a bronze marker on the 18th step. It was remeasured and now the 13th step has a marker noting 5280ft, a mile high, above sea level.
3. Metropole Hotel is now called The Brown Palace, (you can still stay there!).
5. St. John's Cathedral, now called Trinity United Methodist
6. Denver High School was around 19th and Stout, US Circuit Library building and the US Customs House and Byron Rogers Federal Buildings take up the area now (includes Denver MEPS, where I and many others went/will go to be processed into the military.)
16. Windsor Hotel was torn down and is not the Windsor Condominiums, but some paintings, including one of the owners wife and daughter are now in the Oxford Hotel across the street from Union Station.
17. Union Station - serves as a station for the Denver rail line as well as Amtrak
18/19. City Hall and Chamber of Commerce is now Larimer Square, but the old City Hall Bell is placed at 14th and Larimer.
20. River Front Park is still a park.
24. Cherry Creek has running/bike path along each side.
25. South Platte River: the river follows Hwy85/Sante Fe Dr to I-25 until I-70. The original site of Montana City is memorialized at Grant Frontier Park. The river also features a couple white water features for kayaking and also features a running/bike path.
Everything else above the capital is now pretty much a skyscraper, office/condo building, and/or parking lots (i.e. #2 Court House is pretty much the site of the Sheraton Hotel, 7-11, McDonalds, and a Krispy Kreme)
#2 was the Arapahoe County Courthouse and was torn down in the 1930s. Pretty insane. Apparently, a few of the large zinc griffin statues that adorned the structure were moved to a few firehouses in the metro area. Not sure if any remain though.
He had moved the map too much, I can not see anything very well.
Denver Colorado is ancient city of Ramoth-Gilead
contradicted yourself in 10 seconds