Courtesy of the Colorado Historical Society. Mayor Speer is in a top hat to the left of President Roosevelt. Exterior view of City Auditorium on 14th Street between Champa and Curtis Streets in Denver. Portrait by William Henry Read. Completion of the building marked the high point in Speer’s first term of office. Expanded in 1940 and 1950. This Renaissance Revival style arena/theater was designed by Denver architect Robert Willison. Portrait of Speer while in office. President Roosevelt came to Denver to see the improvements created. The building of the auditorium marked the start of Speer’s beautification of Denver. Portrait of Speer while at leisure. Municipal Auditorium today as part of the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Associated with Denver’s City Beautiful movement. View of Cherry Creek Trail, Denver, CO, 2005 Electric Fountain, City Park, Denver, CO, 2008 Children’s Fountain, City Park, Denver, CO, 1927 Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 42, October 15, 1910 Architectural Plans for Pavilion in City Park, Denver, CO Colorado Museum of Natural History, City Park, Denver, CO Contemporary view along the Cherry Creek Trail. The colored electric fountain in City Park’s Ferril Lake was originally installed in 1908. Mayor Robert Speer arranged for the replica of this fountain, originally in Düsseldorf, Germany, to be placed in City Park. Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of the city government. Photograph of plans for a new pavilion in Denver City Park in the early 1900s. In 1908 the Colorado Museum of Natural History opened on the eastern edge of City Park. It is now known as the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The Civic Center, Municipal Auditorium, and Cherry Creek were all directly affected by Mayor Robert Speer’s Restored for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Example of European influence on urban artwork. Article discusses plans for the changes in Denver City Park. Architectural for City Park Pavilion. Example of neoclassical design. Painting of Colorado Museum of Natural History. Example of neoclassical design.
City Beautiful movement in the early 20th century. City Park, Denver, CO, 1996 Architectural Plans, City Park, Denver, CO Aerial View of Denver, CO, c. 1913 Voorhies Memorial, Civic Center Park, Denver, CO, 2008 Greek Theater, Civic Center Park, Denver, CO, 2008 Cheesman Memorial Pavilion, Cheesman Park, Denver, CO, c. 1920s Photograph of Ferril Lake with the City Park Pavilion in the background. Photograph of the 1986 City Park Pavilion plans. View of the Daniels and Fisher Tower and other downtown Denver buildings. A homeless man sleeps the columns of the memorial. John Kissingfold of the theater No Holds Bard plays Macbeth at Civic Center Park’s Greek Theater. View southeast toward Cheesman Memorial Pavilion. City Park was a major cornerstone in the plan for Speer’s City Beautiful movement. Example of neoclassical design and the influence of Frederick Law Olmsted. Panoramic photo shows many of Denver’s City Beautiful buildings. Present day usage of Civic Center Park. Present day usage of Civic Center Park. Example of neoclassical influence.