Glenarm USO Club/Glenarm Recreation Center

The building represents the efforts of Denver’s Five Points neighborhood to provide recreational activities for black military personnel during World War II. The USO (United Service Organizations) Club offered a home-away-from-home for members of the armed forces stationed in Denver and for those passing through Denver on their way to new assignments. On the conclusion of the war, the club continued to provide community-wide recreational activities until 1970. The 1888 building originally served as a fire station for the Denver Fire Department until 1931.

Photo and text credit: OAHP, History Colorado

2563 Glenarm Place
Denver, CO 80205