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Gourmet Nuts: Jerry's Nut House a Denver Colorado Tradition

Posted: Tue, 2011-11-15 16:41

Jerry’s Nut House was founded in 1948 in Denver Colorado by Jerry Levine and his wife, Roie. Jerry first got the idea for the business when he came home from serving in the Army during World War II and began...

Posted: Thu, 2011-09-01 10:58

I have a 1911 Franklin that was sold new by the Charles Bilz Agency located at 1438 Court Street in Denver. I would be interested in period photographs of the Agency. Thanks a lot.

Denver's Early Movie Theaters

Posted: Sat, 2011-02-26 14:51

I have been working on a history of Denver's early movie theaters prior to 1920. I have information on most of the theaters located in the residential sections of Denver during this period and a database of people...

Posted: Tue, 2011-01-11 15:23

When does historic research of a neighborhood legacy become a family mystery? The legacy occurs with an awareness of an 1869 Denver pioneer who is referenced in an 1880 edition of history of the City of Denver. Mr...

A Pioneer Mr. Anselm H. Barker

Posted: Thu, 2010-10-28 11:56

I do not live in Denver. But as i was researching my husbands family i discovered that my husbands great, great aunt Lucinda Liston was married to Anselm H. Barker. After discovering this and looking into...

I remember this DJ

Posted: Sun, 2010-09-12 22:39

Today I read in The Denver Post that Pogo Poge past on at the age of 86. He was my DJ. Reading his obituary brought back many memories for me and Pogo Poge was a part of those memories. I never knew his real name...

Changing neighborhoods

Posted: Wed, 2010-07-07 14:41

Neighborhoods are constantly changing, including the one I live in, Sloans Lake. We are building a new house and it is of course changing the look of our block as well as the neighborhood itself. The framing of...

3 Generations of Denver Natives

Posted: Tue, 2010-06-15 20:13

I am proud to be a third generation Denverite. My parents both grew up in the Park Hill Neighborhood and were married at Montview Presbyterian Church 40 years ago. My Grandfather lived in Washington Park...

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