History
History: The Ethnic Northside of The Irish
By Rebecca A. Hunt Last month, I shared the history of the middle- and upper-class sections of the near Northside. This month I am taking us down the hill to the area between Zuni Street […]
Articles by Rebecca Hunt
History
History: The Evolution of the Town of Highlands
By Rebecca A. Hunt What became the town of Highlands grew out of two earlier neighborhood developments, Potter Highlands and Highland Park. This month I will give you the history of Highland Park and the […]
History
Northside History: A Tale of Two Neighborhoods
By Rebecca A. Hunt What is in a name? The lower section of Northwest Denver has had many names and identities since the 1850s. In the winter of 1858, when William Larimer and others laid […]
History
Northside History: The Origins of Highland
By Rebecca Hunt By the early 1800s, Euro-American trappers and traders came to Colorado from the north and east. They were trapping beavers to feed a fashion for fancy beaver felt hats. By the late […]
Community Columns
North Denver History: Those Who Came Before
By Rebecca Hunt Hello there, I am Rebecca Hunt, a resident of Highlands since 1993. A native of Casper, Wyoming, my family and I arrived in Denver in 1985 after a number of years working […]