Tag: Chamberlin Observatory
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Titanic makeover of a 1912 Observatory Park cottage is open Saturday
Just as RMS Titanic was setting sail on its maiden voyage to America in 1912, a craftsman style house was coming out of the ground near Denver’s Observatory Park. Two current owners have now given it a Titanic-inspired makeover, and this Saturday Nostalgic Homes agent Jenny Apel will give you a look, everything but the…
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DU’s Chamberlin Observatory offers stargazers down-to-earth perspective of cosmos
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Believe it or not, early Denverites – and others – relied on a telescope to help tell time in the late 1800s. Operators needed to standardize the time between two points to prevent people from missing trains and trains from colliding. Relying on the sun wasn’t always practical due to variations in the earth’s orbit…
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Denver City Council approves University Park Historic District
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The Denver City Council unanimously approved the creation of the University Park Historic District, which council members and supporters say will preserve the 19 structures within district boundaries. The University of Denver opposed the inclusion of a property it owns, arguing the decision to preserve or not should be left to the building’s future owner. …