A list of all the places to visit in Denver would very likely take up an entire book. This is a small collection of the best-known establishments in the city. Businesses come and go all the time, so the Marshal should feel free to make up other places to fit the campaign.

Travel Spots

Denver Pacific Train Station

Located along the South Platte River between 19th and 22nd streets, The DP train station has grown immensely in the last few years, expanding to fill almost six city blocks. People are constantly bustling in and out, making it the busiest and most congested part of the city. Crowds gather around hawkers, street performers, and the occasional fight, their banter and movement filling the main building with noise.

The train yard, originally located a few blocks south of the station, has since been moved to the opposite side of the tracks. The orderly rows of cars being loaded and unloaded, repaired, or connected together strike a metaphorical contrast to the lines of people milling around on the other side of the rails.

Holladay Overland Mail & Express Company

Next to the Denver Pacific station, the Holladay OM&E Co. building, located at Fifteenth and Holladay, sports the most traffic in the city. Built right up the street from the original Pikes Peak Exptess building, the HOM&E now houses the Denver Post Office and serves as a major part of city life even after the coming of the railroad.

Stagecoach service for those without the desire to ride a train (old fashioned weirdos) is available, and the HOM&E guarantees to get you to any destination this side of the Mississippi -- for a price.

Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Office

After a failed attempt to buy out the Holladay Overland Mail & Express Company in 1867, Wells Fargo set up shop on Fifteenth and Larimer. Tough competition has kept their business low, but they've beaten out the HOM&E for a big contract more than once.

The Elephant Corral

Built as part of an expansion to the Denver House (see below), the Elephant Corral is Denver's main stop for freight wagon trains. The corral has grown to take up half the bbck on Blake between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets, and the street is always crowded with traffic.

Inside and out, livestock and supplies are sold, bought, and traded. The Elephant Corral also serves as a great place to find yourself a cheap ride out of town, and the wagon drivers are often on the lookout for some hired hands.

Hotels

Denver Hotel

When the Elephant Corral was constructed in 1861, the Denver House ceased to exist as a separate entity and was swallowed up as part of the corral. As the city began booming in the early '70s, the Denver House was reestablished on a site adjacent to the Elephant Corral, and it has since recaptured its title as Denver's favorite place for visitors to hang their hats.

The hotel is one of the best in Denver, although it pales in comparison to those found in the East. Prices are high and generally not worth it, but its reputation keeps the people coming in.

Broadwell House

One of the first hotels built in Denver, the Broadwell House was erected in late '59 - early '60 at 16th and Larimer. A third floor was added in 1870. Although a middle-class hotel in all respects, the Broadwell House still gets enough business to be considered among the top in Denver.

The Inter Ocean

Built in 1873 by Denver's most prominent black businessman, Barney Pord, the Inter Ocean has become almost as reputable as the Denver House. Its service is better, and there are accommodations for 132 guests. The hotel is located at 16th and Blake.

El Dondo Hotel

Opened to the public in 1859, the El Dorado has changed ownership multiple times, been re-built and torn apart, and even disappeared for a year or two. It's currently one of the worst hotels in Denver, serving as a flophouse in addition to providing cheap rooms and service to those who wish to disappear for awhile. Located at 10th and Larirner.

Banks

United States Mint

Originally the Clark, Gruber & Company building, the US government bought their minting equipment and the building in '63. The mint is not yet operational and is currently serving as federal government offices. Located at the northwest corner of Holladay and Sixteenth Streets.

Colorado National Bank This was named the Kountze Brothers Bank until it received its national charter in 1866. One of the hrger banks in Denver, it has been robbed often enough that their securiq is pretty tough. Located at Fifteenth and Bhke.

First National Bank

This was built on the corner of Fifteenth and Blake in 1865, across the street from the then Kountze Brothers Bank. It was originally Clark, Gruber & Company, and the bank's first building still exists at the United States Mint (see above).

Businesses

Joslin Dry Goods Company

Just one of the many businesses competing for profits in Denver, Joslins opened in 1873 on Sixteenth and Larimer. It specializes in foodstuffs but still sells a vast assortment of other items to keep business up.

Daniels and Fisher Store

Having recently moved to a two story building on Sixteenth and Larimer, the Daniels and Fisher Store is currently the largest in the city. This is the one piece where things are almost always in stock, which also means it's normally crowded with shoppers. Beyond the wide variety of wares, the building also contains a restaurant for those in the mood for fine dining.

Birks Cornforth's Grocery Store

The most prominent grocery store in '76, the Birks Comforth's is located in its new building at Seventeenth and Lawrence. If it's edible, you'll find it here -- unless it's already been bought out, of course.

The Rocky Mountain News

Following the Cherry Creek flood in '64 that the Rocky Mountain News moved to the News Block, a building located on Larimer between Fifteenth and Sixteenth Streets, and has since been printing its paper from there.

The Epitaph

In an amusing turn of events, the Epitaph set up shop in Denver in the News Block building, right next to the Rocky Mouruain News. Although the two papers are in separate rooms and report on completely different topics, their proximity has created a situation in which both try to get the drop on the other paper's stories. Thanks to this the Denver Epitaph has been reporting on more "normal" events recently, and the News has been printing strange things that you'd nominally find in the Epitaph.

American District Telegraph Company

One of a couple telegraph companies running in Denver, the American District Telegraph Co. is noted for its burglar alarm service. Although it's largely useless thanks to the ineffectiveness of the police, many businesses and private homes in the city still employ the service. The firm's office is at Sixteenth and Lawrence Streers.

The Palace Theatre

More noted for its gambling than plays, the Palace Theatre is the place to go for a night 's entertainment -- unless frequent fights, losing your money, and other rough-and-tumble escapades aren't your idea of fun. The building takes up most of the north side of Blake Street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets, and its customers add to the congestion caused by The Elephant Corral.

Almost everyone hears something about the Palace Theatre before even arriving in town, and most rumors about the place are seemingly based on fact. Mr. Money himself, Edward Chase, is its owner and builder.

The Law

Denver Police Station

The police station moved around quite a bit and is currently at Thirteenth and Blake. It is rarely used, as few of the officers do much more than patrol the city. The tendency of Denver police stations to explode is always another good reason to stay away. Basically, about the only reason to go to it is if you're looking for a job or trying to get out of one.

Denver City Jail

Small, old, and always full, the Denver City Jail is located in the bloclc at Colfax and Fourteenth that, in 1874, was set aside for a proposed county jail. Funding for the new jail never appeared, so the old building is still in use despite its inadequacy.

Pinkerton Detective Agency

Located in a two-story office building at Sixteenth and Curtis, the Pinkerton building serves as a central headquarters for most Pinkerton operations in the West. Securiq is tight, and the police and US Marshals often use its prison facilities to hold high-profile criminals until they can be transported to a better location.

Churches

Methodist Episcopal Church

One of the first churches in Denver, this was originally established in 1859 as the Denver City Mission. On the comer of Lawrence and Fourteenth streets.

St. Mary's Cathedral

The first and largest Catholic church in Denver, St. Mary's Gthedral tends to hold the largest congregations in the city. Located at Fifteenth and Stout.

First Baptist Church

This small building on the corner of Eighteenth and Curtis that despite its size, is always filled.

Temple Emanuel

Denver's only Jewish synagogue, the Temple Emanuel has a small but devout congregation. Located at Nineteenth and Curtis.

Everything Else

City Hospital

Despite the fact that its fust patient died, the City Hospital is still the only place in Denver to go to with Serious medical emergencies. The staff is overworked and underpaid, really only keeping the place open out of kindness. Denver residents are always given priority, which leaves many visitors out of luck. The hospital has moved around a couple dmes, and is currently located at Sixth and Cherokee, in the outskirts of Denver.

Hop Alley

Denver's famous Chinese neighborhood, Hop Alley has almost doubled in Size within the last few years, filling the area between Blake, Larimer, Twenty, and Twenty-First Streets. The area has become an attraction for both tourists and shoppas looking for Asian goods and services, largely due to its location next to the Denver Pacific station. All manner of exotic items can be found here, and the Chinese healers and spiritualists that live and work in the area are considered by many to be miracle workers.

The Red Light District

Every city has one, and Denver isn't the exception. The area along Holladay Street between Eighteenth and Twentieth has been gradually deteriorating, and now nearly every other building is a "parlor." Many of the biggest shoot-outs and crimes are committed in this area, but most Denverites consider it a necessary evil. As long as it doesn't spread, the city has pretty much decided to leave it alone.

Boot Hill

Although far from the only one in Denver, this plot of land outside of the northeast suburbs has been the city's main cemetery since 1859. The area has expanded greatly since the first grave was dug, and it now houses quite a few graves and mausoleums.

Since things started "goin' weird," the cemetery is avoided by most people. Enough strange stories keep everyone away at night, and during the day the only people who visit it are those putting someone six feet under.

More Denver

Preface
Getting Along in Denver
Places to Go
People to See

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