arcitechture
history
lodo
buildings
fun facts
100
What were common features for many buildings in LoDo.
What were common features for many buildings in LoDo.
100
What percentage of LoDo’s buildings were destroyed before 1988?
What is about 20%
100
why did people come to the area
What is gold
100
What building was created to replace the many train depots and make it less confusing for travelers?
What is Union Station
100
What have many warehouses been transformed into?
What is sleek lofts
200
What two materials were used for most structures?
What is Brick and stone
200
What happened to the city after highways and airports made Union Station less important.
it became skid row
200
what is the oldest and origeinol city of denver
What is LoDo
200
When did most construction end
What is mid 1930s
200
when was lodo created
What is 1858
300
What did they do with metal to decorate the plain commercial buildings?
What is use it for cornices, storefront columns, and window hoods.
300
What brought new business to the area in 1870?
the train
300
What were two common architectural styles throughout the neighborhood?
19th Century Commercial and 20th Century Commercial
300
What sports structure helped LoDo’s economy?
What is coors field
300
Question: When was Union Station built?
What is 1881 and 1914
400
What is Denver's oldest operating hotel?
What is the Oxford Hotel
400
Who were the first people to live in the neighborhood?
What is Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes (Native Americans)
400
At its peak, how many trains passed through Union Station?
60 to 80 trains per day
400
What restaurant did Governer Hickenlooper start?
What is Wynkoop Brewery?
400
What happened in 1988 that helped preserve LoDo?
LoDo was declared a historic district
500
What architectural style is Union Station?
What is Romanesque
500
what was the arcitechture for the first structure
What is cotenwood logs
500
What are the four streets that surround the neighborhood?
What is Cherry Creek/Speer Blvd, 20th St., Lawrence St., South Platte River
500
What candy company was founded in LoDo
What is Brecht Candy Company
500
What must all projects in the neighborhood now go through?
What is have to go through an architectural review
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