View of the interior of the Mercury Café, 2199 California Street, in the Five Points Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A boy sits at a counter in a swivel chair, and customers sit at long tables. Shows a waitress, open dessert rack, and track lighting. Posters and photographs decorate the walls. Marilyn Megenity opened the Mercury Café in this building, the site of a former warehouse, in 1990. The cafe has been in twelve different locations since founded by Megenity in 1975. In addition to serving food, the cafe hosts concerts, poetry readings, dance classes, and community events.
Date
1990
Notes
Content derived from inventory prepared by Jacquelyn Ainlay-Conley.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title penciled on verso of photographic print.; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.; R7001510731
Physical Description
1 photographic print ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 8 in.)
Is Part Of
Tom Noel photograph collection.; Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook California Street and Champa Street.;
Subject
Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cafes.; Interiors.; Waitresses.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source
Tom Noel.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
