Forney Transportation Museum and South Platte River formerly known as the Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
Creator(s)
Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)
Summary
View of the red brick Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) building, located at 1416 Platte Street, and Confluence Park in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls on the South Platte River, a walkway, steps, low walls and planters in Confluence Park. The REI building has a parapet with a corbeled cornice, and three inset corbeled, blind arches delineated by pilasters. A corbeled belt course divides the elevation into two sections. The top portion has circular clerestory windows and a concrete panel that reads, "The Denver Tramway Power Co, 1901." The building was the former Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse (1901; architects, Stearns and Rogers Co.) and home to the Forney Museum of Transportation. The building was restored and rehabilitated (1998-2000; architects- Mithun Partners, Seattle, WA) for use as a sporting goods store.
Date
1999
Notes
Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Jacquelyn Ainlay-Conley.; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.; R7001511478
Physical Description
1 slide : color.
Is Part Of
Tom Noel photograph collection.; Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook Central Platte Valley and Denver in general.
Subject
Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Parks.; Rivers.; Sporting goods stores.; Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--Pictorial works.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sporting goods industry--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban parks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--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.
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