Call NumberRh-658CreatorRhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 1881-1975Date1920-1930SummaryView of the Cosmopolitan Hotel (originally the Hotel Metropole), prior to opening, Denver, Colorado. Signs: "Cosmopolitan Hotel, 12 Story, Fireproof, Wm. N. Bowman Co., Gordon M. Tamblyn, General Contractor," "Insulite Roof Insulation," "Built with Pikes Peak Lime, Strongest and Best," "Williams and Rose Electric Co.," "Otis Micro-Drive Elevators, Otis Elevator Company," "The Rio Grande Fuel Company," "Hallack and Howard Lumber Co.," "The McElhinney Tile and Marble Company."Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 18 x 13 cm (7 x 5in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCosmopolitan Hotel (Denver, Colo.)Hotels--Colorado--DenverGeographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700185658Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionHarry M. Rhoads photograph collectionNotesFormerly Engle #50183. Title and "in June 1926, originally was the Hotel Metropole in 1889. The Cosmopolitan came to an end on May 29, 1984 under a controlled explosion." hand written on back of print. R7001856585DonorMorey Engle
Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 1881-1975, Cosmopolitan Hotel under construction and before it's formal opening (1920-1930). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 15/05/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1129459
