Posts by Morgan Breitenstein

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View of the Colorado State Home and Training School (or Ridge Home), an institution for the mentally handicapped, in Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado; shows brick buildings with low gabled roofs and wide eaves.

The Dark History of an Abandoned Institution

Interior view of a dance hall at Manhattan Beach amusement park in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women dancing.

How Dancing 'til You Drop in Denver led to the Invention of Roller Derby

Outdoor portrait of men with a bicycle and bottles of beer possibly near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. They wear suits, bowties, and wide-brimmed hats.

How to Dress Like a Gentleman of History...or a Hipster of Today

Remembering Hal Gould, Famed Owner of Camera Obscura Gallery

Girls pose by a wall-sized map of the Park Hill District at Smiley Junior High School, in Denver, Colorado. Lettering at the top reads: "Smiley Housing Survey, Park Hill District."

Housing Crisis in Denver isn't unique to 2015

Crown of the Queen of the Slaves of the Silver Serpent, 1895

All Hail the Queen of the Slaves of the Silver Serpent