Saturday, March 3, 2007

The D&F Tower



This clock tower, at 16th and Arapahoe, was once one of the tallest buildings in downtown Denver.

Family legend has it that a janitor once hung onto my grandfather's belt as he leaned from the cupola to install the Christmas Santa.

It was a dangerous job, but somebody had to do it, and during the Depression there weren't too many ways to make extra money for Christmas presents.

The tower is seen here on a sunny Saturday morning, March 3, 2007.

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