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Monday, April 21, 2008

D and F Tower - View of Mall toward Capitol

A vertical panorama of Denver's 16th Street Mall from the boardroom atop the Daniels and Fisher clocktower. This is looking southeast, toward the Colorado state capitol building (which is very, very small in the distance). See the map at this link: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=39.747751&lon=-104.995136&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2

Click on the photo to enlarge it, and dig the dinky, ant-like people sitting under the umbrellas of the restaurant below!

D and F Clock Tower - Looking East

Looking northeast down Arapahoe Street toward 17th, from the 14th Floor of the Daniels and Fisher Clocktower. That's the Westin-Tabor center on the left, with the Bank One Tower behind it. On the right we see Independence Plaza with the Qwest building behind it.

See an overhead view at Wikimapia: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=39.748493&lon=-104.995136&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2

D and F Tower - View of 16th Street Mall

A panoramic view, looking northwest down the mall from the 14th Floor of the D & F Clocktower.

The roof on the right is the Tabor Center.

D and F Tower - View of the Westin

The deck chairs surrounding the swimming pool of the Westin Hotel look like dollhouse furniture at this height -- the 14th floor of the D and F Tower. This shot was taken from the balcony on the tower's east side.

D and F Tower - Welcome Mat

Upsidedown, the D and F look strangely like Egyptian hieroglyphics. Daniels and Fisher are the same D& F in May D&F. For some reason, I never made the connection before taking the Denver "Open Doors" tour on Sunday April 13.

Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret - The Bar

An ornately decorated bar adds character to Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret in the basement of the D&F Tower, downtown Denver. Lannie herself was present at the hostess desk when I took this tour, but I didn't have the nerve to photograph her. She's a strikingly beautiful woman. The wooden cowboy looked like an easier target.

Lannie's website: http://www.lannies.com/

Reflections in Stone

April sunlight reflects from the windows of the UMB towers onto the polished granite surface of a bench outside of the 1st Bank building. The Brown Palace Hotel may be seen at the left.

The UMB Tower

Denver Skyscraper Puzzle

Skyscrapers at the intersection of 17th and Tremont etch interesting shapes in the brilliant blue of an April afternoon. The odd top in the background is the Wells Fargo build. On the right the sleek UMB tower contrasts sharply with the rough-hewn elegance of a Victorian brownstone -- the roof of the Brown Palace Hotel.

Brown Palace Hotel - Eisenhower Suite Sign

A sign outside the Eisenhower Suite at the Brown Palace Hotel informs visitors that "every president since Teddy Roosevelt" has stayed at the hotel. President Eisenhower was the most frequent visitor, at times staying as long as six weeks. The photographs show his visit in 1955.