Denver in the 1960s and 1970s (Memory Lane) (Aurora, Boulder: 2014, dining)

[montano50]

The pop shop, house of pies, drumstick chicken, mander's pizza, mazzolla's pizza, the cinema 70, budget tapes and records, peaches records the Scotsman die on 52 and federal.......

[SoCalCpl2]

Used to cruise The Scotchman all the time.. Even had a pic of my car on their wall of fame.... Used to work at the Denver Drumstick on Colfax and Locust, Loved the pop shoppe...All the different kinds of soda... House of pies..wonder how I stayed so thin.... Budget and Peaches both places I used to haunt....

[CptnRn]

I remember there were prostitutes hanging out on Larimer Street, before it started to become a tourist attraction.

I remember when UCD, also known as UCLA (University of Colorado between Lawrence and Arapahoe streets) was the major University in the area. Does that building even exist anymore? I believe at least part of it the building is still their South of 14th street. Some kind of theater center. It was in an old transit building that was re-purposed into classrooms.

The Auraria Campus first opened some of its buildings around 1975-76. I graduated from UCD in 1977.

[KaaBoom]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

I remember there were prostitutes hanging out on Larimer Street, before it started to become a tourist attraction.

I remember when UCD, also known as UCLA (University of Colorado between Lawrence and Arapahoe streets) was the major University in the area. Does that building even exist anymore? I believe at least part of it the building is still their South of 14th street. Some kind of theater center. It was in an old transit building that was re-purposed into classrooms.

The Auraria Campus first opened some of its buildings around 1975-76. I graduated from UCD in 1977.

That building is the Denver Tramway Building. It's a hotel now.

Hotel Teatro | Hotel History

[Scootermom]

The Holly Inn had the best Mexican food in Denver in the mid '60's. Saw Burl Ives there one night when my roomie and I were over there drinking stingers...whoa! Larimer Sq. was the fun place to hang out and for shopping. I lived in an apt. in Littleton on Windermere, then in my roomie's dad's place in Cherry Creek Townhouses, then on 14th St. about 2 blocks west of Colorado Blvd. Worked for Gates APR&D. It was a great time to be in Denver.

[Scootermom]

Tulagi's ! The Hill. The Lamplighter in Boulder too.

[Scootermom]

Was trying to remember the name of the Hungry Dutchman...thanks for mentioning it! Also used to eat at Picadilly The Prime Rib downtown when my uncle came to town with his expense account. Best prime rib, yorkshire pudding and ceasar salad in the country! I think I remember flaming cherries jubilee for dessert.

Used to go to the White Spot in Littleton for weekend breakfasts.

Remember Neustedters? There was a store downtown and one in Cinderella City.

[Scootermom]

Ha! I got my first and only (so far) speeding ticket on Hampton heading to the airport from Cherry Creek in my '66 Mustang GT convertible. I was 20 and had a broken leg...skiing. The good old days.

[Bassical]

I was born the day after they dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. My father exclaimed "No good can come of this"...
Not in any specific order:
1. My Brothers Bar. originaly called Morey's and Whitie's. The staircase that goes nowhere originally led to a second story used for gambling and other shenanigans. The whole floor burned in a bad case of arson, and the stairs remain as a testament to history. I grew up in the bars along Fifteenth Street from Boulder Street to Broadway. Among them: The Highland Bar, one of the more famous Lesbian bars in Denver. Currently incarnated as Forrest House 5. MBB, above. Saliman's, on Fiftheenth and Larimer, where the railroad workers went to cash their paychecks. The Wazee Lounge and Supperclub, Fifteenth and Wazee. Another railroader's bar/bank. Does anyone remember any more?
2.The Denver Folklore Center, on East Seventeenth Avenue between Pennsylvania and Pearl streets. Owned and operated by Harry M. Tuft, a force majuere (I know, I spelled that wrong) for folk music in Denver, and Founder of Swallow Hill Music. A hero to many (myself included), he took the cowtown out of folk music, and we all owe him big-time. Thanks, Harry!
3. Right next to DFC was the Green Spider Coffeehouse, owned by Joyce, and yes, Virginia there WAS a drink called a Witches Tit!
4. 2000 Lincoln Street: Location of The Exodus "Denver's Premier Folk Club!". Owned and operated by Denny Sheneman, it saw the start of careers for Judy Collins, the Smothers Brothers and others. Downstairs was a venue called The Catacombs, which saw the likes of Lothar and the Hand People (the first rock band to use a Theramin!), Chris Hillman, Jose Feliciano, among others...
5. In the middle of the block between Lincoln and Sherman streets, the Cafe Les Tarots. A REAL European Coffeehouse, with classical music, a Victoria D'Arduno espresso machine, and a cadre of habitues that fostered much sightseeing among the college crowd ("Let's go down and see the Beatniks! [later hippies]!")
Operated by myself and Douglas W. Anderson and Robert James Holly separately and together. Doug Anderson was responsible for starting the first inner-city commune in Denver across from East High School.
6. The Lido Lounge, Twentieth and Sherman streets. Frequented by Beat poets and hangers-on the likes of James Ryan Morris, Larry Lake, the fore-mentioned Anderson, JamesDeBenedetto, Charles Bukowski, Alfred Detriech Clayhauer III (Honest! Clayhauer was the first person to die in Denver under the wheels of a Light-Rail train at 18th and California streets...).Kerouac may or may not have stopped in; I have no concrete evidence or recollection.
Any body else? I CAN'T be the only one! Jump on in! This is a GREAT site! I'm happy to have discovered it...

[Lost Roses]

The Green Spider Coffeehouse! I haven't thought of that name in years. Used to hang out there occasionally but I was just 16 and thought it was cool to be with the "grownups." Unfortunately I didn't like coffee and the folk scene didn't really speak to me. The Beatles were about to break on the scene and that changed everything for my generation. Thanks for the jog to my memory! Hope you get some more responses to your informative post and welcome to the City-Data Forum!