I am running a bit late this month. Between a week of vacation in the
Southwest, and some photo shoots, I've been pretty busy lately.
However, this newsletter is about Doors Open Denver, the Denver
architectural event held a few weekends ago. While I've photographed
many different subject themes over the last 30+ years, architecture is
the subject that really excites me. So the Doors Open Denver is
a special event where I get a chance to see and photograph many of
Denver's exceptional buildings which I wouldn't have access to
normally.
This year I didn't have a lot of time, but the building I chose to
concentrate on was the historic Oxford Hotel, on 17th St in Denver's
Lodo district. Their website offers a good summary of the history of
the hotel. Originally built in 1891, it is the oldest hotel in
Denver. It was designed by Frank E. Edbrooke, who also designed the
Brown Palace. It had all the latest technical features, including its
own power plant, steam heating, and private baths in its rooms.
Another novelty at the time, the "vertical railway", or elevator, was
installed to wisk guests up to the top of the 5 story hotel with ease.
I photographed the 2 rooms which are still authentic to the original
designs; the bar and the lobby. The bar colors are quite bright; the
photograph is quite accurate to the colors.
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| Oxford Hotel Lobby |
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| Oxford Hotel Bar |
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| Oxford Hotel Lobby |
Boy, that orange sure is bright!
Thanks for looking.
Greg
