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🎉🏔️ Happy 150th Birthday, Colorado! Today we celebrate a century and a half of history, innovation, and the people who helped shape our incredible state.

These remarkable vintage photographs capture a pivotal moment in Denver’s history, featuring the legendary Dana Crawford, whose vision and determination helped save and revitalize Larimer Square. Her preservation efforts transformed what was once a neglected block into one of Denver’s most iconic destinations—proving that protecting our past helps define our future.

As a proud third-generation Colorado native, it means a great deal to preserve pieces of our state’s history like these. We were honored to custom frame these large historic photographs using archival materials and museum-quality craftsmanship so they’ll be enjoyed for generations to come.

Here’s the thing with brunch buffets – they are great and you can pick and choose what you want, but it always looks like an unappealing mishmash on your plate. The oysters, prime rib, cured meat, salads and sweets all end up mingling their juices (unless you want to juggle a bunch of different plates as you walk back to your seat). What I like about bottomless brunch at Tamayo in Larimer Square,…

Downtown Denver (No. 5)

The G. W. & W. M. Clayton Building, also known as the Granite Hotel, Granite Building and the Clayton Building, is an 1882 commercial building in Denver, Colorado and is a Denver Landmark. It is a four-story building which was built in 1882 on the site of the first building in Denver, a log cabin. It was built to host the M.J. McNamara Dry Goods Company. G. W. & W. M. Clayton is inscribed near the top of the building for businessman George W. Clayton and his brother William M. Clayton, who served as mayor of Denver. The Denver Public Library has a photograph of the G. W. & W. M. Clayton Building.

It is a substantial building which eventually became a boarding house by the 1910s, and then a flophouse, however. Ownership changed in 1965 and it was restored by 1970. It held offices, restaurants, and a comedy club in its basement.

In 1969-70 it was in the Skyline Urban Renewal Area, and it was photographed by William Edmund Barrett for the Historic American Buildings Survey program.

It was designated a Denver Landmark in 1983.

It is located in the Larimer Square Historic District, which is a Denver Landmark. And it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building in the Larimer Square Historic District, which includes the entire 1400 block of Larimer St.; the nomination terms it the Clayton Building. It is described there as:

(Clayton Building) - In 1882 this massive and elaborate cut granite building was constructed with a large cornice hosting a filigree railing on the two street sides. Handsome cast-iron structural columns are exposed when not covered by the granite facade. Directly fronting the corner of the block is a bay front, adding an unusual dimension to the building. An interior shaft and skylight is the vent for the bathrooms. Along with the original stainglass windows this is one of the most unusual buildings on the block.