One of the earliest bedroom communities of Denver, Colorado, Englewood is immediately adjacent to the Denver city line on the south. Many of the homes were built during the WW II boom. As a matter of fact there are even some “WAR HOUSES” where they had been started before the war had started and when the rationing began on building materials, there just was not enough materials to build all of the walls. So they just put a roof on the basement! Portions of un-incorporated Arapahoe County are still known as Englewood, and while these homes would be newer, the prices tend to be over $165,000.
| 1858 |
William Green Russell discovered gold on Little Dry Creek setting off the Colorado Gold Rush. |
| 1860 |
Thomas and Mary Skerritt homesteaded in the Englewood area. |
| 1864 |
Skerritt plowed out first legal road south from Denver. This road was called Broadway. |
| 1870 |
J.C. Jones purchased 80 acres north of Little Dry Creek. |
| 1879 |
First Telephone in Englewood area, it was a toll phone. |
| 1883 |
Line for the Cherrelyn horsecar laid down. |
| 1887 |
Fort Logan was built. The soldiers frequented the area saloons and brothels. |
| 1891 |
A.C. Fiske purchased land from Jones and opened Fisk’s Broadway Gardens,
a family picnicking area and beer garden. |
| 1892 |
Fisk’s Gardens closed. The Cherrelyn Horsecar began operating as the only
gravity-powered streetcar in existence at that time. |
| 1903 |
Englewood was incorporated and the name was changed from Orchard Place.
J.C. Jones was elected mayor over Thomas Skerritt by a slim margin. Jones first act as new mayor was to clean up the disreputable establishments. |
| 1904 |
The first newspaper was started in Englewood. |
| 1905 |
Swedish National Sanitorium was founded. The first building was built in 1907. |
| 1906 |
The first sidewalks and street lights were installed in the South Broadway business area. |
| 1907 |
The Police and Volunteer Fire Department were organized. |
| 1908 |
The Cherrelyn Horsecar ceased running on a regular schedule. |
| 1912 |
Tuileries Park Closed. The Horsecar tracks were taken up. |
| 1913 |
Little Dry Creek flooded the central business district in the spring. In December of that year a
four foot snowstorm hit. |
| 1917 |
The National Film Company purchased the park where Tuileries had been located. |
| 1920 |
Englewood Public Library opens in a small rented room. Annexation of the library to the Denver
Library System was turned down in a second election. Englewood High School was built. |
| 1923 |
The Alexander Industries began making advertising films in Englewood. In an effort to speed up delivery of its films, the company began producing the Eagle Rock bi-plane, which became one of the most successful airplanes of that era.
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| 1925 |
Broadway was first paved. |
| 1928 |
A major fire broke out in the Alexander Film and Aircraft Company fire resulting in injury and death. |
| 1938 |
The new Post Office was built at Floyd and Broadway. |
| 1948 |
2500 acres on the Platte Canyon was purchased ensuring plentiful and safe water supply for the city and independence from Denver.
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| 1952 |
A council-manager form of government was adopted. |
| 1953 |
Golden anniversary of Englewood was celebrated. Broadway was painted gold for the occasion. |
| 1965 |
City Park was sold to developers of Cinderella City. |
| 1968 |
Cinderella City was completed and opened. It was the largest mall in the world under one roof in 1968. |
| 1998 |
After years of decline, Cinderella City is demolished, making way for CityCenter Englewood, an award-winning mixed-use transit-oriented redevelopment project.
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| 2000 |
The City of Englewood's administrative offices moved from the City Hall at 3400 S. Elati Street to the new Civic Center at CityCenter Englewood.
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| 2000 |
RTD opened a light rail line along South Santa Fe Drive, with one of the stops, "Englewood Station, " located at CityCenter Englewood.
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| 2003 |
Englewood celebrated the 100th Anniversary of its incorporation with a week of festivities. The celebration was dubbed "EJ2" - Englewood Jubilee 2.
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| 2005 |
Swedish Medical Center celebrates its 100th Anniversary with special events throughout the year. |
Pete Doty has been a
full time, licensed, Colorado Real Estate Broker since 1985
7851 South Elati Street, Suite 204, Littleton, Colorado
80120
Office 303-794-8900 Direct: 303-880-5585
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