November 12, 2009

1045 Ninth Street Park, Denver, Colorado. One a home to Hispanic residents, now the home of the Cooperative Education Center/Internship Center. Another victim of urban renewal. One the upside, if you can prove you're a descendant of the residents that were relocated, you can get a free education. I hear the evidence and paperwork required are extensive. 

November 3, 2009

One of the nice things about Metropolitan State College of Denver is that it's right in the middle of downtown Denver. The downside is that apparently, in order for the school to expand some years ago, a number of local residents had to give up their homes under the eminent domain law. And rather than just knock down these beautiful, old houses, the college built up around them, leaving a constant reminder that they evicted people for the sake of higher education. Lofty ideals, indeed.