In the 1880s, Alamo Placita Park began its first of many incarnations as a water park called The Chutes. Its star attractions were Professor Barnes’ herd of diving elk, who dove from platforms into water tanks, and local celebrity Sadie Boynton, who would daredevil down the chutes on a bicycle!
January 23, 2009
Our 5th annual Angels in the Architecture Concert, hosted at St. John's Cathedral in Capitol Hill, was an enormous success thanks to all those who attended and our generous our sponsors: Van Camp’s Hardwood Floors, SlaterPaull Architects, Ekman Design, St. John’s Cathedral, Anne and Brooks Bond and Gene and Sarah Greene.
The concert featured selected artists from the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado who played instruments twice as old as the city of Denver, many dating to the 17th and 18th centuries, or reproductions of such instruments. In its 4th season, BCOC has performed to rave reviews from both the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News. Their program this year consisted of a selection of works from the 17th through the 20th century.
Following the orchestra’s performances, attendees had the opportunity to hear Stephen Tappe and Richard Robertson, the organists for St. John’s, play the 8,000 pipe Kimball organ, which is one of the few such instruments that functions exactly as it did over 75 years ago.
The Sacred Landmarks Program was founded in 2000 to provide historic places of worship the technical expertise and advice necessary for the preservation and maintenance of their buildings, which are often not only of value to their congregation but important urban and community landmarks.
