Spent the afternoon with Marci at the Brown Palace Hotel for tea.
Built in 1892 of sandstone and red granite, it was a triangle, long before the the Flatiron Building in NYC was erected. It was one of the first "fireproof" buildings and the tallest in Denver.
It was also one of the first atrium-style lobbies every designed.
The marble below was at first the mantle for the massive fireplace.
the art deco touches came in the 30s, when the top two floors were converted into apartments for Denver's richest tenants. Those floors still retain their deco glass
these elevators replaced the cage ones in the 30s as well, when the murals were installed. One depicting the original hotel guests' mode of transportation upon their arrival, and the other of the "modern" guest, coming off a plane.
one of the tri-corner rooms
up the lighted art deco elevator
there is a skywalk on the second floor allowing for a lovely angle on the even older gothic Trinity Methodist Church
as well as a view of the Colorado mammals in the circles on the seventh floor arched windows
in the annex:
just a couple of spare grand pianos in a corner.
back down to the lobby for our tea time
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