Tom Noel, known locally as "Dr. Colorado," gave a slideshow presentation and spoke at the Tattered Cover Bookstore last night, promoting his new book Denver Landmarks and Historic Districts. Noel - seen in the photograph on the left - gave a lively and entertaining talk, with a great deal of the audience, many part of the historic preservation community, adding valuable insights.
One of the audience members adding comments - lots of comments, as a matter of fact - was former Denver City Councilman and Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher (seen in the photograph on the right addressing the audience), who joins Noel every year in leading a guided tour of Denver during the annual Open Doors Denver Weekend. Both Noel and Gallagher discussed the famous Tabor Opera House, Denver's most notable building, which was torn down without hardly any fight at all back in 1964. This, and the proposed demolition of the Molly Brown House, is what spurred the founding of Historic Denver, which has saved many Denver buildings since. Great talk, Tom. Sorry I couldn't afford to buy your book last night. Maybe after I get paid next week.
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