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  2. Denver Civic Center - Wikipedia

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    Denver City Hall lit up with Christmas lights, 1955 Civic Center was an idea that originated with former Denver mayor Robert W. Speer . In 1904, Speer proposed a series of civic improvements based on the City Beautiful Ideas shown to him at the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago .

  3. Denver City and County Building - Wikipedia

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    Denver's City and County Building is a historic building in the Denver Civic Center, built to house Denver government bureaus. [citation needed]It was built in 1932, facing the Colorado State Capitol, at the west end of Civic Center Park, at 1437 Bannock Street, on land that had been home to the La Veta Place apartments, home to some of Denver's early high society members, including Louise ...

  4. History of Denver - Wikipedia

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    Former Kansas Territorial Governor James W. Denver visited his namesake city in 1875 and in 1882.. In November 1858, General William Larimer and Captain Jonathan Cox, Esquire, two of the land speculators from eastern Kansas Territory that had met with the Territorial Governor James W. Denver (who honorarily gave them appointments such as commissioner, judge and sheriff [5]) unpacked their ...

  5. Government of Denver - Wikipedia

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    Denver has a strong mayor and a weak city council government. The mayor can approve or veto any ordinances or resolutions approved by the council, [1] make sure all contracts with the city are kept and performed, sign all bonds and contracts, is responsible for the city budget, and can appoint people to various city departments, organizations, and commissions.

  6. Timeline of Denver - Wikipedia

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    February 7: South Denver annexed by the city. [75] Colorado State Capitol building complete, Governor Davis Hanson Waite moves his office to the building. [54] March 15: Governor Waite orders state militiamen to march on Denver City Hall to remove the Police and Fire Commissioners in what became known as the City Hall War. [76] 1895

  7. Denver City Council - Wikipedia

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    The City and County Building (seen here in 1941) is the home of the city council. The Denver City Council is the legislative branch of government for the City and County of Denver, Colorado. The council is made up of thirteen elected officials from eleven City and county designated districts and two at

  8. Denver City Council votes to ban sale of flavored tobacco ...

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    DENVER — On Monday night, the Denver City Council voted 11 to one to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. It was a lengthy meeting for council members, as they had 34 community members ...

  9. Denver - Wikipedia

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    Denver (/ ˈ d ɛ n v ər / ⓘ DEN-vər) is a consolidated city and county, the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.It is located in the Western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. [10]