Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The "King of Jazz", bandleader Paul Whiteman, was born in Denver, Colorado on March 28, 1890.. From the 1920s-50s, Welton Street in Five Points was home to over fifty bars and clubs, where some of the greatest jazz musicians such as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Nat King Cole, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, and others performed.
The Rainbow Music Hall was a 1,485-capacity music venue located in Denver, Colorado. The venue opened in 1979 by concert promoter Barry Fey and closed in 1989. Many famous artists performed at the Rainbow Music Hall, including:
Colorado did not have an official Governor's mansion, so Peabody set out to find a residence in Denver. He lived in the mansion from 1903 to 1904. [2] In the mid-1950s, the mansion was used for apartments before eventually being transformed into a series of restaurants, bars, and nightclubs from the late '50s through the '80s.
Presented by Denver Arts & Venues, the Five Points Jazz Festival is a free, all-day event held annually in Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood. Once known as the Harlem of the West, Five Points was home to several jazz clubs which played host to many of jazz music's legends, including Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and many more!
Worst fire disaster in Berlin since World War II; death toll reported between 80-88, but considered to be 81 Top Storey Club: Bolton, Lancashire, England United Kingdom 1961 19: solvents, paints 14 died in the fire and 5 died of injuries received from jumping out of windows Dale's Penthouse: Montgomery, Alabama: United States 1967 26: 8
A nightclub is a club that is open at night, usually for drinking, dancing and other entertainment. Nightclubs often have a bar and discothèque (usually simply known as disco) with a dance floor, laser lighting displays, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who mixes recorded music.
Comedy Works' entrance at the downtown Denver location. Comedy Works is a stand-up comedy club with two locations in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. The downtown club opened in September 1981 and is located in Larimer Square in Denver. The south club, which opened September 2008, is part of The Landmark development in Greenwood Village.
The 78 official neighborhoods of the City and County of Denver.. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Downtown Denver, Colorado.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in downtown Denver, Colorado, United States.