A Walk Through Time With Phil Goodstein
Denver author, historian, and Park Hill native Phil Goodstein has been giving walking tours of various Denver neighborhoods for years. Goodstein’s walking tours tend to specialize in ghosts, scandals, the entertainingly salacious, and other rich aspects of the city’s history. Goodstein has published numerous books on Denver, including The Seamy Side of Denver, The Ghosts of Denver, and yes, the definitive history of our neighborhood, Park Hill Promise. The following is a schedule of Goodstein’s 2015 walking tours through the month of June.
Civic Center/Golden Triangle
Saturday, April 4, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Gather by the sculpture of the cows on the north side of Acoma Street at West 12th Avenue directly sought of the Art Museum. (Acoma Street is one block west of Broadway.). The tour is $10.
North Capitol Hill
Sunday, April 12, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meet at the Castle Marne, 1572 Race Street. (Race is 20 blocks east of Broadway and three blocks west of York Street. This is the stone bed and breakfast at the corner of 16th Avenue.) The cost is $10.
Park Hill
Sunday, April 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meet at the gazebo in Ferguson Park at the southeast corner of 23rd Avenue and Dexter Street. (Dexter Street is seven blocks east of Colorado Boulevard.) The cost is $10.
West Denver/Auraria
Sunday, April 26, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meet in front of Greenlee School on the east side of Lipan Street between 11th and 12th avenues. (Lipan is two blocks west of Santa Fe Drive.) The cost is $10.
Ghosts of Cheesman Park
Saturday, May 2:, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meet at the gazebo near the equivalent of 12th Avenue and Gilpin Street. The cost is $10.
Ghost Walk
Saturday, May 9, 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Meet at the statue of the Indian on the east lawn of the Capitol along Grant Street between Colfax and 14th avenues. The cost is $20.
Bicycling Tour of the West Side
Saturday, May 16, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meet in front of West High School, 951 Elati Street. This is the commanding structure west of Speer Boulevard between Ninth and Eleventh avenues. (Elati Street is five blocks west of Broadway. It is one-way southbound in front of West. The easiest way to get there is to take West 11th Avenue to the road.) The tour is $10.
San Rafael/Five Points
Saturday, May 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meet in front of Whittier School, southeast corner of 25th Avenue and Downing Street. The cost is $10.
Bicycling Tour of Belcaro
Sunday, May 31:, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meet in front of Knight School, Exposition Avenue and South Steele Street. (Exposition Avenue is four blocks south of Alameda; Steele Street is eight blocks west of Colorado Boulevard and eight blocks east of University Boulevard. Steele Street does not cut through to the south of Exposition Avenue.) The cost is $10.
Capitol Hill
Wednesday, June 3, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Meet at the Capitol Hill Mansion, 1207 Pennsylvania Street. (Pennsylvania Street is five blocks east of Broadway. The cost is $10.
Central/South Denver
Wednesday, June 10, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Meet in front of Byers Junior High School, 150 South Pearl Street—Pearl Street is six blocks east of Broadway. The school is a block and a half north of Alameda Avenue. The cost is $10.
Ghost Walk
Saturday, June 13, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Meet at the statue of the Indian on the east lawn of the Capitol along Grant Street between Colfax and 14th avenues. The cost is $20.
Berkeley
Wednesday, June 17, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Meet in front of the Smiley Library at West 46th Avenue and Utica Street in Berkeley Park. (Utica Street is one block west of Tennyson Street and seven blocks east of Sheridan Boulevard.) The cost is $10.
The Ruins of University Hospital
Wednesday, June 24, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Meet to the west of the tennis courts in Lindsely Park at 12th Avenue and Cherry Street. (Cherry is six blocks east of Colorado Boulevard. It does not cut through between 12th Avenue and hale Parkway. The easiest way to get there is to take Cherry south from Colfax.) The cost is $10.
Bicycling Tour of Park Hill
Sunday, June 21, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Meet in front of the Park Hill School, along 19th Avenue between Elm and Fairfax streets. The cost is $10.
The Seamy Side of Denver
Saturday, June 27, 5 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Meet by the benches near 21st and Blake streets, right by the First Base entrance to Coors Field. The cost is $20.