This Is Colorado

Today we learn what life was like for prostitutes from the earliest days of Denver in the 1850's up through the early 1900's when prostitution was outlawed for good. Where was this Holladay Street? How many women did this? What did they do afterwards? Find out all these answers and more than you'd ever imagine about the life and times of these Soiled Doves. Compiled from The Wildest of the West by Forbes Parkhill (1951) and Six Racy Madams of Colorado by Caroline Bancroft (1965).

On this episode we first shout out our sponsors and ApLeeGrif for giving us an iTunes rating and review before we move onto an actual haunted house, and the few times we have been to pretend haunted houses. We complete the day with a chilling look at people who have gone missing in RMNP and other areas in Colorado. All the cases have extreemly strange facts and most have never been found. Proof that real life is far more scary than fiction. jlawcreations.com estheticsbyelena.com audibletrial.com/ThisIsColorado for your free 30 day trial thisiscolorado.net/show-some-love

Hang out with us today as we learn about the South Platte River. It was vital for the start of Denver and it left 3 ft of mud after a major flood in 1965.  Westword best of 2017 5280.com Article on the junk and nasties in the S. Platte River Alan Pendergast's article from the Westword on the 1965 flood South Platte River Trail South Platte River Revival Efforts

Today we tackle the information we have on the highway systems in Colorado. When they were started, their various names, the enormity of their construction in the mountains. Why are our city roads so crappy now and what does the future hold? What is a Hyper Loop? All of those questions and more for your listening and learning pleasure. Full show notes at http://www.ThisIsColorado.net 

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Season 2 Episode 6 Our ebook of free and inexpensive things to do in Colorado Our show sponsors: J Law Creations and Esthetics by Elena Use code This Is Colorado for 20% off your first purchase. It’s a great way to support our efforts! Outlaw Tales of Colorado (Our Amazon affiliate link)   For your autographed copy please mail a check for $16 for the book and $3 for shipping (Total of $19) to: Jan Murphy PO Box 3604 Evergreen, CO 80437   Write us an iTunes review, find step by step instructions here: http://www.thisiscolorado.net/show-some-love/    

In this episode learn why Denver is called Denver, when it was started and about several bad situations early residents found themselves in.     http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_29334878/marijuana-gap-divides-colorado-towns-that-sell-pot http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_29345496/rocky-mountain-national-park-breaks-visitation-record  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/colorado/ Feature: http://www.denver.org/about-denver/denver-history/early-denver-history/  http://www.bycitylight.com/cities/us-co-denver-history.php , http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grubstake , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_in_the_American_Civil_War , http://www.hometodenver.com/1526_BlakeStreet.htm , https://sites.google.com/site/denvercountycogenweb/books/history-of-the-city-of-denver/city-of-denver-in-1860 , https://sites.google.com/site/denvercountycogenweb/books , http://www.miningartifacts.org/Colorado-Mines.html , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Creek_massacre , https://sites.google.com/site/denvercounty