tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post4769207833503849893..comments2008-06-30T16:32:16.121-06:00Comments on DenverInfill Blog: 16th & Welton Rare PhotoKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06488263421753999893noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-47570196906405775762008-06-30T16:26:00.000-06:002008-06-30T16:26:00.000-06:00All advertisements for the shoe store pronounced i...All advertisements for the shoe store pronounced it "Fon-shus".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-80888570569484519812008-06-30T13:56:00.000-06:002008-06-30T13:56:00.000-06:00Harry might pronounce it differently, but everyone...Harry might pronounce it differently, but everyone I know refers to it as "font-ee-us".Sainthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141014240883439626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-60936950336219758092008-06-30T11:33:00.000-06:002008-06-30T11:33:00.000-06:00'Font-shus' is close to the way I recall Harry Fon...'Font-shus' is close to the way I recall Harry Fontius pronouncing his name.pdjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-35806583735559454962008-06-29T22:48:00.000-06:002008-06-29T22:48:00.000-06:00That article is really great...I can't wait to see...That article is really great...I can't wait to see what Mr. Makovsky has planned. Denver owes you many thanks! By the sounds of the article it will be a fairly large...possibly skyline redefining project.Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09437772149478471385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-48486729682387375832008-06-29T11:07:00.000-06:002008-06-29T11:07:00.000-06:00Yep, the Orpheum was demolished in 1967, and has b...Yep, the Orpheum was demolished in 1967, and has been a surface lot for the last 40 years. I wish someone would calculate exactly how much value was destroyed (in dollar terms) by the demolition of our historic buildings during "urban renewal." The total must be well into the billions. Imagine what something like the Orpheum would be worth today, even in dilapidated condition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-15605175756790768092008-06-29T09:45:00.000-06:002008-06-29T09:45:00.000-06:00What is the correct pronunciation of 'Fontius'? Is...What is the correct pronunciation of 'Fontius'? Is it Fon-shus or Fon-t-us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-24707412638509351292008-06-28T22:09:00.000-06:002008-06-28T22:09:00.000-06:00Thanks Dave, this is awesome!!Thanks Dave, this is awesome!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-82890105465220305142008-06-28T21:16:00.000-06:002008-06-28T21:16:00.000-06:00I noticed earlier today that workers have already ...I noticed earlier today that workers have already started placing the new terra cotta tiles on the exterior walls of the ground floor. The building as a whole is starting to look better than I originally imagined!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-78964802736645585522008-06-28T16:22:00.000-06:002008-06-28T16:22:00.000-06:00Lembley: that's the Orpheum Theater, which was in ...Lembley: that's the Orpheum Theater, which was in the middle of the block between 15th and 16th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31894631.post-37369988064342342712008-06-28T14:33:00.000-06:002008-06-28T14:33:00.000-06:00What is that domed building at the far left of the...What is that domed building at the far left of the first picture? Probably something demolished in the 60's :-( It would be cool if Sage installed a new sign on the roof like the one in the first photo.Lembleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334364520155558002noreply@blogger.com