City of Englewood, Colorado / Englewood Moments in History

Before Broken Tee Golf Course, there was Mountain View Golf Course that started as a driving range in 1948. Over the years, Mountain View expanded into a golf course as well as a mini-golf course! The Englewood Civic Center now sits on the land that was previously Mountain View Golf Course, but the legacy of golf lives on as Broken Tee Golf Course celebrates its 40th Anniversary as an 18-hole golf course this July! #tbt

Thank you Englewood Historic Preservation Society for your help with this video!

Before the city’s official incorporation and the adoption of the name “Englewood,” the town we call home had a variety of names. Let’s take a step back in time and check out the unique names inspired by the earliest settlers and their rambunctious activities along South Broadway. #TBT

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🏛 Since the City of Englewood was incorporated in 1903, many different sites have served as city hall. In this month’s Englewood Moments in History, we take a look back at all the different locations from a spot inside Tuileries Amusement Park to today’s city hall at the Englewood Civic Center. #tbt
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✈️ While many know that the famed Alexander Aircraft Company once called Englewood home, little is known about the now defunct Englewood Airport. In this month’s Moment’s in Englewood History we take a look back at this relatively unknown airfield that began operations just prior to World War II. #tbt

Thank you Englewood Historic Preservation Society for your help with this video!

We’re going to swing all the way back to 1948, when City Park was Englewood’s main attraction, and hitting the links meant you’d be playing on a renovated goat farm at Mountain View Golf Course. 🏌️‍♀

Thank you Englewood Historic Preservation Society 501c3 for your help with this video!

As the Englewood Police Department says farewell to retiring Police Chief, John Collins, we take a look back at the storied legacy that police leadership has built throughout the years and a closer look at the tea salesman who became an Englewood firefighter and its first police chief.

🌳 July is National Parks and Recreation month and the perfect time to show some love for Englewood’s amazing parks system. In todays’ #TBT, we travel back in time to when Englewood jumped from having one beloved park - City Park - to the 13 wide open neighborhood spaces we enjoy today. ☀️

Want a deeper look into Englewood's history? Check out the Englewood Public Library’s online photo collection at: http://epl.webify.net/

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One of Englewood's first settlers, Judge Luke Terrell, was a homesteader who was strict in the courtroom. This #TBT we take a look into Judge Terrell's colorful life and his key roles in making Englewood the city it is today. 👍

This #TBT we explore Englewood’s food scene in the early 1900s. Before big box shops made their way across the country, locals relied on hometown markets to feed their families. This month’s video features the history of Miller’s Supermarket and how a local businessman turned his last $550 in a chain of 27 grocery stores that eventually sold for millions! 💰

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In this #tbt we kick it back to a time where do-it-yourself homes were prominent in the Englewood community. Residents could select the cost and style of their house to best fit their needs, and materials would be shipped directly to them! The best part is these custom houses could grow with the family, additions could be ordered and built onto these homes to provide extra rooms.

Would you order a do-it-yourself home?‍

Thank you Englewood Historic Preservation Society 501c3 for your help with this video!

#WeveGotThisEnglewood #EnglewoodStrong #CityofEnglewood

Englewood’s legacy can be found in our water. In fact, the city’s long-standing dedication to providing the essential resource to citizens goes back over a century. In today’s #TBT, you’ll find out why water prevented a Denver annexation and how our city is planning for another century of bringing clean water to you and your neighbors.

Learn more about Flow it Forward at www.englewoodco.gov/flowitforward

This month we've dedicated this #TBT to Swedish Medical Center. Marketed as the ideal place to be treated for tuberculosis in 1906, Swedish Medical Center is now an Englewood staple for full-service medical care and has been essential during this COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you, healthcare heroes, for all you are doing, all you are risking, and all you are achieving!

Happy Birthday Englewood Public Library! 📖 🎉

The Englewood Library turns 100 this June! In anticipation of its Centennial birthday, we’ve dedicated this #TBT to the library that started with a dream and a dollar. Enjoy this month’s Englewood Moments in History and crack open your favorite book to celebrate.

Want a deeper look into Englewood's history? 🧐 Check out the Englewood Public Library - Englewood, Colorado online photo collection at https://bit.ly/2M4asWj.

The Beastie Boys, Nirvana, and Lady Gaga are just a few of the names that have been lucky enough to play at the historic Gothic Theatre. 😎 🤘

Take a look at this month’s Moments in History video and hear the fascinating story of how a 1920s movie theatre transformed into a world-class concert venue and an Englewood staple. ✨

Thank you Englewood Historic Preservation Society 501c3 for your help!

Take the scenic route around Englewood and you’ll be taking a trip through time in Arapahoe Acres 🏡

In this week’s #TBT, we’ll throw it all the way back to the 1940s, when a young Englewood visionary began building a neighborhood that would carve out a place in the history books.

Thank you Englewood Historic Preservation Society 501c3 for your help!

This month’s installment of Moments in Englewood History features the Ida family and Englewood's resistance of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the relocation of over 100,000 people of Japanese descent.

Today marks the 77th anniversary of this resistance. Thank you to Englewood Historic Preservation Society 501c3 and Andrea Manion for your help!

Did you know Englewood is known as the Carnation City? Take a look at this month’s Moments in History video and hear the fascinating story of how the concept of floral delivery and the phrase “say it with flowers” both began right in here in the City of Englewood, CO.

Thank you Englewood Historic Preservation Society for your help!

It was called an "engineering marvel" and without it, Englewood would not be the great city it is today. This Englewood Moments in History video features the city ditch and the fascinating story of its creation.

This month’s installment of Moments in Englewood History features the extraordinary beginning and tragic ending to the famed Alexander Aviation’s time in the city. ✈️

In collaboration with: Englewood Historic Preservation Society: http://www.historicenglewood.com/

For more information about the explosion, local reporter David Gilbert wrote a fantastic article about it. Read the article at https://bit.ly/34FRsUa.

While physically located just outside the city limits in Sheridan near Federal and Oxford, the Englewood Speedway had an enormous impact on our citizens and culture throughout the 50s, 60s and 70s. We hope you enjoy this video that showcases the track and race personalities that so many fondly remember

Today, we continue the story of Englewood's rough and wild historical roots that led to its very first mayoral election - but it wasn't without a fight. Often referred to as the “Bowery of the West,” Englewood’s first mayoral race included voter fraud, intimidation and a filibuster that could only be ended with a mayor’s six-shooter! These were a few of the many obstacles Jacob Jones had to jump over to bring civility to Englewood and temper the influence of Englewood's colorful founding father Thomas Skerritt.

Today we learn how Englewood became a city and how colorful pioneer Thomas Skerritt influenced its destiny. Learn how Ireland’s great potato famine and hostile encounters with local native tribes all played a part in this epic tale! The story will continue next month as Skerritt and Jacob Jones square off in the nastiest mayoral race in Englewood history.

Today we are proud to launch our new video series "Englewood Moments in History". We will be featuring a new video on the second Thursday of every month. Today's video focuses on the Gold Rush in Englewood, Colorado.