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Why Are There Still So Many Holiday Displays Lit Around Denver?!

By Atom Stevens - January 11, 2026
Why though?! I’m sure most of you know the answer to this question, but in case you’re new here, or you follow me from afar, here is the inside scoop . . . TRADITION! Holiday lights themselves have been a Denver tradition for over 100 years—not only do we cover our homes in them, but our city hall gets lit up in a breathtaking light display every year . . . we have a “

Harvey Park Tour of Homes on Saturday

By Atom Stevens - October 29, 2025
Something HUGE is happening in Harvey Park this weekend - it’s like the 1955 Parade of Homes all over again, it is the Harvey Park Tour of Homes! On November 1st, 12-3pm, there will be 28 homes that are currently for sale in the neighborhood all open at one time, and you can see them all (or at least as many as you can fit into a 3 hour window). There are mid-century moderns, traditiona

Atom Talks South Dahlia Lane with Denver7

By Atom Stevens - July 09, 2025
As you may know, I am the board vice president of the Colorado chapter of Docomomo US! Part of this humble executive position is talking to the media on occasion, which is what Josh Robinson (president of the board) and I did the other day, speaking with Denver7 reporter Ethan Carlson. Watch on YouTube (embedding is turned off on this video, so this link will open it directly in YouTube). The t

Sunset Lanes Restoration, Episode 16, By Josh Robinson

By Atom Stevens - March 24, 2025
In this episode, Josh cuts windows stops in preparation for the installation of the replacement living room window wall right before the first snow of autumn. --> Sunset Lanes Episode 16, restoration of a mid-century modern home In April 2024, my friend and colleague, Josh Robinson, just started a YouTube program to document the ongoing progress of the restoration/renovation project for his o

Simpson Methodist Church, A Little Piece of Japan in the Denver Area

By Atom Stevens - March 04, 2025
What a pleasant surprise to be introduced to this mid-century modern church in Arvada, where my wife was playing guitar and singing for the Hina Matsuri holiday this weekend! It’s super rare anymore for me to come across a mid-century modern building (especially a major one) that I have never seen or even heard of before in the Denver area . . . but this weekend, I had one such experienc

Sunset Lanes Restoration, Episode 15, By Josh Robinson

By Atom Stevens - December 20, 2024
In this episode, Josh cuts windows stops in preparation for the installation of the replacement living room window wall right before the first snow of autumn. --> Sunset Lanes Episode 15, restoration of a mid-century modern home In April 2024, my friend and colleague, Josh Robinson, just started a YouTube program to document the ongoing progress of the restoration/renovation project for his o

Sunset Lanes Restoration, Episode 14, By Josh Robinson

By Atom Stevens - December 13, 2024
In this episode, Josh cuts windows stops in preparation for the installation of the replacement living room window wall right before the first snow of autumn. --> Sunset Lanes Episode 14, restoration of a mid-century modern home In April 2024, my friend and colleague, Josh Robinson, just started a YouTube program to document the ongoing progress of the restoration/renovation project for his o

Sunset Lanes Restoration, Episode 13, by Josh Robinson

By Atom Stevens - November 05, 2024
In this episode, Josh cuts windows stops in preparation for the installation of the replacement living room window wall right before the first snow of autumn. --> Sunset Lanes Episode 13, restoration of a mid-century modern home In April, my friend and colleague, Josh Robinson, just started a YouTube program to document the ongoing progress of the restoration/renovation project for his own ho

The Charles Gordon Lee House in Denver’s Athmar Park

By Atom Stevens - October 11, 2024
It’s funny how this historic research works sometimes . . . As a real estate agent who specializes in selling historic properties, a significant part of my work is to dig into historic research, indexing, documenting, processing, and sharing much of what I learn along the way. It makes it so that I have a supreme knowledge of the product I am selling, and it also helps me to connect the

Krisana Park Turns 70!

By Atom Stevens - October 10, 2024
On this day, in 1954 . . . This ad ran in the Denver Post, introducing the new “3-D Contemporary” that H. B. Wolff & Co. were building in their new development, Krisana Park (named as a combination of names of the former land owners of the Krisana Park tract - Christian & Anan Noe). The design, by architect Frenchie Gratts of Gratts & Warner, is based very heavily on J

Sunset Lanes Restoration, Episode 12, by Josh Robinson

By Atom Stevens - September 10, 2024
In this episode, Josh continues working on exterior paint. --> Sunset Lanes Episode 12, restoration of a mid-century modern home In April, my friend and colleague, Josh Robinson, just started a YouTube program to document the ongoing progress of the restoration/renovation project for his own home in Westminster’s Sunset Lanes. The 99 mid-century modern homes in this neighborhood are lar

Everything That’s New in ’62! The 1962 Parade of Homes in Green Mountain Estates

By Atom Stevens - September 01, 2024
The “Conservative Contemporary” is a modernist custom home that was featured in the 1962 Parade of Homes, designed by Edgar McMechen and built by Duke B. Shepherd. On this day, 62 years ago, the 1962 Parade of Homes kicked off for a 2 week run in Lakewood’s Green Mountain Estates, showcasing 13 homes that represented “everything that’s new in ’62!” Th

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