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American Radiator Company Building new home to Scientology Denver – Dianetics & Homophobia
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The American Radiator Company Building, now home of the Church of Scientology of Denver, was originally constructed in 1916. It stands in the heart of the Ballpark Neighborhood Historic District in Lower Downtown, one block from Coors Field.
The building is among the finest examples of late 19th and early 20th century industrial architecture that proliferated in Denver as the city evolved into a major capital of the American West. It further epitomizes the trend of historic preservation that began in the 1980s and revitalized Lower Downtown into a thriving hub of the city.
After acquiring the landmark building, the Church meticulously preserved its historic features during renovation. Today the heritage of the American Radiator Company Building is fully intact—from the neoclassical marble entrance, terra cotta highlights and rooftop parapet, to the ornamental window grilles and oak-paneled entry hall.
Dedicated as the home of the Church of Scientology in June 2012, the landmark remains both a tribute to Denver’s past and a signpost to its future. – Scientology Denver
- Can the Rockies learn from their new neighbor, the Church of Scientology? – Westword – Wednesday, Jun 20 2012
- American Radiator Company Building – Denver Public Library – Digital Collections
Scientology views of homosexuality are based on the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of the Church of Scientology. His statements about homosexuality have given rise to assertions from critics that Scientology promotes homophobia. These allegations are disputed by some Scientologists.
L. Ron Hubbard’s son Quentin Hubbard was homosexual. According to Atack (author of A Piece of Blue Sky: Scientology, Dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard Exposed), L. Ron Hubbard had repeatedly announced that his son Quentin would succeed him after his death, but Quentin died of an apparent suicide in 1976. – Wikipedia
Stranger than fiction.
Pacific Express Stables – Francis J. Fisher Building – National Register of Historic Places – Denver, CO
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National Registry of Historic Places:
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Taken 1983 – Denver CO – History Colorado
Taken 1983 – Denver CO – History Colorado – CLICK FOR FULL PDF
PACIFIC EXPRESS STABLE/
FRANCIS J. FISHER BUILDING
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The two-story red brick commercial style building was constructed in 1888 and used as a stable for the Pacific Express Company until circa 1910. The company delivered railroad freight and housed the company’s wagons on the first floor, with the horses at basement level and their hay and grain stored on the second. In 1913, Francis J. Fisher bought the building and remodeled it into a warehouse for his specialty building supply business. – Creating Your Community – Denver Public Library
Benjamin Moore Paints – The Silver State Laundry Co – Walnut & Broadway – Denver, CO
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Founded in 1883, Benjamin Moore is based in Montvale, New Jersey. The Moore Brothers founded the company in Brooklyn, New York, with one product, “Moore’s Prepared Calsom Finish”, and only sold their paints through independent retailers. – Wikipedia
- Silver State Laundry Co – Denver Public Library Digital Archives
Tivoli Beer ‘Folks, That’s Beer’ – American Beauty Macaroni Pentimento – Five Points, Denver CO
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American Beauty Macaroni Company – unfinished advertisement © Frank H. Jump
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- Tivoli Brewing Company Ghost Sign [Connections] – Sweet Juniper
- American Beauty Macaroni – Dr. Ken Jones
- American Beauty – Panoramio – Avagara
- Tivoli Beer – Panoramio – Avagara
Images of America – Northwest Denver – Mark Barnhouse – Arcadia Books © Google Books
In 1916, the Kansas City Macaroni Company merged with the Denver Macaroni Company and the AMERICAN BEAUTY Pasta Company was formed.
Rocco Sarli, an Italian immigrant, was at the helm. John Vagnino became a part-time owner. During the Great Depression, the company had the single largest geographic distribution of any American pasta brand.
AMERICAN BEAUTY remained in the hands of its two founding families, the Sarlis and the Vagninos through the mid-1960s.
AMERICAN BEAUTY products are manufactured at plant locations in Fresno, California, and St. Louis, Missouri, and its pasta is distributed throughout every state west of the Mississippi River. It is a leading brand in a number of regions.
AMERICAN BEAUTY is part of the New World Pasta family of brands, the leading dry pasta manufacturer in the United States. New World Pasta brands include Ronzoni® Healthy Harvest®, Ronzoni® Smart Taste® and Ronzoni Garden Delight®. – American Beauty Website
- Tivoli-Union Brewery – Buckfifty dot org
