Red Rocks Park, Morrison, CO.

Appearing small in this long shot, maybe it’s hard to believe that John Brisben Walker named this feature on his ranch Garden of the Titans.

Walker was a strong believer in Colorado’s natural parks.

He sold Red Rocks to Denver in 1927. Red Rocks Trading Post was completed in the 1932 (designed by architect W. R. Rosche). This was followed by Red Rocks Ampitheatre in 1941, after 12 years of planning & construction.

John Brisben Walker named the two main sandstone monolithic rock features of Red Rocks. This is Ship Rock.

This is the mighty Creation Rock, a dizzying sight when viewed up close.

Creation Rock towers over the audience, sitting in architect Burnham Hoyt’s sleek-lined bench seats.

These bench lines are an important and fascinating feature of Burnham Hoyt’s plan for Red Rocks Ampitheatre, designed in the International-style.

Poured concrete forms sit underneath beautiful red brickwork. . .

Sleek International-style lines. . .

Incredible natural beauty. . .

Renown Denver architect Burnham Hoyt’s design masterfully
integrated the ampitheatre into the rock outcroppings of Red Rocks.

The sandstone tunnel leading to the upper parking lot, completed late 1930s

View from the stage at Red Rocks looking up at the peak of Mt Morrison.

This roof wouldn’t have been in place for the famous Beatles performance of 1964, but it was there for the huge MTV hit, U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday video from 1983.

I believe my wife, modernist real-estate buyers-agent, Shannon Stanbro was at this U2 performance (getting rained on, no doubt)

And back again. . . to Creation Rock

Long shot of Creation Rock at Red Rocks Ampitheatre, Morrison, CO