http://www.modmidmod.com Modeling Mid-Century Modern Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:05:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.modmidmod.com/2008/07/03/red-rocks/ Natural wonder, Red Rocks Park, west of Denver in the foothills of Morrison, CO. The breathtaking rock outcroppings are part of the Fountain Formation, which also includes the Flatirons in Boulder, and the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Red Rocks Ampitheatre was completed on the spot in 1941, after famed ... http://www.modmidmod.com/2008/07/02/red-rocks-ampitheatre-park-morrison-co/ sketchup http://www.modmidmod.com/2008/06/22/boulder-bandshell-illustration/ Beautiful landmark Art Deco Glen Huntington Bandshell in Central Park, Boulder, Co from 1938 Often casually overlooked, this is a stunning compound arch design, which Huntington modeled after the Hollywood Bowl Huntington worked in a variety of styles, building many houses in Boulder and Denver, including two great Denver Prarie-Style homes, along ... http://www.modmidmod.com/2008/06/19/glen-huntington-bandshell-boulder-co/ 30s era Art Moderne design, combining horizontal lines of Streamline Modern, with the vertical Art Deco tower sketchup http://www.modmidmod.com/2008/06/18/white-tower-restaurant/ A day out at Bandimere Speedway dragstrip in Morrison, Colorado, a stones throw from Red Rocks Ampitheater. This year is Bandimere's 50th anniversary! I came by to check out a car show, the Hot Rod Happening. These first pics in this post are rat rods, and likely very expensive ones at that! The ... http://www.modmidmod.com/2008/06/13/a-day-at-the-races-bandimere-speedway-hot-rods/ Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, Colorado On this day they were doing Quick 16s, Fast 16s, Flathead Inlines, and a Hot Rod Happening Bandimere Speedway is one of the highest altitude dragstrips in the country http://www.modmidmod.com/2008/06/12/hot-rod-happening-at-bandimere-speedway-colorado/ Lucky for us here in the Denver area, we have a mountain dragstrip right near by! Bandimere Speedway is located on the other side of Dakota Ridge from Red Rocks Ampitheater, just outside the town of Morrison. The track is 50 years old this year. They keep threatening to relocate it, but ... http://www.modmidmod.com/2008/06/11/bandimere-speedway-50th-anniversary-hot-rod-happening/ » First off, an incredible panoramic photo of the Big Apple. Where did they set the tripod? » Construction photos of the Structural Expressionist masterpiece of the Victorian era, the Eiffel Tower, and more photos here » And for the Beijing Olympics, a beautiful HDR construction photo of the landmark CCTV Tower ... http://www.modmidmod.com/2008/06/06/some-interesting-links/ Outstanding 1970 design by Boulder architect Charles Haertling Haertling did very few buildings in Denver, yet did 20 or 30 in Boulder Many Boulder-ites attribute his Boulder buildings to Frank Lloyd Wright, but there are no Wright buildings in the state. None. Trust me. Anyone that tells you otherwise is mistaken. I ... http://www.modmidmod.com/2008/06/03/razee-house-denver/