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You are viewing
selections from a photographic architectural
documentation of Denver, Colorado from the years 1983 to
1994.
These images chronicle
Denver at a pertinent time of transition. An aging
infrastructure and local oil industry in decline portrayed a city
stagnated. Behind the scenes, city planners and
architects, residents and merchants envisioned a
re-birth of Denver. Existing old
neighborhoods would emerge again, old warehouses and
buildings brought back to life. Contemporary
design and construction would soon follow to complement
its older partner of historic architecture.
My decision to record
this window of time was conceived to document the past
to offer respect and perspective of our architectural heritage. You will see old theatres
and
viaducts, fields and warehouses. You will see
abandoned buildings and rail lines, desolation and no
people. I was in and on, above and below many
historic structures. I could smell the dirt and timber,
the bricks and alleys of our past. It
was the developers, hobos, pigeons and me.
All images all full
frame and produced with Nikon 35mm equipment and various
films.
-Kim Allen |
