GC3CMBN Denver’s Denargo City Market
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: eye found it 2011 @ | Hide Date: 02/15/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 45.901 W104° 59.470 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 1
     

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Denver’s Denargo City Market



Denargo Market opened in 1939, it also was transit-oriented. It was built alongside Union Pacific Railroad tracks, with more than 300 stalls leased to area growers who sold their produce to grocers, wholesalers and peddlers.
Denargo Market, a onetime hub in the shadow of downtown Denver, just off Brighton Boulevard along the South Platte River.
Today, a half-dozen one-story buildings with wide loading docks are the only hint that this was once a teeming place where hundreds of workers sorted and sold all of the fruits and vegetables that wound up on Denverites' plates.
The area now hosts a motley collection of businesses, from Colorado Flower Shippers to the gay-oriented Safari Bar & Grill. But at one time the district fed Denver, and the Italians ruled. Dozens of small Italian-owned businesses supplied wholesale produce to groceries all over town.

For some more information check out this links.
Denver Denargo City Market at night, 1939, Five Points neighborhood.
Caption on back of photo "…crowd which attended the opening of the market is shown here. A steady flow of automobiles drove through the…parking space and was taken by 8 o'clock and extra traffic officers were called to help handle the crowd, which…dance music and entertainment."

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dplwesternhistory/371830083


http://www.flickr.com/photos/dplwesternhistory/3718273082

12/30/2018 By spiritwolf922
A bit sketchy, this area, but I made the grab and scribbled my name on the log. TFTC!

12/30/2018 By How-D
Found quickly. The cache is in good condition.
TFTC

12/28/2018 By MonteLukast
Finally got this one after at least three prior trips-- if ever was going to be a time I would find it, it would be a cold, dry winter day like today.
There was no log sheet inside, so I left a new one. TFTC!

10/25/2018 By Ouzel&Co.
Cache is in good shape, though there was an abandoned yellow jacket nest near by.
SL TFTC

10/03/2018 By gweevo
To many homeless guys hanging around. I didn't bother to look.

05/09/2018 By su-fi
Thanks for showing, hiding and bringing me here - greetings from Germany!

05/05/2018 By Geodragondenver
Quick find! Tricky, though! TFTC

03/27/2018 By BigJake44
Looked and looked, even with the hint no luck. There’s also a small area closed off for a construction hole, but I also climbed over that to look. I’ll try again

03/04/2018 By Team Bismark
Tough find...re-reading old logs was helpful in narrowing the search. Thanks!

01/28/2018 By eye found it 2011
The area is getting really trashy and many homeless living along the Platte river in the area.

01/07/2018 By En_Passant
Was able to swing by this one on the way back to the hotel after work. Thanks

05/28/2017 By tamiuron
Thanks, eye found it 2011! I had a few hours this morning to make my way to downtown Denver from Arvada. I run a pocket query of where I want to geocache for the the day, and today I chose the 1,000 caches closest to home. It was great going to the neighborhoods this quiet Sunday morning with very little traffic or onlookers. I especially liked geocaching in the RiNo Art District. I think I have most of the caches in this neighborhood except for a couple that were hard to get to because of construction.
--tamiuron, sign nano logs TRON

04/02/2017 By Pathfinders4
Trying to dial in on my phone is a loser. Be VERY careful "feeling" for this one. Structure at GZ is crawling with yellow jackets. TA. PF4.

03/24/2017 By 2lablovers
Not the best caching day for us but did redeem some DNFs. A bit chilly and windy .

Where did all the homeless people go? Remember driving by here one day and didn't even stop because the other side of the street was lined with tents. No one around today. Took us a while but finally came up with it.

01/14/2017 By T&A137
Well when life hands you lemons you make lemonade. My mom just got into town tonight and we are headed back to my house but we found out that the police have blocked off my neighborhood because there are two criminals running around weapons. So instead we're going to geocache! Like an idiot I picked the only part of the entire Denver that has homeless people to go caching at one oclock in the morning. At least I had my machete with me which made me feel a little bit safer. :) TFTF