Metropolitan State College Denver, Colorado
Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Events __________________________ • • • •
Sustainable Tourism HTE 2860 Niche Tourism HTE 3201 Adventure Travel and Ecotourism HTE 4201 Managing a Destination HTE 4811
Sustainable Tourism: looking beyond the obvious to reveal untold stories
Central City 1859
1863
Central City 1874
1875
Central City 1960-1990
Gaming in Central City
number of casinos
1991 10
1994 29
1998 18
2001 15
Two Empty Casinos Since 1999
Population Central City 1860
598
1880
2,247
1900
3,114
1920
552
1940
706
1960
250
1980
210
2000
700
2008
450
Henry Teller 1830 - 1914
Teller House 1874
2008
Teller Law Office 1862
2008
Clara Brown 1803-1885
St. James Methodist Church 1868 2008
location of Clara Brown’s cabin, 1860
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U.S. Post Office 1865
Central City 1878
railroad station
Chain O’Mines Operations
Railroad Station below Chain O’Mines Operations
1932 tailings from Chain O’Mines begin to cover the railroad station
railroad station is beneath p-lot
Knights of Pythias 1863
2008
Ideas for Reenactments
Mix of Architectural Designs
Fire of 1874
Williams Stables 2008
1862
1870 School House
2008 Museum