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thornton
5 Porch Notes tagged “thornton,” from counties across Colorado.
Outdoors and wildfire - Adams County
Pelican Ponds is a South Platte open-space stop in Thornton
Pelican Ponds is a 200-acre open space on the South Platte's west bank in Thornton, with trails, fishing, nature play, and disc golf.
Read note ->History and culture - Adams County
Thornton's city story starts on the old Eppinger farm
Thornton began as the Eppinger family farm north of Denver, where Sam Hoffman bought land in 1952 to build a planned postwar community.
Read note ->History and culture - Adams County
Thornton keeps its history inside the arts and culture system
Thornton folds history exhibits, online exhibits, and a digital archive into the same Arts & Culture work that handles public art.
Read note ->History and culture - Adams County
Thornton now treats early suburbia as historic fabric
Thornton's preservation planning treats farm-era roots and original post-WWII subdivisions as historic fabric, not just a new suburb's background.
Read note ->History and culture - Adams County
Thornton and Northglenn were built as planned postwar suburbs
Several Adams County cities, including Thornton and Northglenn, grew from planned subdivisions laid out by developers in the postwar boom, not from old town centers.
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