Where a Hilton hotel now sits on Welton Street in downtown Denver was once the site of former Colorado schools – and close to 150 years of history.
Initially working for Denver Public Schools, her paths crossed with former Denver Post features writer Frances Wayne, who wrote about Griffith’s idea for a school for the masses. After the Denver Board of Education gave her the site of the Longfellow School, she opened the Opportunity School in September 1916, teaching English, typing and more to students for free.
The school’s curriculum changed with the times, offering training on ambulance driving and radio communications during World War I. Then, in World War II, it taught defense work to tens of thousands, according Emily Griffith Technical College.murders in Pinecliffe still unsolvedThe Emily Griffith Opportunity School was renamed the Emily Griffith Technical College, and, in 1991, began charging tuition to students.
The new hotel in its place, which was designed by hospitality design firm The Society, has almost reached its one-year anniversary since first opening its doors to guests.
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