| YEAR |
EVENT |
| 1858 |
William Green Russell discovered gold on Little Dry Creek setting off the Colorado Gold Rush. |
| 1860 |
Thomas and Mary Skerritt homesteaded in the Englewood area. |
| 1864 |
Skerritt plowed out first legal road south from Denver. This road was called Broadway. |
| 1870 |
J.C. Jones purchased 80 acres north of Little Dry Creek. |
| 1879 |
First Telephone in Englewood area, it was a toll phone. |
| 1883 |
Line for the Cherrelyn horsecar laid down. |
| 1887 |
Fort Logan was built. The soldiers frequented the area saloons and brothels. |
| 1891 |
A.C. Fiske purchased land from Jones and opened Fisk’s Broadway Gardens, a family picnicking area and beer garden. |
| 1892 |
Fisk’s Gardens closed. The Cherrelyn Horsecar began operating as the only gravity-powered streetcar in existence at that time. |
| 1903 |
Englewood was incorporated and the name was changed from Orchard Place. J.C. Jones was elected mayor over Thomas Skerritt by a slim margin. Jones first act as new mayor was to clean up the disreputable establishments. |
| 1904 |
The first newspaper was started in Englewood. |
| 1905 |
Swedish National Sanitorium was founded. The first building was built in 1907. |
| 1906 |
The first sidewalks and street lights were installed in the South Broadway business area. |
| 1907 |
The Police and Volunteer Fire Department were organized. |
| 1908 |
The Cherrelyn Horsecar ceased running on a regular schedule. |
| 1912 |
Tuileries Park Closed. The Horsecar tracks were taken up. |
| 1913 |
Little Dry Creek flooded the central business district in the spring. In December of that year a four foot snowstorm hit. |
| 1917 |
The National Film Company purchased the park where Tuileries had been located. |
| 1920 |
Englewood Public Library opens in a small rented room. Annexation of the library to the Denver Library System was turned down in a second election. Englewood High School was built. |
| 1923 |
The Alexander Industries began making advertising films in Englewood. In an effort to speed up delivery of its films, the company began producing the Eagle Rock bi-plane, which became one of the most successful airplanes of that era. |
| 1925 |
Broadway was first paved. |
| 1928 |
A major fire broke out in the Alexander Film and Aircraft Company fire resulting in injury and death. |
| 1938 |
The new Post Office was built at Floyd and Broadway. |
| 1948 |
2500 acres on the Platte Canyon was purchased ensuring plentiful and safe water supply for the city and independence from Denver. |
| 1952 |
A council-manager form of government was adopted. |
| 1953 |
Golden anniversary of Englewood was celebrated. Broadway was painted gold for the occasion. |
| 1957 |
Cherrelyn Animal Hospital opens. |
| 1965 |
City Park was sold to developers of Cinderella City. |
| 1968 |
Cinderella City was completed and opened. It was the largest mall west of the Mississippi at that time. |
| 1998 |
After years of decline, Cinderella City is demolished, making way for CityCenter Englewood, an award-winning mixed-use transit-oriented redevelopment project. |
| 2000 |
The City of Englewood's administrative offices moved from the City Hall at 3400 S. Elati Street to the new Civic Center at CityCenter Englewood. |
| 2000 |
RTD opened a light rail line along South Santa Fe Drive, with one of the stops, "Englewood Station," located at CityCenter Englewood. |
| 2003 |
Englewood celebrated the 100th Anniversary of its incorporation with a week of festivities. The celebration was dubbed "EJ2" - Englewood Jubilee 2. |
| 2005 |
Swedish Medical Center celebrated its 100th Anniversary with special events throughout the year. |
| 2007 |
Craig Hospital celebrated its 100th Anniversary. |
