LOCAL NEWS VOICE VENDOR TOURS OFFER UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO DENVER’S HISTORY BY ELISABETH MONAGHAN AND WHITNEY ROBERTS ON JULY 12, the Denver VOICE will launch its VOICE vendor tours, where participants will learn pieces of Denver’s history as told by our vendors who have personal relationships with these locations. The cost of each tour will be $18, with 50% of that going directly to the individual leading the tour. We plan to have at least three different tours lined up by the end of the summer. The first will follow longtime vendor John Alexander as he guides participants through the Five Points neighborhood, where he owned a gift boutique for several years. Before RiNo was a trendy, overpriced neighborhood, it was Five Points. With deep cultural roots in the Jazz Age and the Civil Rights era, Five Points was a mostly Black community featuring live jazz at any number of clubs in the area. It didn’t matter if it was a Monday, the middle of the week, or a weekend – music played late into the night. Alexander aims to present the best parts of what he lived and experienced in this historic neighborhood. On his tour, he will transport participants back 40 years to a time when locals and visitors to the area delighted in the hottest nightclubs, the best food, and a place where one could buy fresh fish and illegal food stamps in the same spot. “Picture the best party you’ve ever been to or your favorite holiday gathering, where everyone is laughing, enjoying each other and having a good time,” Alexander says. “That’s how it was there every night of the week.” For more information about Denver VOICE Vendor Tours, CREDIT: CHRIS BAIR, UNSPLASH visit www.denvervoice.org/vendortour. ■ Subscribe online: NEVER MISS AN ISSUE! DENVERVOICE.ORG/SUBSCRIPTIONS 4 DENVER VOICE July 2021 Become a Denver VOICE subscriber and get the paper delivered directly to your mailbox every month. Both personal and business subscriptions are available. Your donation goes directly to support our program!
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