Look for a tall, slender clock tower topped with a pointed roof and large clock faces on all four sides-it stands out right in the heart of the city, poking up above its neighbors like it’s auditioning for skyline royalty.
Standing here, imagine the year is 1910-horses clatter down the street and the brand-new Daniels & Fisher Tower is the absolute giant of Denver, so tall that people joked if you tripped at the base, you’d land somewhere out in California! Designed to look like Venice’s famous bell tower, its handsome arches and four giant clock faces made sure no one in Denver could ever fib about the time again. This wasn’t just any old tower-it was attached to a department store that bustling Denverites flocked to, hats and gloves at the ready. While the store is long gone, the clock tower stubbornly refused to let history sweep it away. It survived not just the wrecking ball in the 1970s, but also the era when department store shopping was as trendy as avocado toast is today. Renovated for modern life, it’s now home to offices, residents, and even a cabaret down in the basement. And let’s not forget the 2-and-a-half-ton bell still resting at the very top, like a cherry on a sundae-Denver’s very own timekeeper ever since.
