Central in Denver in Denver County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Gridlock

Wall Street of the Rockies

— Seventeenth Street Denver, Colorado —

Gridlock Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 9, 2019

1. Gridlock Marker

Inscription.
The five-pointed intersection at 17th and Broadway is the result of shifts in Denver’s street grid.

The grid shift created the triangular-shaped block upon which the Brown Palace Hotel is located. Here, the original grid which runs parallel to the South Platte River meets the later north-south and east-west pattern or Jeffersonian grid.

Erected by Walk of Fame International. (Marker Number 21w.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Colorado, Denver, Wall Street of the Rockies series list.

Location. 39° 44.619′ N, 104° 59.254′ W. Marker is in Denver, Colorado, in Denver County. It is in Central. It can be reached from the intersection of 17th Street and Court Place, on the right when traveling south. Located next to a small park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 321 17th St, Denver CO 80290, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range.

It is also in the American

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Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Menu for the Brown Palace (here, next to this marker); The Birth of Denver Mass Transit (a few steps from this marker); “I’m Either a Lawyer or I’m Not. Don’t Drag Being a Woman Into It.” (within shouting distance of this marker); Those Illustrious Browns (within shouting distance of this marker); Human Rights Hero (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Help! (about 300 feet away); Rian Kerrane (about 300 feet away); Top of the World (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Denver.

Gridlock Marker looking down 17th Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 9, 2019

2. Gridlock Marker looking down 17th Street.

Five-pointed intersection image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 9, 2019

3. Five-pointed intersection

Brown Palace Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 25, 2024

4. Brown Palace Hotel

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 502 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on August 26, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.