New on the blog! The second installment in our May theme month, Cities at Play. @maggiemcnulty.bsky.social explores the debate around Denver's I-70 Cover Park

Greenspace or Greenwashing? The Making of the I-70 Cover Park

This is the second post in our May theme month, Cities at Play. By Maggie McNulty On November 30, 2022 at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Interstate 70 (I-70) Cover Park in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, Governor Jared Polis stated, “This is really a model of innovative solutions, green infrastructure, state of the art technology and community involvement from the ground up.” Former Councilwoman At-Large Debbie Ortega observed the project’s "unprecedented commitment” to the community.

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Thrilled to share @maggiemcnulty.bsky.social latest post on postindustrial landscapes, resilience, and spatial justice in Denver #envhist #envhum

Desire in a Damaged Landscape: The Promise and Paradox of Denver’s Platte Farm Open Space

A community-led green space in Colorado reveals the juxtaposition of promises and tensions that co-exist in efforts to remediate land scarred by industry, sparking questions for environmental resea…

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Overflow rooms for the meeting were completely full, leaving some people to listen to the meeting outside even as temperatures dropped below 40 degrees. Occasionally, the outside crowd pounded on the windows in support of something being said inside.

A data center developer ditched a meeting over ‘safety concerns.’ Hundreds of neighbors showed up anyway

"What I want to know is really simple. Can we stop it now?"

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Today we have "Concrete Memories: Constructing Denver’s Valley Highway" by @maggiemcnulty.bsky.social This is the first post of the Archival Outliers, Invented Ephemerals in Constructing Environmental Histories series edited by @nulybranch.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2025/12/08/c... #envhist

Concrete Memories: Constructing Denver’s Valley Highway

Denver’s 1950s Valley Highway film exposes intimate demolition scenes, revealing memory, loss, and urban transformation that complicate archival interpretation.

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Almost in LA and looking forward to Addison Godel, Ben Lawson, and my panel “Legacies of 20th Century Waste in the City” chaired by Kathy Brosnan at #UHA2025LA this Friday where we’ll be chatting waste redevelopment projects from Tel Aviv to Toronto and New York to Denver @urbanhistorya.bsky.social

En route to @urbanhistorya.bsky.social in LA

Archive break outside of Laramie

In London for the V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography featuring the work of my sister, Morgan Levy.

Denver area friends, come check out Globeville’s Spring Fest this weekend! 🌼