When World War II ended, ammunition production came to a halt and the Denver Ordnance Plant became Federal surplus property.   A portion of the Ordnance Plant facility was converted into office, warehouse, and laboratory space for several Federal agencies.   This smaller facility was given a new name:   the Denver Federal Center.   The Federal Center is bounded on the north by Sixth Avenue (U.S. Route 6), on the East by Kipling Street, and on the South by Alameda Avenue.   The Western boundary of the Federal Center is just East of Union Blvd.

Denver Federal Center 1950

   
    Figure 1.   The Federal Center in the 1950s. Notice the residential area that is just
    beginning South of Alameda Ave. in the upper left corner of the image.

	Figure 2.   The Federal Center in 1964.

As the economy grew, so did the demand for housing and schools. Development is starting in the Green Mountain area, near the top of photo. In the bottom of the photo, the Jefferson County School District Stadium is under construction.

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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey URL: http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/frontrange/virtour/fedcen2.htm Contact: Carol Mladinich  mailto:csmladinich@usgs.gov Updated: 05/16/2001