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Rocky Mountain News History

Goodbye, Colorado

Goodbye, Colorado

February 27, 2009

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to you today. Our time chronicling the life of Denver and Colorado, the nation and the world, is over. Thousands of men and women have worked at this newspaper since William Byers produced its first edition on the banks of Cherry Creek on April 23, 1859. We speak, we believe, for all of them, when we say that it has been an honor to serve you. To have reached this day, the final edition of the Rocky Mountain News, just 55 days shy of its 150th birthday is painful. We will scatter. And all that will be left are the stories we have told, captured on microfilm or in digital archives, devices unimaginable in those first days.

Rocky's long run

Rocky's long run

February 27, 2009

There was plenty of blood, sweat and uncertainty involved, to be sure, but there was no mystery, no magic to it.

A STORIED HISTORY: Imagine a great city

February 27, 2009

The 75th anniversary edition of the Rocky featured four full-color covers drawn by an artist, each depicting key scenes in the history of Denver.

A STORIED HISTORY: Byers sends first Rocky forth to the world

February 27, 2009

With our hat in our hand and our best bow we this week make our first appearance upon the stage in the capacity of Editor.

April 23, 1942: Tabloid Rocky to keep pace with times

February 27, 2009

The Rocky Mountain News appears today in a new form - a form in keeping with the demands of the times.

A STORIED HISTORY: Damon Runyon, 1880-1946

February 27, 2009

Damon Runyon

A STORIED HISTORY: Molly Mayfield (Frances Foster), 1911-1998

February 26, 2009

Molly Mayfield (Frances Foster)

A STORIED HISTORY: Greg Lopez, 1961-1996

February 27, 2009

Greg Lopez

A STORIED HISTORY: Gene Amole, 1923-2002

February 27, 2009

Gene Amole

Denver, Rocky good sports

Denver, Rocky good sports

February 26, 2009

The suits at NBC were worried. It was June 1965, the network had just signed a lengthy deal with the American Football League, and now it was stuck with a "backwater, small-market team" - the Denver Broncos.

Covering arts was Rocky's forte

February 27, 2009

On the night of Sept. 5, 1881, 1,500 fashionable Denverites alighted from their carriages at 16th and Curtis streets and passed through the Victorian facade of the new Tabor Grand Opera House.

A STORIED HISTORY: Deadline: Now

February 27, 2009

It may not have required dragging a printing press across the prairie, but the launch of RockyMountainNews.com 13 years ago was a significant milestone in the newspaper's history.

In our own words: A newsroom full of many memories

February 27, 2009

Rocky staff members share their favorite memories.