Elitch Gardens
Elitch Gardens was a family-owned seasonal amusement park, theater, and botanic garden in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States at 38th and Tennyson streets. For more than a century Elitch's was one of the most popular entertainment destinations in Colorado. It was nationally known for its lush gardens, the Trocadero Ballroom, the Theatre at the Gardens and the premier wooden roller coaster, Mister Twister. The park moved to downtown Denver in 1994 and later became Six Flags Elitch Gardens (now simply Elitch Gardens once again). The former location has been redeveloped.
Elitch Gardens has touched the lives of most of Colorado's residents and is responsible for many of its best memories. Elitch Gardens was always more than a mere amusement park, it was also:
- One of the first zoos west of Chicago
- The home of Denver's first symphony orchestra
- Denver's first botanic garden
- Colorado's first Children's Museum and activity center
- The site of Denver's first motion picture theater, and...
- Home of the Trocadero Ballroom, where most of Denver danced and romanced
The bustling little town of Denver was just 30 years old when Elitch Gardens first opened its gates.
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