1947 Map of Derby

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The industrial and agricultural outskirts of Denver appear in this 1938 survey, dominated by a complex network of irrigation ditches and railroads converging on the city. The South Platte River and Sand Creek anchor the landscape, which is partitioned by the Union Pacific and Chicago Burlington and Quincy lines. To the south, the city's expanding grid reaches the Denver City and Co Airport and the sprawling Stockyards, while older communities like Argo and Globeville represent the area's early working-class roots.