Dana Crawford

Dana Crawford
Historic Preservationist
1930 -
INDUCTED 1996

Dana Crawford is a visionary, a historic preservationist and developer who has transformed the face of downtown Denver like no other.

Fifty years ago, she rescued a block of Denver's skid row and created the popular shopping and dining destination -- Larimer Square. Later, she helped revitalize the once forlorn Oxford Hotel. More recently, she led the team that redeveloped Denver’s historic Union Station — the Crawford Hotel that bears her name, Coors Field, various lofts and office complexes.

A group of historic preservation organizations established the Dana Crawford Award for Outstanding Achievement in Historic Preservation. Crawford is a founding member of Historic Denver, Inc., as well as Lower Downtown District, Inc. danacrawford.net

“I always say, ‘take me to your pigeons and your pensioners,’ and then I find the beautiful buildings.“ — Dana Crawford