Denver, Colorado: Mural: Teddy Roosevelt and Jack Dempsey
An unlikely duo linked on an outdoor wall: the 26th President of the U.S. and the 1920s Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. Dempsey was born in Colorado; Roosevelt visited at least once to shoot bears.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
- Address:
- 1437 California St., Denver, CO
- Directions:
- Downtown. The mural is on a south-facing wall of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., on the west side of California St. just north of 14th St.
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Jack Dempsey was born in the Colorado town of Manassa and became the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Teddy Roosevelt was President of the U.S. and came to Colorado at least once to hunt bears.
[Ryan C, 11/03/2024]
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Lifelike Dempsey had been painted based on an old photo. Roosevelt appears to have been created by a less precise artist. The 2008 mural originally included an early NASA rocket -- a tribute to Colorado astronaut Scott Carpenter -- subsequently painted over to enlarge Teddy.