Thornton
Castaneda, Tonja Dillon![Thornton](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/205/20578339/CHSBZCOP0320578339.jpg)
In 1953, developer Sam Hoffman set out to build modern brick homes in a brand-new neighborhood north of Denver. He envisioned a planned community with land reserved for schools, churches, and shopping centers. Many veterans of World War II, with their young families, moved into houses built by Hoffman's F&S, Construction, and these new citizens formed the Thornton Community Association, which eventually led the effort to incorporate the city i...