One night in Denver

[RockHillJames]

On my recent trip out West I spent a few days in Boulder. Being so darn close, I made sure I had at least one night to spend in Denver, one of the cities I hadn't seen yet that I really wanted to.

Glowrock was nice enough to meet up with me and show me around. For that, I thank you sir! A side note, if you meet up with Glowrock, take your walking shoes and give him a camera. We traveled at a fair clip, so a lot of my shots ended up blurry. All in all a great night, it's always better to see a city alongside someone that lives there and can put it into perspective.

So...I only had one night, and I didn't get to visit several areas of downtown that I would have liked, so you'll have to make due with the shots I got.

I dug Denver. The downtown is really big (I'm talking geography here) and is very walkable. If I had to criticize it I'd say that the architecture is pretty bland (yeah, I'm the first to say that, right?), and I expected a little more pedestrian activity based on what I'd heard about Denver, but hey, I didn't get to see all of downtown.

Enough blabbing....

It's Denver:
http://www.simpleprimate.com/user_images/denver/den_36.jpg

I could have swore I've seen this before...oh yeah Vegas!
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Light rail!
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The bear is not cute. The bear wishes to eat you.
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The amount and quality of art downtown is impressive
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http://www.simpleprimate.com/user_images/denver/den_30.jpg

OK, well, it's not all good...
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The art museum is freakin' sweet
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Hitch 'em up baby!
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Saw this in a gallery. Had it been open, I would probably now own this. It rules.
http://www.simpleprimate.com/user_images/denver/den_45.jpg

http://www.simpleprimate.com/user_images/denver/den_36.jpg

Anyone in Denver want to guess where this is?
http://www.simpleprimate.com/user_images/denver/den_50.jpg

Glowrock opined that everyone in Denver hates this condo rehab...I kind of like it!
http://www.simpleprimate.com/user_images/denver/den_51.jpg

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Next up on pimp my carriage!
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Denver! Thanks for the mile-high time!
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[CONative]

Thanks for the great photos RockHillJames!

[JackStraw]

I can guess where the picture is with the blue light. It is either by the mall stop between blake st. and Market st. on the mall, or it is down at the end of the mall on the bridge that goes over the railroad tracks by the trainstation. THey have those thingy majingys :shrug: things there that resemble the mountains. THere are those blue lights underneath them.

Anyways, great thread. I enjoyed. You made it around downtown for one night.

[Top Of The Park]

....including some you seldom see

[Austinlee]

Buckwheats.... All these photos are Buckwheats.

[mSeattle]

Nice stuff.

[RockHillJames]

Yeah, Glowrock walked my ass off. It was a good night, though.

A bus stop is right. I thought they looked more like the roof of the airport, but I have no idea which came first.

[Ron87]

Nice pics! Does anyone know who designer the Denver Art Museum? It somewhat looks like a Rem Koolhaas production.

[UrbanSky]

The Denver Art Museum (the new section pictured in this thread) was designed by Daniel Liebeskind. The old section
(not pictured) was designed by Geo Ponti.

[Ron87]

The Denver Art Museum (the new section pictured in this thread) was designed by Daniel Liebeskind. The old section
(not pictured) was designed by Geo Ponti.

Thanks for the info! I really like the design.

[ColDayMan]

Not bad!

[glowrock]

Nice shots, James! And thanks for the kind words! :)

Aaron (Glowrock)