Denver - Goes down smooth with no bitter aftertaste

CPVLIVE · #1 Posted **May 22, 2009, 1:34 AM**

I shot these photos over the past year or so and I'm finally getting around to posting them. I am about to buy the new Canon T1i and I want to post alot of the shots I have taken with my old Olympus. Anyway - dim the lights please.

CITY PARK AND THE DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE

DOWNTOWN - CBD

CENTRAL PLATTE VALLEY

HIGHLANDS

DENVER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS - THEATER DISTRICT

CIVIC CENTER - GOLDEN TRIANGLE

CHEESMAN PARK

WRITERS SQUARE

LOWER DOWNTOWN

BALLPARK

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*EDIT* These are shots of Lower Downtown that I had cut out.

Wooster · #2 Posted **May 22, 2009, 1:41 AM**

Looks like Denver is well on it's way to developing a nice liveable urban core.

Good pictures.

CONative · #3 Posted **May 22, 2009, 1:52 AM**

Wow...just wow! Some of those pictures are simply breathtaking! What a great representation of the spirit of the city, great angles and perspectives, and just a massive collection of adjacent neighborhoods!

I have to say this is simply the best Denver thread I've seen since joining the forum.

ST1 · #4 Posted **May 22, 2009, 1:56 AM**

Great collection of pictures!

ue · #5 Posted **May 22, 2009, 2:00 AM**

great photos your a talented photographer.

JackStraw · #6 Posted **May 22, 2009, 2:06 AM**

Holy shit. These areas of Denver have been done on SSP many times, but you happened to capture Downtown, City Park, Lodo in a complete new and unique way. What an Amazing job!

I love the Highlands shots, and the Cheesman Park shots!

TXLove · #7 Posted **May 22, 2009, 2:14 AM**

Denver has been getting alot of representation lately and that is a good thing! These pictures show there is alot to be proud of

Thanks for sharing!

OhioGuy · #8 Posted **May 22, 2009, 2:32 AM**

Very enjoyable photo thread!

There are a lot of great cities west of Chicago, but for me personally, Denver is the only one outside of the actual west coast cities that I'd be willing to relocate to. It has a large enough population to offer all of the big city amenities (sports & arts), a sizable youth population (20s & 30s) to keep it interesting, the Rockies nearby for great outdoor activities, a fairly decent climate (other than being a little more hot than I prefer in the summer), an ambitious rail expansion project, a good mix of old & new architecture, and the fact it's not in a red state makes it even more palatable. So needless to say, I very much like that city!

Rocket1964 · #9 Posted **May 22, 2009, 3:38 AM**

Some major league stuff there.

denveraztec · #10 Posted **May 22, 2009, 4:16 AM**

Fantastic thread! The most comprehensive tour of Downtown Denver and a few of the surrounding neighborhoods I have seen on SSP! Makes me proud of what is happening here and more appreciative of what we are becoming. Thanks!

Top Of The Park · #11 Posted **May 22, 2009, 6:25 AM**

certainly some of the best ever around town shots

Strange Meat · #12 Posted **May 22, 2009, 6:27 AM**

Excellent work dude.

MobyLL · #13 Posted **May 22, 2009, 2:34 PM**

These are great photos CPVLIVE. Thanks for posting them.

dktshb · #14 Posted **May 22, 2009, 5:16 PM**

Very diverse Denver thread. You captured a lot of areas and represented the city well. I am still waiting for somebody there to go into the Five Points and Whittier Hoods.

Buckeye Native 001 · #15 Posted **May 22, 2009, 6:45 PM**

Love all these Denver threads, especially the shots of downtown in this one. Would love to live there someday

I've yet to see anyone try and capture the Blue Mustang from Hell in all its glory, though. That thing both intrigues and terrifies the ever-loving fuck out of me

Judging by the lack of windows, I'm guessing this is some sort of governmental building and/or correctional facility?

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Roaming · #16 Posted **May 22, 2009, 7:06 PM**

Denver looks so amazing! With more of these new developments and Denver can get so urbanfantastic!

mr1138 · #17 Posted **May 22, 2009, 7:11 PM**

Nope. That is the main building of the Denver Art Museum. I'm guessing the lack of windows is to keep sunlight out?

SnyderBock · #18 Posted **May 22, 2009, 8:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Buckeye Native 001

Love all these Denver threads, especially the shots of downtown in this one. Would love to live there someday

I've yet to see anyone try and capture the Blue Mustang from Hell in all its glory, though. That thing both intrigues and terrifies the ever-loving fuck out of me

Judging by the lack of windows, I'm guessing this is some sort of governmental building and/or correctional facility?

^That is the Denver Art Museum North Building (opened 1971 - 210,000sq.ft.)
Designed by World famous Italian architect Gio Ponti

Here is the Denver Art Museum Expansion, called the Frederic C. Hamilton Building (opened 2006 - 146,000sq.ft.)
Designed by World famous Polish architect Daniel Libeskind

jomaled · #19 Posted **May 22, 2009, 9:18 PM**

amazing! you covered most everything around the central core and the innermost neighborhoods. I love the fact that you captured the vitality and density of downtown. The 16th st. pedestrian mall is one of the best things that ever happened to the city. Congrats on a job well done.

SnyderBock · #20 Posted **May 22, 2009, 9:56 PM**

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Denver - Goes down smooth with no bitter aftertaste

Reference to the Denver Nuggets (NBA), Chauncey Billups (AKA: Smooth)? While he earned the name, Mr. Big Shot on the national scene in Detroit, locally in Denver he is known simply as "Smooth."