I was in Colorado this last week for family business. Most of the time I was down in the southeastern part of the state, but managed a few hours each in Denver and Boulder. Here are some pictures.
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Denver,
Boulder)
Denver:
Larimer Square:
Tabor Center:
16th Street Mall, with D & F Tower:
Union Station:
In this view I don't mind the new building at left. It's plain and boring, but inoffensive, and it matches the scale of the older building right well enough. It's not my favorite, but I don't hate it:
But take a few steps back and WOAH is this ugly:
Normally I'm not a big fan of whimsical public art, but I have to admit I find the big blue bear peering into Denver's ultra-sleek convention center totally charming:
A building on 16th Street:
Another one:
I hope he made it in time:
16th Street:
Details:
Now for
BOULDER:
The main library at CU:
Various buildings on the CU campus. The ornate building at lower right is the dorm at which the real-life person South Park's "Chef" was based on worked in the cafeteria:
Pearl Street, downtown:
A neat art installation. It's a map of Boulder County. The 3D blocks represent cities, with larger blocks being larger cities:
Boulder Creek, hand-held at night (thus the fuzziness):
I also took several pictures focusing on transportation, which I'll post in another day or two.
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