Denver, moving there soon... I am.
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- joeth0
I've been in Denver for 7 months now, so I don't know everything. But a fresh perspective on the things I know of so far...
Awesome:
The weather - sunny and warm all the time.
People - generally pretty laid back. Not many pretentious types.
Proximity to mountains is great
Lots of Mexican food
Lots of good beerSucks:
It's a bit dry and brown
Distance from the rest of AmericaSome of the bigger streets like Colfax and Broadway are kind of awesome and suck at the same time. A bit run down with some sleazy people, but also up-and-coming with some of the better establishments. I suggest being fairly close to those kinds of areas but not right on them.
I'm between Capitol Hill and Wash Park, which I like a lot. Broadway has good stuff (Sputnik, Hi-Dive, Mayan Theatre, vintage furniture shops, etc). If you bike, there's a great trail along Cherry Creek/Speer Blvd that takes you downtown in one direction and in the other direction you can go to the yuppie Cherry Creek shopping area. There are other good areas too, but this is what I know. 17th Ave (2 blks north of Colfax) also has a lot of good eats.
Boulder is half an hour away. There's a lot of good food, bars, design, and hiking there. But also a lot of pretentious hippies. I like going there once in a while but prefer living in Denver.
- awesome, thanks!refunktion
- WTF? Sunny and Warm all the time? Did you sleep through winter or something?mg33
- summed up nicely.designisfine
- Compared to Wisconsin's winter (where I came from), HELL YES it's sunny and warm all the time!joeth