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Originally Posted by mr1138
To be fair, I think remote locations are kinda part of their Schick. The original in Santa Fe is nearly 4 miles outside of the historic center, surrounded by strip malls and parking lots on one of the worst "Stroads" I have ever seen (as an aside, northern New Mexico has some of the craziest, messiest, at-grade highways I have ever seen in the US - and for better or for worse, its part of the visual identity of that part of the state). They seem to want to be a destination - the sole reason a tourist would make a deliberate visit to that part of the city. And walkable urbanism doesn't seem to be on their radar of priorities.
That said, I'm not sure if any other development would ever have used that leftover scrap of land in quite such an interesting way. So as others have pointed out, it may ultimately be of help to Sunnyside even if that wasn't their intention.
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Yep - I can’t think of any other commercial activity that could maximize that space compared to MeowWolf. I realize the hope that it could be configured into an urban, walkable community, but the size and scale doesn’t lend itself to being tucked into a storefront. As was previously suggested; the old Sportscastle on Broadway is a neat building, but how will everyone access it? Keep in mind; people will come from all over the place to experience it; probably more than 1K per day in ticket sales. I can’t even find a place to park on Broadway right now; can you imagine hordes of commuters coming down from Wyoming, the foothills, or Aurora?
Bottom line, this place needs parking and access to light rail, which this place has. Plus, the drawing shows the building suited above grade on the surrounding arteries.. I25, Colfax, Auroria Parkway. Can you imagine how many people will drive by this place on a daily basis and look into the windows filled with strange lights, sculptures, and crazy art? It will advertise itself. I’m just glad they chose Denver and not Aurora since this place will be one of the top tourist draws in the city, without a doubt.
I’ll be curious whether it makes further redevelopment likely on the Platte River throughout SunnySide? Wasn’t there plans to do something with that old power plant just south of there?