DENVER - Capitol Hill Neighborhood - *** PART II *** - Page 2

Dogpatch · #21 Posted **Mar 29, 2011, 5:52 AM**

I really enjoyed both of these threads. Great photography!

I lived in Capitol Hill in the early 90s, and 20 years later it ranks right next to the Castro as my favorite neighborhoods I've ever lived in. Awesome neighborhood.

CPVLIVE · #22 Posted **Mar 30, 2011, 6:26 AM**

Thanks for the comments everyone - and the poem as well!

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Originally Posted by DenverInfill

The fact that there are no repeat photos from the Capitol Hill I photo thread, and that between both threads you've captured maybe 5% of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, and that Capitol Hill is just one of many similar historic neighborhoods in Denver's urban core... tells you a lot about why I love Denver.

Ken - Do you consider Cheesman Park a part of Capitol Hill? I've read a few publications that did, but I used the more conservative bounderies of 17th to 6th, and Broadway to Downing. I'm planning a separate Cheesman thread this spring.

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Originally Posted by soleri

I would love to see a streetcar line down Colfax but I'm not sure I'll live long enough to see that. If you told me it was definitely going to happen, I would die happy.

Not definitive at the moment, but the FTA recently awarded Denver two million dollars for a feasibility study. A streetcar there is a no-brainer with current bus ridership around 30,000 a day. Back in the day streetcars ran down Broadway, Colfax, 13th, 11th, and 6th ave. I'll settle for the Colfax line but wouldn't mind seeing the original 11th loop line recreated as well - the neighborhood would be unbelievable. One of Denver's mayoral candidates supported the Colfax streetcar as a state senator - I plan on e-mailing him about his plans for the area if elected.

DenverInfill · #23 Posted **Mar 31, 2011, 5:58 PM**

I think it's fair for Cheesman Park to be considered its own district.

OneForOne · #24 Posted **Apr 23, 2011, 9:37 PM**

OK, I just finished part 2 here and really enjoyed the whole thread. What's the walk score for this neighborhood. It seems very ped freindly.

SnyderBock · #25 Posted **Apr 23, 2011, 9:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by OneForOne

OK, I just finished part 2 here and really enjoyed the whole thread. What's the walk score for this neighborhood. It seems very ped freindly.

I found this link: http://www.walkscore.com/CO/Denver/Capitol_Hill

It indicates a walk score of 92

wisla_krakow · #26 Posted **Apr 23, 2011, 10:01 PM**

gorgeous pictures and architecture!
also, some parts really reminded me of calgary.

hauntedheadnc · #27 Posted **Apr 24, 2011, 12:41 AM**

Well, I for one am impressed.

Paradox21 · #28 Posted **Apr 25, 2011, 7:59 PM**

I have a whole new level of respect for the Mile High City after viewing your two Cap Hill threads! Great work!

pablosan · #29 Posted **Apr 26, 2011, 7:00 PM**

An exceptional neighborhood. Love the photos.

Columbusite · #30 Posted **Apr 27, 2011, 8:34 PM**

Great residential and commercial! Looks ideal. And thank you for the nice map, more cities could use ones like that. This makes me wonder what the average neglected neighborhood looks like over there.

llamaorama · #31 Posted **Apr 27, 2011, 8:53 PM**

Denver really amazes me. Until I visited it a couple years ago and also spent time on this forum, I never knew that a place in Colorado or the interior western US would have neighborhoods like this.

Denver must have been a pretty large city already 100 years back.

FrancoRey · #32 Posted **Apr 27, 2011, 9:03 PM**

If you consider that the only city in the Western US that was larger than Denver back then was San Francisco, then yeah, it was pretty big. Then LA came of age in the late 1910's.

Denver is blessed to have such an array of old structures. I still cringe though, when I think of how many of the bigger ones they lost in the 60's and 70's.

Okayyou · #33 Posted **Apr 28, 2011, 7:01 PM**

Hard to add to what others have already said. One of the best Denver threads I've seen. Awesome shots.

CPVLIVE · #34 Posted **May 14, 2011, 5:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by llamaorama

Denver really amazes me. Until I visited it a couple years ago and also spent time on this forum, I never knew that a place in Colorado or the interior western US would have neighborhoods like this.

Denver must have been a pretty large city already 100 years back.

Yeah - Denver's historic neighborhoods really surprise alot of people. If you haven't visited and done some exploring you just would never know. By my guesstimate Denver has nearly 50 square miles of historic neighborhoods. You won't find anything like this neighborhood anywhere else in the interior mountain west and nationally it's sort of assumed all of the mountain west is alike - it isn't.

CassGilbert · #35 Posted **May 25, 2011, 7:27 PM**

Breathtaking thread. I am very impressed with the architecture present in Denver.

ShooFlyPie · #36 Posted **Jul 1, 2012, 11:29 PM**

Not to bump old threads. But I am stalking your photo threads of Denver after seeing your five points one. I love your photography. I wish I could shoot like you.

Kudos on Sanchos. My old neighborhood bar, and Benders too. Much of that looks familiar to me, much I either forgot.

DownhomeDenver · #37 Posted **Jul 2, 2012, 4:05 AM**

I love this city!

ChiTownCity · #38 Posted **Jul 6, 2012, 3:21 AM**

Very cool! I had no idea that Denver had anything like this! Lol, makes me wonder where the hell was I really at when I was there....