Downtown Denver

Downtown is where the largest office buildings in Colorado are located. This area has made unbelievable progress the the past decade due to revitalization efforts. More residential is moving in, and lots of downtown retail has been constructed, including the Tabor Center, the Pavilions, and the 16th Street Mall. The explosion of nearby surrounding high density development is also increasing the focus on downtown as a major core in the Rocky Mountains.

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This is Denver's Skyline. This shot was taken from a hill overlooking the city. (Highlands Neighborhood).

This is 17th street in the Downtown Central Business District. Denver's best "skyscraper canyon" runs along this street.

This is the Tabor Center, which is a retail development underneath a skyscraper. Tenants include the Cheesecake Factory and ESPN Zone. Massive renovation is currently being undertaken to improve the facility.

The narrow tan tower in the background has been preserved as an office building, and was the first "skyscraper" built in Denver.

16th Street Mall. This is an outdoor pedestrian mall with stores lining both sides of the streets. The shuttle service shown is called the "MallRide", and is made up of hybrid electric buses. The Tabor center is adjacent to the Mall, and one side opens to 16th Street, as shown.

Only RTD buses are allowed on 16th street. (For the length of the mall).

This is the north western part of downtown. None of the "big three" office buildings can be seen in this image, but it still shows some density.

Here is downtown as she appears on the southbound approach on Speer.

Enormous loft construction can be seen in the foreground. (Right side, and behind I-25 Fort Collins sign)

This is the new City & County building located just off Colfax. (Part of it is still under construction). All of the city management offices will be located here.