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Looking for Inspiration: The 16th Street Mall in Denver

By Eric Richardson — July 05, 2005
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As I've mentioned, I was in Denver over the weekend for my cousin's wedding. Sunday afternoon we had a little time before we needed to be at the airport, so we decided to go check out the city's Downtown. Particularly interesting to me was the 16th Street Mall, a 16-block pedestrian mall oriented toward retail, restaurants, and nightlife. My mind immediately...


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DWP Building Staying Lit?

By Eric Richardson — July 04, 2005

A few days ago Brady mentioned on his blog that the DWP Building had been lit up in time for Antonio's black tie gala across the street. Last night I got into town around 11:30pm and found the building to again be lit up. I'm not sure whether this was just another occasion or if there has been a decision made, but I have to say that after seeing the building...


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Historic Core Walking Tour and Photos

By Eric Richardson — July 02, 2005
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I don't have anything particularly interesting or insightful to say about Downtown, seeing as I'm in Denver at the moment, but jim went on the Conservancy's Historic Core walking tour today (led by shannon) and he says it was pretty good. Jim is also starting to get some Downtown pictures up on flickr. Hopefully he'll start putting them into the blogdowntown...


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Technical Docs on Grand Ave Plans

By Eric Richardson — June 30, 2005
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If you're like me, and the plans for Grand Ave. tend to leave you confused as to what exactly is going where and when certain things are happening, it can be good to get all that in one place. While it may not be the friendliest of documents, the report the CRA recently submitted to City Council (1.3MB PDF) is definitely thorough. Lots of information about...


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Google Maps Adds Labels

By Eric Richardson — June 29, 2005

I noticed this morning that Google Maps recently started identifying landmarks, including a good number of buildings Downtown. If you take a look at this map you'll see labels for the Biltmore, MOCA, Macy's Plaza, and more. This change couples nicely with their recent addition of arrows indicating flow on one-way streets. On the downside, the labels are a...


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blogdowntown Quoted in LA Business Journal

By Eric Richardson — June 28, 2005
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A big thanks to Lynn Myers for letting me know that this site got quoted in this week's issue of the LA Business Journal. Apparently the LABJ enjoyed the recent stories about troublesome Australians as much as I did. Their "L.A. Stories" section includes a bit titled "Down Under" bylined to Spencer Kallick. Quantas flight crews have said they're afraid of...


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Draft Minutes from 6/14 DLANC Board Meeting Now Up

By Eric Richardson — June 28, 2005

I know I was very slow on a write-up from the DLANC Board meeting that was held two weeks ago, but since I was acting as secretary and taking minutes I figured I needed those done before I wrote anything here. They are now done, and Draft Minutes from the 6/14 Board Meeting are now up on the DLANC website.


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Pershing Square: Checking on the Free WIFI

By Eric Richardson — June 26, 2005
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Pershing Square

I got back to my apartment a little bit ago and felt like doing something to take advantage of the nice weather, so I decided to wander over to Pershing Square and see how the wifi I blogged back in April is doing after about two months of operation. I guess the first and most important thing to say is: it's working, and I'm using it right now. After that...


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Steve Lopez Visits the Blue Bongo to Hear Skid Row Musician

By Eric Richardson — June 26, 2005

Steve Lopez today has another chapter in his ongoing story about Nathaniel Ayers. Lopez makes his way to Little Pedro's to hear Nathaniel play, and couches this narrative in a discussion of some of the issues facing mental health services. Dr. Shaner later called it tragic that Nathaniel, or anyone who is chronically mentally ill, is left to live on dangerous...


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Grand Performances Off to a Great Start

By Eric Richardson — June 25, 2005
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Grand Performances: Mad Hot Ballroom

It was a great turnout tonight for the first night of Grand Performances. They were screening Mad Hot Ballroom, and the crowd really seemed to enjoy it. Words of advice I wish I had gotten earlier: come really early and bring a jacket. One thing I have to say, though, is that whoever thought that was a proper screen size for the venue needs to have another...