Comments on: 17th and Larimer

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:53:00 +0000

Pizutti,
Back in the 50's/60's they said the pre war buildings needed "updated" and look what we got. Acres of parking lots and pre-war buildings with new facades.
Not all 50's/60's architecture needs to be updated. Some of it is pretty damn good. Let's not make the same mistake with newer buildings that we made over the years. Any building if designed properly makes a statement about the time it was built in, and that offers value to future generations.
Good architecture in 1955 should be good in 2015. The Mile High Center and the original First National Bank Tower are two examples of 50s architecture that still hold up. In fact, the new Hyatt across from the Convention Center has elements of the 50's First National Band Tower in it. Take a closer look.
As to the 70's buildings some of them still hold up, and others don't.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:35:00 +0000

^ Matthew, that's so funny because as soon as I wrote that, McCain's quote immediately came to mind. I decided to leave it anyway to see if someone would comment on it. Congratulations!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:40:00 +0000

Lodo: Cadillacs, Oldsmobiles and Ferraris ONLY.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:38:00 +0000

Ken, don't scare us by saying "the fundamentals of the Downtown Denver market…are strong." Remember what happened (or was already happening) to Wall Street and the credit markets after Mr. McCain made a similar comment about the economy last month?

With respect to my blatantly partisan and marginally defensible comment above, do you have any update on financing for Two Tabor?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:34:00 +0000

I didn't know they already got started. This is great!

By: pizzuti

pizzuti — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:15:00 +0000

Wow, what an improvement!

All Denver's buildings with the big 1950s-era vertical stripes could use a remodel.