File under: no longer a parking lot, lacks creativity and style

Flickr account with all of the images of progress separated by year and or project. Also a Facebook group page. That way we could all submit photos there and receive updates on the fly. I think these would be awesome and could potentially help with organization and reference.

Ive lived in MPLS for a year now and still read this blog. Its fantastic and I haven't been able to find anything better.

Thanks for the time and consideration. It's greatly appreciated.

Luckily, it appears that the curb of Wewatta doesn't begin it's bend northwest until almost the end of the western part of the facade on 1515 Wynkoop. Thus, it will be the EPA building that gets most of its western facade covered, while Wynkoop should be minimally affected.

Question for Anon 9:46:

Shouldn't your aversion be directed at bad architects/developers then, rather than the whole style?

It's not *that* hard do good-looking contemporary stuff like this. There just aren't many in Colorado who know how, so good examples are more rare here.

Question for everybody:

Is there anybody out there who thinks a glass curtain wall would have been better?

Just curious.

Looking at this picture and this picture, the red brick portion on the left is quite good. Some arches on the 6th floor setback above the cornice would have made it *excellent*, but whatever. It's good. Along with 16 Market probably Denver's best example of contemporary traditional architecture.

The middle grey/tan (can't tell) building that's just three windows wide could use more detailing, but the fact that it's so narrow makes it a fabulous addition to the streetscape no matter what. More unique facades per block is always better.

The more bland red brick section on the right needs more decoration, but is quite well-proportioned.

Overall I'm a fan.

The aerial photo of the triangle building's lot makes it look like it would cover up part of 1515, but so much detail was given to the Wewatta facade that I wonder if it will be obscured at all.

The Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building were both built during the worst years of the Great Depression. Right now, the Four Seasons and Two Tabor are our ESB and CB. If the Big Apple can do it, so can we! Because Denver is weird like that….I guess.

If Two Tabor never happens, then the gov can put people to work by hiring an army of workers to build the public monumental tower that I've been dreaming about;)

Anywho,

Here is the best plan that I've come across (so far) on what to do with the 16th street mall:

http://www.westword.com/comics/strip/worstcase

http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/129/documents/090408%20LDDRB%20min.pdf

Apparently everything is still a go for redevelopment.

I'm also curious about the next door neighbor: The Saddlery Building. As of 2006 – the LoDo board voted to give Jim Donahue the go ahead for redevelopment, but what has transpired since?

This is a jewel of a corner..