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Yes, Mr. Clark we too have a rodeo drive type area called cherry creek with a ton of high end shopping. Also, your OPINION here on C-D about Denver is null and void - you are a well known Denver city basher who is often wrong about the cities' facts. Really, anybody who thinks Minneapolis urban core blows away Denver's hasn’t a clue. Both cities are competitive with each other.
Mall of America trumps Cherry Creek, Park Meadows, or any other mall in the state of Colorado. It has the same exact high-end retail as Cherry Creek plus a whole hell of a lot more.
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Denver has the second largest performing arts in the world. i looked at your link to the wiki article and their source may be outdated. Nonetheless there are counless sources that back up the claim that Denver has the second largest preforming arts.
Why is your info any more reliable than mine? As far as I'm concerned you have failed to make a convincing argument.
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There are 55,000 students at the downtown Auraria campus in Denver
Since when does Auraria Campus have 55,000 students? Did they add an additional 20,000 students since we debated Austin vs Denver a week ago?
Why even bother mentioning how many students attend Auraria, when they don't even live on/near the campus?
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65,000 people live in a 1.5 mile radius of 16th and California
http://www.downtowndenver.com/Econom...sion_Dec08.pdf (broken link)
This link is dead.
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The Denver Performing Arts Complex (sometimes referred to locally as "The Plex," "the dcpa" or simply, "Denver Center") located in Denver, Colorado, is the second largest performing arts center in the world after New York City's Lincoln Center, and the largest "of its kind" in the Western Hemisphere. The DPAC is a four-block, 12-acre (49,000 m2) site containing ten performance spaces with over 10,000 seats connected by an 80 ft (24 m) tall glass roof. It is home to a Tony Award-winning theatre company, Broadway touring productions, contemporary dance and ballet, magnificent chorales, a major symphony orchestra, internationally-acclaimed opera and more.
Denver claims to have the 2nd largest performing arts center in the world after Lincoln Center in NYC. Cleveland claims to have the 2nd largest performing arts complex in the US after Lincoln Center in NYC. Both have over 10,000 seats. Neither provide outside evidence to support their claims.
JJacobclark..the fact that you think high end retail--not Macy's not Bannana Republic-the ULTRA HIGH END is restricted to shopping malls, rather than spread out into more independent districts shows how really clueless you are on the subject..OK Mall of America has more stores and upscale ones than Cherry Creek Mall,.. but compared to the Cherry Creek district as a whole it's dwarfed by the exclusive line stores--the very high end ones. I worked in high end fashion for years both in LA, Denver..and I have been to Minneapolis and seen what they have..DENVER WINS THE HIGH END..Colorado is much more of a play ground for the very affluent than Minnesota is..
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Mall of America trumps Cherry Creek, Park Meadows, or any other mall in the state of Colorado. It has the same exact high-end retail as Cherry Creek plus a whole hell of a lot more.
Why is your info any more reliable than mine? As far as I'm concerned you have failed to make a convincing argument.
Since when does Auraria Campus have 55,000 students? Did they add an additional 20,000 students since we debated Austin vs Denver a week ago?
Why even bother mentioning how many students attend Auraria, when they don't even live on/near the campus?
Denver claims to have the 2nd largest performing arts center in the world after Lincoln Center in NYC. Cleveland claims to have the 2nd largest performing arts complex in the US after Lincoln Center in NYC. Both have over 10,000 seats. Neither provide outside evidence to support their claims.
Maybe if you did some research instead of trusting your first hit on google you would of got the preformign arts thing correct...
RANKING: Central Business District EMPLOYMENT
1 New York 1,736,900
2 Chicago 541,500
3 Washington 382,400
4 San Francisco-San Jose 305,600
5 Boston 257,000
6 Philadelphia 220,100
7 Seattle 155,100
8 Houston 153,400
9 Los Angeles 143,700
10 Atlanta 129,800
11 Denver 126,000
12 Minneapolis-St. Paul 105,400
13 Cleveland 100,300
14 Baltimore 98,500
15 Miami 98,000
16 Pittsburgh 95,600
17 Columbus 88,800
18 Austin 86,000
19 New Orleans 81,400
20 Dallas-Fort Worth 79,900
[SIZE=4]WELCOME TO THE DENVER PERFORMING ARTS COMPLEX[/SIZE]
The Denver Performing Arts Complex is the second largest Performing Arts complex in the United States, with a total of nine theatres/performing spaces and over 10,000 seats. The City and County of Denver's - Theatres and Arenas Division owns and operates the three largest theatres in the Complex: THE ELLIE CAULKINS OPERA HOUSE IN NEWTON AUDITORIUM, BOETTCHER CONCERT HALL and the TEMPLE HOYNE BUELL THEATRE. The Auditorium Theatre was built in 1907 and is a Colorado Historical Landmark. The Ellie Caulkins Opera House is a world-class acoustical hall designed in the lyric style. Denver Performing Arts Complex - About Us
""Since when does Auraria Campus have 55,000 students? Did they add an additional 20,000 students since we debated Austin vs Denver a week ago?"""
Nope my figure was outdated then. I recently got that link from some folks involved in urban development. The study was done in 2008 of june I think and reflected 55,450 students attending the downtown campus.
JJacobclark..the fact that you think high end retail--not Macy's not Bannana Republic-the ULTRA HIGH END is restricted to shopping malls, rather than spread out into more independent districts shows how really clueless you are on the subject..OK Mall of America has more stores and upscale ones than Cherry Creek Mall,.. but compared to the Cherry Creek district as a whole it's dwarfed by the exclusive line stores--the very high end ones. I worked in high end fashion for years both in LA, Denver..and I have been to Minneapolis and seen what they have..DENVER WINS THE HIGH END..Colorado is much more of a play ground for the very affluent than Minnesota is..
Denver and Colorado in general beats Minneapolis hands down every time. And like you stated, the affluent would much rather spend time and even shop in Denver.
Theres just a lot more going on in the Denver area period compared to Minneapolis. Plus the skiing rocks, still not as good as whistler
""The Denver Performing Arts Complex, or simply “the Plex,” is said to be the second-largest performing arts center in the world, after New York’s Lincoln Center""
JJacobclark..the fact that you think high end retail--not Macy's not Bannana Republic-the ULTRA HIGH END is restricted to shopping malls, rather than spread out into more independent districts shows how really clueless you are on the subject..
You Denverites are always jumping to conclusions and putting words in people's mouths. First, when did I ever say that "ultra high-end" shopping is restricted to shopping malls???
Second, just because LA has Rodeo Drive and Denver has Cherry Creek North doesn't mean that outdoor shopping districts are the norm for "ultra high-end" retail. Ever hear of Phipps Plaza (Atlanta) or the Galleria (Houston)? Those are enclosed shopping malls that feature stores like Barney's, Armani, Valentino, Jimmy Choo, Gucci, Versace, Tiffany & Co., Saks Fifth Avenue, Prada, Dolce & Gabanna, Christian Dior, Chanel, Fendi, and Louis Vuitton.
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OK Mall of America has more stores and upscale ones than Cherry Creek Mall,.. but compared to the Cherry Creek district as a whole it's dwarfed by the exclusive line stores--the very high end ones. I worked in high end fashion for years both in LA, Denver..and I have been to Minneapolis and seen what they have..DENVER WINS THE HIGH END..Colorado is much more of a play ground for the very affluent than Minnesota is..
You are so full of sh*t. Can you name a single one of these "ultra high-end" boutiques that are missing in Minneapolis? What exactly constitutes "ultra high-end"anyway?
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