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Denver is better in every since way. Denver is a regional capital with a heavy federal presence so it's an actual city and it has 4 seasons. Orlando is just sprawl in the swamp with two seasons...dry season and wet season.
Denver is better in every since way. Denver is a regional capital with a heavy federal presence so it's an actual city and it has 4 seasons. Orlando is just sprawl in the swamp with two seasons...dry season and wet season.
Denver is better in every since way. Denver is a regional capital with a heavy federal presence so it's an actual city and it has 4 seasons. Orlando is just sprawl in the swamp with two seasons...dry season and wet season.
Denver is better in every since way. Denver is a regional capital with a heavy federal presence so it's an actual city and it has 4 seasons. Orlando is just sprawl in the swamp with two seasons...dry season and wet season.
I prefer a city like Orlando that sort of has the feel of a newer resort city over Denver which much of the city proper is very, very old.
Orlando is incredibly clean compared to Denver and has much, much better air quality and doesn't have a winter inversion like Denver.
Denver is a regional capital but many prefer a wet, humid and warm climate over Denver and it's late fall, winter and much of the Spring.
It seems like based on old tourism videos, The Denver area has always pretended it has a warm winter when that is just not the case except for the dozen days they have a downslope wind off the mountains.
Denver has windy winters and low temperatures in the teens cause the wind-chills to average single-digits in the morning when taking into account the wind speeds.
Denver's cold, windy winter mornings counter the dozen or so days of downslope winds they have in December and January.
The high temperatures might average in the 40s but it takes until 3pm to get there and by 5pm the temperarture plummets.
Denver has a decent summer and fall. But another thing is the Spring depending on the year can be just as cold and snowy as a typical winter.
Denver also has such low humidity. I think many who move there are surprised at how low the humidity is which in my opinion just is not as healthy it seems like a little humidity is good.
Most overlook Orlando's issues of poverty and homelessness. Workers who maintain and are the backbone of this "resort city" do not have adequate transportation to get to work.
Denver is a regional capital but many prefer a wet, humid and warm climate over Denver and it's late fall, winter and much of the Spring.
I would not want to live in a forest fire. I experienced this twice on my trips to Orlando (2007 and 2012). I could not breathe and had to sit in my hotel room. No refunds and no notice. Oppressive summer heat and humidity threaten the lives of children, elderly, and individuals with respiratory illnesses
It seems like based on old tourism videos, The Denver area has always pretended it has a warm winter when that is just not the case except for the dozen days they have a downslope wind off the mountains.
Denver has windy winters and low temperatures in the teens cause the wind-chills to average single-digits in the morning when taking into account the wind speeds.
Highs in the mid and upper 50s with sunshine this week does not seem tragic to me.
Denver's cold, windy winter mornings counter the dozen or so days of downslope winds they have in December and January.
The high temperatures might average in the 40s but it takes until 3pm to get there and by 5pm the temperarture plummets.
Denver has a decent summer and fall. But another thing is the Spring depending on the year can be just as cold and snowy as a typical winter.
Denver also has such low humidity. I think many who move there are surprised at how low the humidity is which in my opinion just is not as healthy it seems like a little humidity is good.
Running dehumidifiers all spring, summer, and half of fall is no walk in the park. Ask my pocketbook.
Those high temperatures in the next week in the 50s in January are three days out of the next 10 days.
With Denver winters, it is not just the high temperatures but the low temperatures, early sunsets and the wind.
The forecast with high temperatures mainly in the 40s and 50s is actually a bit unusual because they usually have more extremes in Denver on temperature. The average high temperature in the mid 40s and average temperature in teens in January is not what it usually is because what it just happened to average.
I have no idea what Denver will look like in 2030 because a wish-list of skyscrapers is a fantasy until the ground is broken and project is built. Seems like only one of skyscrapers in the video has been completed yet.
That is one category where Denver wins over Orlando though is on the number of high-rises and skyscraper buildings and the density of the buildings in downtown Denver compared to downtown Orlando.
They can plan all these skyscraper projects but until the ground is broken and the project is finished it's just a dream with drawings of fancy buildings yet to be built.
Denver has had multiple times over the last century where it's had one of the best economies and many times when it had a very weak economy. Downtown Denver wins all day every day when it comes to skyscrapers and high-rise offices and apartments in the downtown.
The thing about Denver is it looks excellent in aerial views of the downtown. At street level, it has really declined except for the immediate area around Union Station and a few other isolated areas.
Denver has a big downtown compared to downtown Orlando. It's a much, much older city and has been and still is a much more populated city, the metro area is slightly larger also.
Last edited by lovecrowds; 01-25-2021 at 09:56 PM..
Those high temperatures in the next week in the 50s in January are three days out of the next 10 days.
With Denver winters, it is not just the high temperatures but the low temperatures, early sunsets and the wind.
The forecast with high temperatures mainly in the 40s and 50s is actually a bit unusual because they usually have more extremes in Denver on temperature. The average high temperature in the mid 40s and average temperature in teens in January is not what it usually is because what it just happened to average.
I have no idea what Denver will look like in 2030 because a wish-list of skyscrapers is a fantasy until the ground is broken and project is built. Seems like only one of skyscrapers in the video has been completed yet.
That is one category where Denver wins over Orlando though is on the number of high-rises and skyscraper buildings and the density of the buildings in downtown Denver compared to downtown Orlando.
They can plan all these skyscraper projects but until the ground is broken and the project is finished it's just a dream with drawings of fancy buildings yet to be built.
Denver has had multiple times over the last century where it's had one of the best economies and many times when it had a very weak economy. Downtown Denver wins all day every day when it comes to skyscrapers and high-rise offices and apartments in the downtown.
The thing about Denver is it looks excellent in aerial views of the downtown. At street level, it has really declined except for the immediate area around Union Station and a few other isolated areas.
Denver has a big downtown compared to downtown Orlando. It's a much, much older city and has been and still is a much more populated city, the metro area is slightly larger also.
You make great points, but Denver does have newer buildings, you probably just overlooked them. Several new high rises and infill projects are under construction currently. Denver does need to do a better job giving the older parts a refresh. I like when cities reuse and repurpose older buildings, especially if they have historical value. Unfortunately in many cities the buildings are disrepair or in bad neighborhoods.
Denver's bones are considerably older than Orlando's. In 1900 Denver's population was roughly 130,000 and Orlando was closer to 2,500. Orlando's population didn't take off until the 1920s, and even then, Denver's population in 1930 was nearly 300,000 while Orlando's was approaching 30,000.
You make great points, but Denver does have newer buildings, you probably just overlooked them. Several new high rises and infill projects are under construction currently. Denver does need to do a better job giving the older parts a refresh. I like when cities reuse and repurpose older buildings, especially if they have historical value. Unfortunately in many cities the buildings are disrepair or in bad neighborhoods.
Denver is near completely refreshed. They have left few old buildings unturned when it comes to refreshing.
Denver's main issue is social. The skrocketing crime rates, the amount of rampant open-air drug use, the terrible infrastructure and congested roads, the pollution which is especially bad during winter inversion, now it has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. The tremendous amount of homelessness with no effort on the part of the city.
It is just very easy for a typical household to easily buy themselves out of urban ill's in Orlando compared to Denver.
Denver does have alot of very nice new and historic apartments, condos and townhomes in it's downtown but for the vast majority of them are extremely expensive.
Denver is a city of extremes. It's a great city for affluent people who prefer lots of cold (mornings especially), extremely dry weather who like ski trails and hiking in close proximity.
Denver is a city for either the very wealthy or those making minimum wage. I can't think of a worse city for a stereotypical "middle-class" household.
The reason why I say Denver is good for a minimum wage and not for "middle-class" is because Denver with it's sick leave mandates has nearly twice the minimum wage of Orlando, if one has a part-time job they would have access to Medicaid in Colorado and not Florida.
Denver also has alot of people who are so stretched on their mortgage payments that maybe rent out rooms also. Orlando with the extremely low mortgage payments, that isn't needed.
Orlando is a fantastic city for the "middle-class" because the cost of a house is a fraction of what it is in Denver, the hassles of urban living can be avoided completely in Orlando because it is so spread out.
With Denver, the hassles of the experience are all over the place. Some of the most expensive parts of the Denver metropolitan area have encampments, smells of what Colorado is famous for and quite a bit of crime.
In Orlando people can buy their way out of negative urban experiences with two middle-of-the road jobs. Denver the urban ill's are very widespread through out such a large percentage of the metropolitan area.
Last edited by lovecrowds; 01-26-2021 at 03:26 PM..
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