I REALLY want to move to Denver (neighborhoods, living in)

[Augie Daugie]

Originally Posted by D-town 720

haha the unsafeway. Never felt unsafe there.

Me neither, but I have heard some locals refer to it that way...so it sticks.

[suzco]

Originally Posted by Augie Daugie

Me neither, but I have heard some locals refer to it that way...so it sticks.

The two major grocery stores mentioned in this thread have been fondly called the unsafeway (the Safeway at 20th & Washington) and the queen soopers (the King Soopers at Speer & 9th) for as long as these two stores have been around, long before the revitilization/gentrification/hipness factor took over in the downtown area.

[livecontent]

Yes, it is a real problem not having a good basic grocery store in the Platte Valley.
I do not like the overpriced fancy markets.

There is another option. If you live near a commuter rail station, you can actually claim that any stores with walkable distance of any station on the lines are in your walkable neighborhood. So, for groceries, you can get on the rail stations downtown and quickly arrive at the Alameda Station, which is right adjacent to the Broadway Marketplace at Broadway and Alameda. There is an Albertson's, a Kmart and a Sam's Club. Get a little wire shopping caddy and you will be all set.

The King Sooper's on Speer is actually attached to housing, condo and apartments. I often visualized heaven as living in or above a super market. The Gourmet or rather the Glutton in me, dreams such dreams.

Livecontent

[buttertart]

thanks everyone for your input so far!

bhcompy- thanx for the tips on applying for jobs. we are hoping to visit in early sept. and hopefully lock down some interviews while we visit.

steveindenver- from my initial searches, i seems as though there are places around $1,000. of course no one really know what a place looks like until it is seen in person! can't wait to visit and tour some places. the great thing is we will have some wiggle room since we will only have 1 car to maintain, and sq footage isn't really an issue. We lived in 460sqft in Vancouver and made it work

to all-
not having a major grocery store within walking distance wouldn't be a problem as we would be bringing one car to Denver. At least from my point of view seems a much more doable city with one car, as where I live is really not very feasible. Not only are things too far to walk to, but nobody and I mean nobody walks around here, so that makes it unsafe in my eyes. But it would be great to live in an area where I can walk to work, so basically close to any major shopping district, stuff to do like a library, parks, movies, and a place I can quickly grab some bread and milk if need. Large shopping like toiletries, etc we can stock up as needed with the car.

[D-town 720]

Originally Posted by suzco

The two major grocery stores mentioned in this thread have been fondly called the unsafeway (the Safeway at 20th & Washington) and the queen soopers (the King Soopers at Speer & 9th) for as long as these two stores have been around, long before the revitilization/gentrification/hipness factor took over in the downtown area.

No offense but i dont think native coloradans have any idea what an unsafe grocery store is

[robertzimmerman]

Originally Posted by suzco

queen soopers (the King Soopers at Speer & 9th)

Queen Soopers is actually at 9th & Corona.

[suzco]

Originally Posted by robertzimmerman

Queen Soopers is actually at 9th & Corona.

Yes, address 1155 E 9th Ave. . .

[movementarian]

Sorry, but you are making this really confusing. The original poster mentioned two apartments in the central business district (Bank & Boston Lofts, 1600 Glenarm Place) - technically not Lodo. Someone else said there are no grocery stores in LoDo. And now there is this talk of the 1155 E 9th Ave "Queen Soopers" - not only is that a little derogatory, its also not the closest King Soopers.

The close groceries are the King Soopers on 1331 Speer Blvd, the Safeway at 757 E. 20th Ave, the Cooks Fresh Market at the 1600 Glenarm Apartment address, and the Vitamin Cottage at 2375 15th St.

I wish there would be a sticky: YES THERE ARE GROCERY STORES IF YOU LIVE DIRECTLY DOWNTOWN (and in LoDo too).

Besides, the poster said she has a car, so she could to SuperWalmart or Rancho Liborio if she wants.

[80skeys]

So you lived in a different country for a year and have been bitten by the bug of what life is like outside the U.S. You're looking for a city in the U.s. that may come close to emulating the experience.

There's not much in that regard. Denver is okay because it's laid back and it's got a fair share of ethnic diversity and cultures.

Unfortunately in Denver most companies do not consider out of state candidates. That's even more true now with the poor economy.

I don't want to discourage you. If you can find a way to move to Denver, I encourage you to do it. Denver, and Colorado in general, is a great place to live. Good luck.

[whoisjongalt]

Go for it! You'll love it here. I moved from LA 6 years ago and never regretted it for one second. The other posters are correct....you'll probably need to move here first then look for a job. As long as you save up for 2-3 months worth of expenses you'll be fine. You could even find a pretty cool apartment/condo for as low as $800-850. Right now there are a lot of empty condo/lofts that are for rent by the owners who are basically trying to just cover the mortgage (my building has at least 4 right now from $800-1300. Check out craigslist and search keywords lodo, ballpark, uptown, and highlands (not highlands ranch). Those are all hip areas downtown. Lodo is the most expensive. Capitol Hill is also next to downtown and it's even cheaper.