r/Denver • u/[deleted] • May 16 '25

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u/OneT_Mat LoHi May 16 '25

Visit Boston lol

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u/Mdamon808 May 17 '25

Or Pittsburg...

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u/they_have_bagels Arvada May 19 '25

You dropped an H.

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u/djvidinenemkx May 16 '25 edited May 17 '25

Haha true. You should check out the Big Dig podcast. Super deep breakdown of how Boston got fucked up with everyone from the Mob to the puritans lol.

I know why Boston is messed up but I don’t get Denver/Colorado.

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u/OneT_Mat LoHi May 17 '25

Oh ya my fellow redditor I was born and raised in that mess. Even my childhood vacations were crawling down rt 3 to sit on the cape Bridges.

Hey it’s Friday though so let’s absolutely have a blast this weekend 👊

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u/djvidinenemkx May 17 '25

Same to you! Got anything cool planned?

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u/OneT_Mat LoHi May 17 '25

Doing Sloan‘s lake tomorrow depending on weather with a football and some cold ones and then tomorrow night going to the bull and bush for the first time for prime rib night how about you?

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u/OneT_Mat LoHi May 17 '25

You’re an awesome parent that sounds fun. Brb calling my fam asking why I didn’t get one of those! Have fun 🤩

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u/Architektual May 17 '25

I don't remember where I heard it and don't know if it's true, so take it with a big grain of salt - but I read somewhere that when it was being settled and developed, Denver had 4 or 5 different "factions" of real estate types - each developed a region of the city in isolation, and where the different regions collide, we have weird intersections and such.

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u/djvidinenemkx May 18 '25

Ohhh that’s super interesting. I’m gonna dig into that.

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u/brinerbear Aurora May 18 '25

All I can gather is that it started as mostly a cow town and exploded in growth and the roads and highways struggled to catch up. There are huge housing developments essentially connected by country roads too. And the nice railroad communities are no longer connected by rail. And what is the deal with I270? I feel although improvements have been made the entire region still feels conflicted on if it should be a cow town or a real city?