Driving Downtown - Denver 4K - Colorado USA
Driving Downtown - Denver Colorado USA - Episode 53.
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Denver is one of the fastest-growing major cities in the United States and is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 feet or 1609.3 meters) above sea level, making it the highest major city in the United States.
With an estimated population of 693,060 in 2016, Denver is the 19th-most populous U.S. city, with a 15.48% increase since the 2010 United States Census. In 2016, Denver was named the best place to live in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.
Economy
The Denver MSA has a gross metropolitan product of $157.6 billion in 2010, making it the 18th largest metro economy in the United States. Denver's economy is based partially on its geographic position and its connection to some of the country's major transportation systems. Because Denver is the largest city within 500 miles (800 km), it has become a natural location for storage and distribution of goods and services to the Mountain States, Southwest states, as well as all western states. Another benefit for distribution is that Denver is nearly equidistant from large cities of the Midwest, such as Chicago and St. Louis and some large cities of the West Coast, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Denver's position near the mineral-rich Rocky Mountains encouraged mining and energy companies to spring up in the area. In the early days of the city, gold and silver booms and busts played a large role in the city's economic success. In the 1970s and early 1980s, the energy crisis in America and resulting high oil prices created an energy boom in Denver captured in the soap opera Dynasty. Denver was built up considerably during this time with the construction of many new downtown skyscrapers. When the price of oil dropped from $34 a barrel in 1981 to $9 a barrel in 1986, the Denver economy also dropped, leaving almost 15,000 oil industry workers in the area unemployed (including former mayor and current governor John Hickenlooper, a former geologist), and the nation's highest office vacancy rate (30%). The industry has recovered and the region has 700 employed petroleum engineers.[86] Advances in hydraulic fracturing have made the DJ Basin of Colorado into an accessible and lucrative oil play. Energy and mining are still important in Denver's economy today, with companies such as EnCana, Halliburton, Smith International, Rio Tinto Group, Newmont Mining, Noble Energy, and Anadarko headquartered or having significant operations.
Sports
Denver is home to a variety of sports teams and is one of the U.S. cities with teams from four major sports (the Denver metro area is the smallest metropolitan area to have a team in all four major sports). The Denver Broncos of the National Football League have drawn crowds of over 70,000 since their origins in the early 1960s, and continue to draw fans today to their current home Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Broncos have sold out every home game (except for strike-replacement games) since 1970. The Broncos have advanced to eight Super Bowls and won back-to-back titles in 1997 and 1998, and won again in 2015.
Culture
Because of its proximity to the mountains and generally sunny weather, Denver has gained a reputation as being a very active, outdoor-oriented city. Many Denver residents spend the weekends in the mountains; skiing in the winter and hiking, climbing, kayaking, and camping in the summer.
Denver and surrounding cities are home to a large number of local and national breweries. Many of the region's restaurants have on-site breweries, and some larger brewers offer tours, including Coors and New Belgium Brewing Company. The city also welcomes visitors from around the world when it hosts the annual Great American Beer Festival each fall.
An Afternoon of American Song - 2019
Join the Opera Colorado Artists in Residence for an intimate and immersive performance of 21st century American gems, spanning musical theater, cabaret, opera, and art song. Plus, enjoy a post-performance reception with the Artists in Residence. Acclaimed by newcomers to Opera Colorado and long-time patrons alike, An Afternoon of American Song has become a highlight of the season since its premiere three seasons ago. Don’t miss this special event when it returns this February—but get your tickets soon! Last season’s performance was a sold-out hit, and tickets will go quickly.
$40 General Admission.
Estimated Length: 90 minutes, with reception to follow. Ticket includes complimentary valet parking and reception with light hors d'oeuvres and beverages.
Opera Colorado Opera Center
4121 S Navajo St, Ste 100
Englewood, CO 80110
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Opera Colorado Education Program
Opera Colorado Director of Education and Community Programs Cherity Koepke describes Opera Colorado's statewide education programs that reach over 30,000 students annually.
Bud+Breakfast at The Adagio, Denver, Colorado, USA
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The Opera Galleria Fort Collins, CO | Downtown Shopping & Food
The Opera Galleria Fort Collins, CO | Downtown Shopping & Food ????
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Then make sure to walk downtown Ft. Collins to see the shopping and food! ???? We have soo much fun seeing ⭐️ Rocket Fizz ⭐️ - a place filled with every candy ????you can think of. It will take you back to those childhood candies ????you enjoyed. And, not to mention the soda pops, every flavor you can think of! It's a place of fun - and sugar high!
Make sure to stop in the Olive Oil Company! ????Fun new flavors and the Owner is very knowledgeable! Ask him those fun culinary food questions, he will have an answer for you! Love it!
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Fort Collins is the Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat[2] and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado, United States.[7] Situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, Fort Collins is located 65 miles (105 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. With a 2016 estimated population of 161,000,[8] it is the fourth most populous city in Colorado after Denver, Colorado Springs, and Aurora. Fort Collins is a midsize college city, home to Colorado State University.
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Walking around downtown.... Denver.
Colorado Experience: Denver Botanic Gardens
Unearth the resilient story of the Denver Botanic Gardens, a once struggling attraction that persevered through grassroots efforts to become an architectural, educational and scientific pioneering institution.
Colorado Ballet MHL 12/20
Colorado Ballet is proudly presenting The Nutcracker at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House NOW thru December 29! Don't miss out on the best talent in the state this season and see it today by visiting ColoradoBallet.org
Colorado- Where the Columbines Grow
Enjoy Colorado's breathtaking scenery while listening to the state song.
Aspen, Colorado, United States, North America
Aspen is a city in and the county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. It is situated in a remote area of the Rocky Mountains' Sawatch Range and Elk Mountains, along the Roaring Fork River at an elevation just below 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level on the Western Slope, 11 miles (18 km) west of the Continental Divide. As of the 2010 census, there were 6,658 permanent residents. Founded as a mining camp during the Colorado Silver Boom and named because of the abundance of aspen trees in the area, the city boomed during the 1880s, its first decade of existence. That early era ended when the Panic of 1893 led to a collapse in the silver market, and the city began a half-century known as the quiet years during which its population steadily declined, reaching a nadir of less than a thousand by 1930. Aspen's fortunes reversed in the mid-20th century when neighboring Aspen Mountain was developed into a ski resort, and industrialist Walter Paepcke bought many properties in the city and redeveloped them. Today it is home to three renowned institutions, two of which Paepcke helped found, that have international importance: the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Aspen Institute, and the Aspen Center for Physics. In the late 20th century, the city became a popular retreat for celebrities. Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson worked out of a downtown hotel and ran unsuccessfully for county sheriff. Singer John Denver wrote two songs about Aspen after settling there. Both of them popularized Aspen among the countercultural youth of the 1970s as an ideal place to live, and the city continued to grow even as it gained notoriety for some of the era's hedonistic excesses as well, particularly its drug culture. Today the musicians and movie stars have been joined by corporate executives. As a result of this influx of wealth Aspen boasts the most expensive real estate prices in the United States and most middle-class residents can no longer afford to live there. It remains a popular tourist destination, with outdoor recreation in the surrounding White River National Forest serving as a summertime complement to the four ski areas in the vicinity. The city's roots are traced to the winter of 1879, when a group of miners ignored pleas by Frederick Pitkin, governor of Colorado, to return across the Continental Divide due to an uprising of the Ute Indians. Originally named Ute City, the small community was renamed Aspen in 1880, and, in its peak production years of 1891 and 1892, surpassed Leadville as the United States' most productive silver-mining district. Production expanded due to the passage of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890, which doubled the government's purchase of silver. By 1893, Aspen had banks, a hospital, two theaters, an opera house and electric lights. Economic collapse came with the Panic of 1893, when President Cleveland called a special session of Congress and repealed the act. Within weeks, many of the Aspen mines were closed and thousands of miners were put out of work. It was proposed that silver be recognized as legal tender and the People's Party (populists) adopted that as one of its main issues; Davis H. Waite, an Aspen newspaperman and agitator was elected governor of Colorado on the Democratic Ticket; but in time the movement failed. Eventually, after wage cuts, mining revived somewhat, but production declined and by the 1930 census only 705 residents remained. Remaining, however, were fine stocks of old commercial buildings and residences, along with excellent snow. Aspen's development as a ski resort first flickered in the 1930s when investors conceived of a ski area, but the project was interrupted by World War II. Friedl Pfeifer, a member of the 10th Mountain Division who had trained in the area, returned to the area and linked up with industrialist Walter Paepcke and his wife Elizabeth. The Aspen Skiing Corporation was founded in 1946 and the city quickly became a well-known resort, hosting the FIS World Championships in 1950. Paepcke also played an important role in bringing the Goethe Bicentennial Convocation to Aspen in 1949, an event held in a newly designed tent by the architect Eero Saarinen. Aspen was now on the path to becoming an internationally known ski resort and cultural center, home of the Aspen Music Festival and School. The area would continue to grow with the development of three additional ski areas, Buttermilk (1958), Aspen Highlands (1958), and Snowmass (1969). In 1977, notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, while in the Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen for a pre-trial hearing, jumped from a second-story window and escaped. He remained free for six days, hiding out on Aspen Mountain, before he was arrested while attempting to drive a stolen car out of the city. In 1977, Aspen was thoroughly photographed for the Aspen Movie Map project funded by the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Beating Heart of Leadville: The fight to keep the Tabor Opera House alive
Colorado is changing every day. There is so much growth and development that if you compare some cities to how they looked 100 years ago you, would not recognize them. But there are some corners in Colorado that look the same even a hundred years later, as is the case with the City of Leadville.
Matthew - 2017 Wheeler Opera House (Aspen CO)
n.11 Matthew - Dal concerto della J.D.P.B. alla Wheeler Opera house di Apsen in Colorado per il John Denver Tribute Festival 2017!
Canzone scritta da John Denver che racconta della vita di Uncle Matthew nella campagna del Kansas. Brano inserita nel suo album del 174 Back Home Again.
USA State Song: Colorado - Where the Columbines Grow
The state song of Colorado|information on where he early to mid-2000s, there was debate over replacing Where the Columbines Grow with John Denver's Rocky Mountain High or Merle Haggard's rare song Colorado. In 2007, the Colorado legislature named Rocky Mountain High as Colorado's second official state song, paired with Where the Columbines Grow.
Visit Colorado Springs Colorado | Little London | CityOf.com/ColoradoSprings
Welcome to Colorado Springs, the 2nd largest city in the state of Colorado. This city is known as “The Gateway” to the Rocky Mountains and it is a great spot for tourism. Colorado Springs is located near one of the most famous mountains in the world. Pikes Peak, which is also known as America’s Mountain. This is just one of the many lures and attractions to the city known as “The Springs”, “Little London” and “New Port” to the Rockies. There are many unique geological wonders to explore that the whole family can enjoy. Including The Garden Of The Gods Park, Seven Falls and The Cave of the Winds. It show time in Colorado Springs, this cities lineups of arts, music and entertainment make for a standing ovation. You can catch a live performance anytime day or night by visiting places like Opera Theatre of the Rockies or enjoy a premier concert or sporting event at The World Arena. While you’re in the mood for sports, you can check out one of the amazing sports teams Colorado Springs has to offer. Like The Minor League Baseballs Sky Sox or the University of Colorado Springs; Mountain Lions. If you would rather get out and enjoy some recreation yourself, you can work on your swing at Silver Spruce Golf Course; at 18 hole course offering 6,833 yards of golf. Whether you’re experience great shopping at Chapel Hills Mall or the history of Colorado Springs at the McAllister House Museum. Whatever you decide to do, you will have a great time in Colorado Springs.
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A tour of Denver's historic Paramount Theatre
Denver's Paramount Theatre was built by Temple Buell for Publix Theatres in 1930. The Paramount Theatre instantly surpassed the standards of the dozens of theatres that lined the streets of Denver at the time and is the only local theatre from that era that's maintained its original dignity and glamour - it's an excellent illustration of Art Deco design and craftsmanship from that age of theatres.
Denver's Paramount Theatre is also home to the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ, one of the last three remaining organs of its kind to reside in its original environment. Throughout this recording you can hear the pipe organ and, at about 0:57 get a glimpse of it being played off in the distance on the stage.
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Colorado State Capitol Armenian Genocide Khachkar Unveiling (April 24, 2015)
April 24, 2015 Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide and Unveiling of the Khachkar Memorial
Djulfa (Julfa, Jugha) Khachkar on the Colorado State Capitol grounds
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linger, Denver CO - Trippy Food Halloween Special
Would you eat insects in a mortuary? On today's Trippy Food episode, Val visits linger (formerly Ulinger Mortuary) in Denver, Colorado for some sweet and sour crickets, and black ant rice. It's Halloween all year round on Trippy Food...
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Episode Music: Chromatic Fantasia (Bach BWV 930) Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro Music: Upbeat Forever Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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CSU Choir Singing at the Colorado State Capitol
Video Blog 4: Live from Denver (Pt. 2) Biennial of the Americas Luncheon
We are pleased to present Part 2 of No Limits Live from Denver! You are invited to continue on our adventure digitally in a three-part exclusive segment on our video blog No Limits Live.
In this segment after leaving the Biennial Roundtable you will travel through the streets of Denver, Colorado as you hear from Sonia Velazquez, the Senior Vice President of Child Welfare for American Humane. After walking with the No Limits team, you will enter the VIP luncheon attended by many of the roundtable participants including Beth Brooke, the Global Vice Chair of Public Policy and Sustainability for Ernst & Young, Carmen Lomellin, the U.S. Representative to the Organization of American States, Mayu Brizuela, the Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, as well as many others.
After a wonderful introduction from Donna Good, the President of the Biennial of the Americas, Ann took the stage. You will get to see some of the highlights from Ann's keynote. After Ann's keynote you will travel with Ann and I to the home of George & Nancy Casey, for the first national No Limits house party. As always you will be accompanied by Allida Black, Chair of our Human Rights Task Force. The final installment of No Limits Live from Denver will be available soon, enjoy!
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