Denver Overview | An informative introduction to Denver, Colorado
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2024
- Denver is an incredible city! I visited Denver frequently when I was growing up which helped start my love for cities. I've been looking forward to making this video for a long time. In this series I cover a city's history, population, skyline as well as a few things that make it unique. Thanks for watching: Denver Overview | An informative introduction to Denver, Colorado.
#citygeek #denver
I was born and raised in a small western Colorado town called Montrose, and Denver was always my default idea of a big but not huge city. I’ve been there more times than I can count throughout my life. My family and I have been to a few Rockies games, Nuggets games, and even two Broncos games in Denver. I’m graduating high school right now and am planning to attend the University of Colorado Denver this fall. I am super excited!
I lived there for 17 years and in my humble opinion, it’s one of the great urban and cosmopolitan American cities. Eight of the 100 largest fast food chains were founded in the Mile High City. Aurora which is 15 or so miles away has nearly 400,000 people in the city limits. Second largest number of government jobs outside of Washington DC. One of just 13 cities to have sports teams in all five of the major leagues (MLB, NHL, NFL, NBA, MLS) plus its public transportation system is a six time winner of the best public transportation system in the nation (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2018)
I’m moving next summer 2 hours away from Denver so I’m trying to see how it all is gonna be I’m moving with my closest friend in my life to live with him and his dad until we find a apartment to get and my friend already has a 2014 dodge ram 1500 there so we’re all set on a vehicle and a job because his dad owns a construction company that goes all over the us and we’re gonna work with his dads company for a while so I said all this to ask how is apartment’s up there I’ve never been to Colorado or Denver
@@Tb12345 Average rent is around $1700 per month in Denver, winters get really bad but not like in the Midwest or East Coast as the mountains are a barrier somewhat. Colorado Springs is pretty good as they have a great zoo and parks system plus they have microbreweries and the Springs has around 485,000 people in the city limits and around 750,000 in the metro area. Fort Collins is pretty good too.
@@joememphis1571 ok so I’ll be around 2 hours from Denver moving with my friend to his dads for 2 weeks while we find a apartment either in Denver or around Denver maybe
I wish coming there am in Atlanta
Nah denver sucks with the homeless and the rising crime rate prices. The altitude of the air and the legalization of marajuana although that's a state thing not a city
Denver is wonderful! The mountains are so pleasantly beautiful!! Denver is my favorite city to see in Colorado!! I love seeing my older sisters college in Colorado!! I live close to Denver and it’s really amazing!!
Txs for giving us a history of each city and it’s background. I love learning new stuff.
I'm a native of 66 years, Denver has low humidity, temps are tolerable. No earthquakes, hurricanes, floods. But it's getting expensive to live here. The road surfaces suck and traffic is getting worse.
Born and have always lived in GJ past the mountains, I’m always excited to visit Denver!
I've always looked forward to visiting Denver some day. For some reason in my mind, i always assumed I'd enjoy it there. This video has confirmed that thought 👍
JUST wait to you see how many HOMELESS are here tents everywhere
Great job covering Denver. We’ve been many times since we have relatives in Colorado Springs. The downtown is surprisingly walkable for an American city. I appreciate that! Union Station “reinvented” was absolutely the best surprise on our latest visit. I dragged my relatives to the DAM (Denver Art Museum) since they had never been. It was absolutely fantastic with Western & Native American art the highlights! The beauty of the red rock amphitheater is also hard to even describe. I would guess that both Denver & Colorado Springs contain some of the healthiest people in our country with such a wide array of hiking and outdoor venues. Plus the high altitudes and constant stair and hill climbing give you a built in aerobic workout every time you leave your home! The airport is crazy huge but well run most of the time. Enjoyed the video as always! 😎⭐️🥇🏆🥳🏙♥️
Yeah it really is a great American city! Thanks for the comment!! I always look forward to what you have to say 😊
I’m moving next summer 2 hours away from Denver so I’m trying to see how it all is gonna be I’m moving with my closest friend in my life to live with him and his dad until we find a apartment to get and my friend already has a 2014 dodge ram 1500 there so we’re all set on a vehicle and a job because his dad owns a construction company that goes all over the us and we’re gonna work with his dads company for a while so I said all this to ask how is apartment’s up there I’ve never been to Colorado or Denver
I'm not sure of the current statistics but I remember for some 30 years up until 2015(as that was the last time I checked) that it had the least amount to of people overweight in the country
He didn’t cover the real Denver. The homelessness the druggies that follow you or beg for money
Amazing information, I enjoyed listening to you and watching Denver closely for the first time.
Hello how are you doing today and happy Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🎁🎁
that Rose Onyx fact is absolutely amazing
Casa Bonita, Casa Bonita!
Yesss I’ve been waiting for a video about Denver!! Great overview!! And I pray casa Bonita comes back with better food!!
Thank you!! And yeah I have to imagine the food will be better when it reopens
I’m from Memphis TN originally and I just moved to Denver almost 3 months ago. Speaking of the skyline, the Denver skyline looks better than Memphis Nowadays but Nashville’s Skyline on the other hand is absolutely beautiful nowadays
The Denver airport is the most unique airport in the country in my opinion. Its history, design, scale, and positioning in relation to Denver are all unique. It doesn't surprise me that there are so many conspiracies about it. That being said, it isnt my favorite airport. The line for security is the longest I have ever experienced and the USO lounge is extremely difficult to find/get to compared to other airports.
its just a fcking airport.
I've had the misfortune of flying through DEN. I wasn't prepared for the chaos of the unintuitive labyrinth of that airport. The signage is poor, and the layout is confusing. The zig zagging TSA line was the longest (both in time waited and number of people) I've ever been in. Pre-check was closed, and it was only 6 pm.
Denver has the third busiest airport in the world! That should help clarify things a bit. I found the airport beautiful and immensely huge 😮!
The demon horse will live on in infamy
It's evil.
Prepping for the NBA Finals, I wanted to learn more about Denver. Then I came across your channel! Super cool, I always loved cities, ever since I was a kid and played Simcity. Subscribed, keep it up!
Thanks so much!!
You can also get some great skyline of the mountain views from watch Denver Broncos games too! The announcers always talk about it lol.
The ridge across from Red Rocks is a narrow ridge with a side trail to Dinosaur Footprints....Buffalo Bill s grave is on Lookout Mt with great views of the city and mountains
I liked this as a native born and raised I’m from rifle and live in castle rock now but love Colorado
Everyone always tell me how Colorado is so beautiful . I will visit one day.
I live here...be sure to come visit!
Colorado is beautiful in the summertime. During winter it’s too cold unless you’re an avid skier/snowboarder
Denver is home to several sports teams such as NFL's Denver Broncos, NBA's Denver Nuggets, MLB's Colorado Rockies, NHL's Colorado Avalanche and MLS's Colorado Rapids, in addition from 1976-1982, Denver was home to the NHL's Colorado Rockies (not to be confused with the MLB's Colorado Rockies).
This one was particularly interesting, a lot of things I never knew, and new places to add to the list whenever I go to Denver for the first time!
Wonderful video! I have been to Denver, but for less than a day, and I was in Seconde Grade, so it is definitely somewhere that I need to return to.
Thank you!!
@@CityGeek You're welcome!
Casa Bonita! Loved hearing that South Park creators reopened restaurant!
Thank You so much
I am literally like two blocks east of Denver in Aurora but work in Denver. The shopping here is fantastic! I love sitting on any side of the Broncos stadium. There is also the Denver Aquarium. It would be cool to have you list all the suburbs of cities associated with larger metros.
Hello how are you doing today and happy Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🎁🎁
Nice
Good video. Makes me want to go check it out. I'm looking for my next home community although as I have breathing problems, maybe the altitude is too high for me.
Denver's cool!! How about a review on a city whose most popular restaurant is named after its skyline? Thoughts on Cincinnati?
The Denver skyline doesn't look good from all angles, but it does look great from some.
The view from Barnum Park, and from Speer and Zuni is stunning. As it the view from my builidng's roof deck in Cheesman Park.
Thanks for pointing that out! I’m actually going to Denver in June so I’ll have to see it from there
I actually doing mind going from 225 onto 70 west in the mornings. That's kind of stunning too as the light really starts to hit the mountains in the background...stunning!
The view from southbound I-25 into downtown is a great angle - it makes the skyline look denser than it is.
Denver looks an amazing place.zOs this were Dynadty was filmed or was it filmed in L.A?
Its true. Denver is my favorite place on the world
denver is such a rad place i really love it. i got some family out there and visiting them is always a lot of fun
Hey man, Given that The US has an extreme Individualistic Culture and most cities I know are pretty spread out and isolated, are there any cities that has a more like a collective/ community structure? kinda like Amsterdam in Netherlands? more walkable, with local business and residences all close to each other, less spread out? thanks!
chicago
If you can make a video of Miami or Chicago that would be great.
As someone from Denver I see this as a absolute win
Can you do Las Vegas and it’s surrounding communities of Summerlin and Henderson. There’s so much more to Vegas than the strip. Vegas has a very interesting history involving the mob.
Yeah I’ll definitely do Vegas at some point. Thanks for the tip about its history!
5:40 thats actually amazing ngl
i lived there 40 years ago. i liked it. i hear it's not as nice now.
I love Denver!
I did a timelapse from Denver to Vail.. please watch :)
Denver looks beautiful, was Dynasty ever filmed there?
That’s what I was thinking! Want to rewatch intro to compare skylines 😉
Such a beautiful city. Airport is awsome. I love going rocky moutain.Good place for food lovers. Not very expensive. I will come to visit again..zoo is full of animals.(good place for kids)
very expensive, bad food, and the airport is amazing
Denver WAS a great city, I lived there for 30 years. I ran out of there with my hair on fire in 2016. It has been ruined😢😢
I'm planning to move there later this year. What can you add here that caused you to leave the area?
There is just so much to do all around Denver and so much rich history. So blessed to call this place home.
I’m moving next summer 2 hours away from Denver so I’m trying to see how it all is gonna be I’m moving with my closest friend in my life to live with him and his dad until we find a apartment to get and my friend already has a 2014 dodge ram 1500 there so we’re all set on a vehicle and a job because his dad owns a construction company that goes all over the us and we’re gonna work with his dads company for a while so I said all this to ask how is apartment’s up there I’ve never been to Colorado or Denver
Looking forward to moving to Colorado
Colorado is my favorite state in the US i would love to move there some day
I would add to avoid visiting Denver in May, it is the raining season. It does not rain daily in Denver just in May.
Waiting for Cincinnati
It's on the list 😀
Don’t forget to visit the Denver Mint that place will make you salivate if you love money 😂
lived in Boulder 1993.
I forget, have you done Boston yet?
Not yet but I will!
Those girls were terrified when that bird attacked them on the street at duration 3:22. Hope they are good 😂
nice now do cleveland
I'm moving to Parker, CO from Portland, OR in two weeks. Super excited to explore Colorado. I haven't left Western Oregon in 24 years.
Do Jacksonville FL
@johnaddis4472: Jacksonville is so racist. Hate that place.....
That picture in the thumbnail is like 25 years old 😂
I know! I see that a lot of stories use photos of Denver that are from the 80's and 90's. What the??!!
Just moved here. Love this city so much but it's people are so pressed and there isn't any good food, the roads are shit even if you bike, its a sanctuary city so i have to bust out the spanish everywhere so we can get somewhere, and the produce is wack unless you go to whole foods, even produce at costco looks horrible. I do like where this city is headed tho it just needs more work, be less lazy, and urgently fix the homeless issue so people can go out with confidence without robert on colfax trying to snatch a purse
@Expired_Snak: I'm not sure how long you have been there, but Denver is a foodie town. There are TONS of good restaurants there. That is one of the things that most people say about Denver. What level of cuisine are you going for? As far as mid to high-end restaurants, Denver is great. If cheap, fast food, is your thing, then I can't help with that...... Denver even has great fast casual restaurants.
@janellestevens2316 I eat upper mid to high end all the time. I could go to Ruth's, urban farmer, or fogo every week, green seed or flower child every other day, Chipotle or sweet green is my go to in general, and hopdoddy is prolly the best burger joint this place has, but it gets old, and if i want something filling, decently portioned, and below 20 bucks, its unheard of around here esp mexican food, for the amount of latinos and Hispanics here you'd expect actual decent Mexican food, even my mother straight from Guadalajara says she's baffled by the Mexican the food here, its half assed and white ppl eat it up without question. There are some unique tasty restaurants for sure, for sure, all I did for the first 2 months was eat all around the state, travel time is zero issue, me being from Long Beach. There are a few places I hold near and dear to my heart that have the best bang for your buck, like bourbon grill In denver (great post leg day food) or tibet kitchen in boulder ( shaptak is a great post workout meal and i get to take my golden to the chataqua park after) and green seed for its bacon fried rice and custom options for online order with all the veggies you want and a fried egg that comes with it for under 16 bucks!!
Ignore Yuppieville downtown and go to Lakewood or Golden or Arvada...
lakewood sucks. nothing to do unless you wanna buy fentanyl at a middle school. golden and arvada are dope though
South Park
🤭🤭
Unfortunately Denver has become like Seattle when it comes to the homeless problem. Homeless on every corner
@lordjobe1724: If you have traveled to ANY city of a decent size outside of Denver and Seattle you will see that homelessness is a problem across ALL of America! I am not talking about small TOWNS, I am talking about mid to large size cities. If you think Denver is bad, check out Los Angeles, Austin, Phoenix, Philadelphia, and San Francisco! I could go on, but you should see for yourself. Also saying that you see homeless on EVERY CORNER in Denver is a huge stretch of the truth. Downtown Denver is pretty nice to walk. You will see homeless people scattered throught any downtown area, but homless encampments are usually concentrated to certain areas. They are unvoidable in the U.S. Of course there are places to avoid in Denver like everywhere else. The problem is that the cost of living is sky-rocketing everywhere! High prices, growing mental illness issues, and drug abuse are the problems, and it's all everywhere!
Every big city has a homeless problem! Portland/Vancouver metro area it’s everywhere-sad 😞
@@janellestevens2316outside of kensington philly has no homeless
Danver state oh my god is that real or fake only true god knows they said you can't make it I still make it I break there strong defence it's jhikkey alla Apinder Singh god is great
Denver sucks if you ask me too much crime, too many liberal laws, and COLD/DIRTY roads. Also, I did not find that much to do with the cloudy days I spend there.
@mikeanderson9266: Denver is one of the sunniest cities in America on average, sooooo. The crime is no more than any city of that size. If you don't like living in a city that leans left, and it bothers you that much, then move to one of the poverty-stricken, cracked out red states. I'm sure no one in Denver would blink an eye...... I used to hear right-wing nut jobs complaining all of the time in Los Angeles. I don't know why they go to California because it is no secret that California is a blue state, and has been FOREVER so I say LEAVE! But the nut jobs won't leave because they know what they are gonna get in most of the red states!!
Lock your doors. Carry a gun. Don't talk to anyone. And bring lots of money it's getting expensive
@thepsyc_one4245: What a liar. You are going beyond exaggerating.
@@janellestevens2316maybe on carry a gun but the rest is right. denver is based on social status so no one wants to know who you are, they're too busy with their introverted rich person mountain dream
Size...not match...house or buildings...less people.
Empty
I believe the conspiracy theorists are absolutely correct what's going on
Looks waaaaaaay better than Atlanta. Then again Atlanta is 🗑️
Boring, vanilla, crowded and over-priced.
Lies! 🤦🏻♂️
@@latino_Godit's true unless you're somewhere cool like westwood.
@@latino_Godbut you probably think anywhere outside of Lakewood or RiNo is a shithole
@@whytfdoesnooneloveme you’re not making any sense
Don't let the smooth taste fool ya .one of the most racist places in the us
What a boring place😢
What’s boring about it? Denver actually has many things to do.
The Colorado state capital is awesome! Love Denver. I’d love to see Cleveland covered as I see it mentioned in the video