Where to Stay:
The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa
Located in the heart of downtown Denver, The Brown Palace is the city’s only Mobil Four-Star and AAA Four-Diamond hotel. Afternoon tea in the lobby is not to be missed.
Photography Marcy Black Simpson
To read more, see “The Shops of Denver” on page 28 of the January/February 2010 issue of Victoria.
I went to the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver for interior design studies and lived so close to downtown that I could see the tall buildings from my apartment window. I also interned at a designer showroom called Shears and Windows on Blake St. which was the decorator street for wholesale items.
I don’t remember these nice retail stores there at the time, but I was a poor and struggling student, so it was not likely I would have ever seen these stores or others like it. I was too busy between my studies and daydreaming about all the designer furniture and goods that surrounded me each day!
I would love to see Denver today and check out these stores featured in this 2010 issue.
Ah, memories……
Brandon Hartford
Te Deum Cottage