Denver's Union Station - remodeled into a jet set hangout a little over a year ago - is still going strong, attracting huge crowds every weekend. In addition to trendy restaurants, a boutique hotel, and upscale shops, it even has an Amtrak train or two come through every day. Plus, the local bookstore chain where I work has a small store there, which is still doing a booming business. The center attraction is The Terminal Bar, named after one of Jack Kerouac's favorite Denver watering holes, where you can order a beer at the old ticket window and then hang out in a huge lounge area (see photograph above) that used to be "The Great Hall," the station's massive waiting room. A far cry from Kerouac's Terminal Bar, located just down the street and remodeled into the upscale Jax Fish House. Still another victim of gentrification.
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