When I first moved to Denver, there were nothing but railroad tracks between the Lower Downtown area and the Highlands neighborhood to the west. At the time, I remember that there was still a viaduct running down 16th Street, connecting these two areas. There is a door on the second floor of the Tattered Cover Bookstore's LoDo location that used to lead out to this structure, now long gone. These days the Platte River Valley is made up of high rise apartments, bars, restaurants, and Commons Park, which runs along the Platte River. There are still a few railroad tracks to allow light rail trains and Burlington Northern freight trains to pass through the area, but today it is connected by a pedestrian walkway called the Millineum Bridge, seen in the photograph above. I must say they did a great job transforming this area. It is now a very vibrant residential district, but it is still fun remembering what once was here. You can do this quite easily by checking out the web site at https://denverite.com/2017/03/15/tattered-covers-second-floor-door-opens-ghost-denvers-viaducts/. Enjoy.
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