I took the above photograph the other day of the building that houses Denver's Channel 7. And why would I do this? Because station owners announced that they intended to sell the building to a real estate developer, who is planning to tear it down and build an apartment complex. The sooner, the better, as far as I am concerned. It is one ugly building. However, here in Denver, only three people are required to petition the city's Landmark Preservation Commission to have a building declared an historic landmark, and prevent it from being torn down. That is what happened here, when three Denver residents requested that the building be preserved because it was an outstanding example of "brutalist" architecture. The Landmark Preservation Commission declared that the petition had merit, and forwarded the matter to the city council for a vote. Happily, the city council voted against the designation, and that monstrosity at the corner of Speer and Lincoln will soon be torn down and replaced by a new, pricey apartment complex, which the city's growing population of hipsters desperately needs. If possible, please try to have a brewpub or two on the premises.
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