Driving back and forth between Denver and Fort Collins on Interstate 25, I have to drive under the pedestrian bridge connecting Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood (LoDo) with the Lower Highlands neighborhood (LoHi), which are two of the most popular spots in Denver with the hipster crowd. LoDo was the hot spot for many years, but LoHi seems to be even more popular these days. For years LoHi was a mainly Hispanic neighborhood, but since it is so close to downtown, with great views of the city, developers have been building there like crazy. A co-worker at the Tattered Cover grew up in the Lower Highlands, and still lives in the family home. She said that years ago the place was filled with poor people and crack houses, but the neighborhood was uncrowded and property taxes were very low. Now the place is overflowing with hipsters, people park in her driveway all the time, and property taxes are very high. She longs for the good old days of a neighborhood filled with crack houses.
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