I was driving down Colorado Boulevard here in Denver this past Saturday and stopped at my local bank to get quarters for the laundry. Naturally, there was only one teller, and the two people in front of me evidently had very complex transactions, which seemed to take hours. The person directly in front of me was evidently a merchant at the University Hills Farmer's Market being held next door, and needed a lot of cash for some reason. So much so that the teller and her supervisor had to go to the vault to get it, which was no doubt located many stories below ground level. Once they got the cash, they had, of course, to count it all out. Meanwhile, another teller came back from lunch and got me my 4 quarters, allowing me to leave before all one million dollars had been verified in front of that merchant. In any case, since I was there already, I decided to take a quick walk through the market and found that like other events of this type, it wasn't just produce, but more like a sidewalk sale, with people selling everything from clothing to CBD "pain sticks," whatever they are.
The U-Hills Farmer's Market was fine as far as it goes, and very dog friendly, but it is held on weekends in a parking lot, and so aesthetically was a bit lacking. In other words, a damn ugly location. On the other hand, the Urban Market at Union Station is held at Denver Union Station Plaza, in the historic Lower Downtown (LoDo neighborhood), which is a very pleasant area to stroll, people-watch, and take a few photos. There is also The South Pearl Street Farmers Market, which takes place on Sundays in the business district of that early 20th Century neighborhood, also a very pleasant location. I much prefer the atmosphere of those two places, but then again, I never wind up buying anything, and so perhaps my opinion might not carry much weight for all those merchants that actually want to sell things. Go figure.
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