Welcome to Denver, Colorado. A.K.A "The Mile-High City"

Welcome to Denver, Colorado. A.K.A "The Mile-High City"

Denver was given that name because it is exactly 5,280 feet from sea level. The city has beautiful scenery with it's lush green landscape and is definitely a place worth visiting. Denver is known to have four distinct seasons and people flock here from all over the world to see the Rocky Mountains that surround it to the east. Colorado also has a great skiing and snowboarding city by the name of Aspen that was mentioned in Dumb and Dumber, but Denver also is a very impressive geographical area.
Here are some interesting did you know facts: Denver, lays claim to the invention of the cheeseburger....Colfax Avenue in Denver is the longest continuous street in America.......The 13th step of the capital building is exactly 5,280 ft from sea level.

(http://www.50states.com/facts/colorado.htm)

Thursday, May 5, 2011

The North Pacific Coast

-When you look at the overall landscape of Denver, it is beautiful.  It might have its flaws of smog in the downtown district on certain days, but the scenery is very appealing.  Due to precipitation occurring in the Spring, the city has a very green appearance.
-The railroads were what made Denver the city it is today.  When the mining was booming at such a fast pace, the railroads were used in order to ship the mined goods to other cities and states.  The Union Station found in the city is used as part of the light rail system and part of Amtrak.  The city uses its light rail system as one of the main modes of public transportation.
-Denver does not make any list as far as ranking as a livable city, but had a median household income of 60,344 in 2008 (MetroDenver).

The flag of Colorado



References:
http://www.metrodenver.org/demographics-communities/demographics/income.html
http://flagsandanthems.com/media/flags/flag-colorado.gif (pic 1)
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