Reader: Is Highland under attack by skinny-jean-wearing hipsters?

Denver is a city filled with great neighborhoods -- and ardent fans of those neighborhoods, whatever they may be called. We've had debates here over the name of the area northwest of Washington Park, whether Boulder can be considered a neighborhood, where LoDo ends and the Ballpark Neighborhood begins, and...

By Patricia Calhoun

May 30, 2012

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Denver is a city filled with great neighborhoods -- and ardent fans of those neighborhoods, whatever they may be called. We've had debates here over the name of the area northwest of Washington Park, whether Boulder can be considered a neighborhood, where LoDo ends and the Ballpark Neighborhood begins, and whether Larimer Square is part of LoDo. But the loudest discussions involve Northwest Denver.

The latest? Whether Charlie's Ice Cream Social is in Berkeley. And while we're in the neighborhood....

Says Lbortolotto:

Talk about neighborhood controversy! You haven't even touched on the can-of-worms that is Lower Highland, or Highland, or LoHi. Just the mere mention of the realtor-inspired monicker 'LoHi' is enough to get long-time residents into a twist.

As a business owner in the area, 'LoHi' is catchy and trendy and the kids dig it; however diplomacy requires the use of the term 'Highland' when dealing with long time residents as they feel their neighborhood is under attack by skinny-jean wearing hipsters and Porsche-driving yuppies. Oh how the times have changed!

Yes, they have, and nowhere more than in northwest Denver -- no matter what you call the area north of Colfax, west of I-25. And what do you call it? Post your comment below, or join the conversation already under way here.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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