Photos: New Life — and Holiday Lights — at Union Station

At Friday’s downtown Denver Grand Illumination, thousands of twinkling LED lights were switched on up and down the 16th Street Mall, from Union Station to the City and County Building to the delight of bundled-up friends and families on the stroll. Photographer Ken Hamblin caught the bright lights and swanky...

By Westword Staff

December 1, 2015

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At Friday’s downtown Denver Grand Illumination, thousands of twinkling LED lights were switched on up and down the 16th Street Mall, from Union Station to the City and County Building to the delight of bundled-up friends and families on the stroll. Photographer Ken Hamblin caught the bright lights and swanky surroundings of Union Station’s celebration in the following images.
Now see our full slide show from the Grand Illumination at Union Station.

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