Audio By Carbonatix
Keep Westword Free
We’re aiming to raise $20,000 by April 26. Your support ensures Westword can continue watching out for you and our community. No paywall. Always accessible. Daily online and weekly in print.
Does every newly hot Denver neighborhood need a nickname? LoHi was just part of Highland — or was that the Northside? — until Lola helped start the transition that turned that area into a major dining destination almost a decade ago. The Butcher Block was one of the few spots where you could grab a meal in the warehouse district before it became RiNo and another hipster hot spot. Now people are looking for a new name for the area behind Union Station, where The Pig & the Sprout opened last week. Suggests Howell:
NeBehiUnSta.
Or an unpronouncable symbol, like Prince in the early ’90s: “The Neighborhood Formerly Known as The Neighborhood Behind Union Station.”
And then there’s that stretch of Broadway that keeps adding clubs and restaurants, including Moxie. Says Sarah:
Swear to god, if you don’t stop with the SoBro…..
Adds Mark:
It always will be the antiques district to me!
Do you use neighborhood nicknames? Which new name irritates you the most?