The Gin Mill adds the Barn Out Back

The Gin Mill, at 2041 Larimer Street, has become an integral part of Denver's oldest commercial neighborhood in just a few years, as this recent slide show makes clear. And now the watering hole is about to become even more indispensible: In a couple of weeks, it will open the...

By Patricia CalhounJune 8, 2009

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The Gin Mill, at 2041 Larimer Street, has become an integral part of Denver’s oldest commercial neighborhood in just a few years, as this recent slide show makes clear.

And now the watering hole is about to become even more indispensible: In a couple of weeks, it will open the Barn Out Back, a backyard patio that’s taken over space from the old bead store next door, but is only accessible from the alley or the Gin Mill.

Yee-haw!

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.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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