Shopping In Denver, Colorado

Large shopping malls seem to be ubiquitous in city suburbs all over the world these days, and the Park Meadows Shopping Center in Lone Tree, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, is no exception. What I found fascinating about it was the way it was constructed with a Western motif, to appear very much like a Colorado Ski Resort. All photos can be enlarged by clicking on them.

As part of the Rocky Mountain theme ski lodge theme it had timber ceilings, boulders, waterfalls, indoor evergreen trees and displayed numerous pieces of landscape artwork. There were wonderful lighting fixtures and many decorative touches of copper as accent pieces.

Park Meadows combined Colorado outdoor ambiance with 160 retailers and restaurants. Some of the store names included Crate & Barrel, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn Kids, Sundance, Planet Funk, John Atencio, Janie and Jack, and the restaurants were P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, California Café, and The Cheesecake Factory, as well as 12 fast food eateries in the Dining Hall.

This was my favorite feature in the center - a gigantic working fireplace in the food court area, surrounded by cozy couches and benches. Quite a few people were snuggled up in them, waiting as their friends or family members shopped.

My son, grandson, and I stopped into the shopping center one afternoon when my daughter-in-law was on an interview, and we had a nice time window shopping.....

...and of of course Nonna bought her grandson a new toy, which he enjoyed with both his hands and his feet!

In my next blog post I'd like to show you a very interesting Long Island, New York shopping center, built on the site of what was once considered the "World's Premier Airport'!