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Community rallies to keep Denver's nearly century-old Nob Hill Inn open amid BRT construction
DENVER — A nearly century-old Denver bar appears to be keeping its doors open, thanks to a community that rallied after construction on the city's Bus Rapid Transit project pushed the business toward closure. The Nob Hill Inn on Colfax Avenue has raised nearly $20,000 through a community fundraising effort, according to an update posted Sept. 9.
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Nob Hill Inn gets a (temporary) reprieve
Last week, we learned about the impending closure of the venerable Colfax dive bar, Nob Hill Inn, which was expected to shutter at the end of September if certain funding goals weren’t met. Among the pressures facing the 100-year-old bar are a loan repayment and the cost of various repairs to the ancient structure, all compounded by the business impact of the ongoing BRT construction taking place on the street outside.
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Beloved Denver dive Nob Hill Inn will stay open after funding success
Denver dive bar Nob Hill Inn, the last of its kind downtown, has met a $15,000 fundraising goal that will allow it to stick around for the foreseeable future. And now there’s a new goal. The nearly 100-year-old establishment at 420 E. Colfax Ave. gained attention earlier this month after new operator Christy Simonsen watched the community rally around a GoFundMe campaign created by supporter Brittani Trujillo.
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Scoundrel's Field Guide Nob Hill Inn
Along Denver’s infamous Colfax Avenue, Nob Hill Inn wears every bit of the area’s diversity, authenticity and deep historical roots, the kind of dive bar populated by a scattered group of locals at all hours of the day. Huddled around the horseshoe-shaped bar in the middle of the room, the vibe is casual, local and profoundly vintage, a dive bar bathed in stained glass-filtered light soaked up by deep brown wooden panels and ancient fixtures.