Railyard Leadville construction

[summitrunner]

Is this the construction site sort of opposite the Safeway? Looked big enough for a Walmart.

I dunno about luxury condos in Leadville. Leadville has all the bad things about being in the high mountains without any of the good things.

+1, IMO. Other than a small degree of charm that comes from its history, I don't know why anyone likes this place.

Sean Nunn

I love it here so much. I'm so invested in the future of this community. It is a unique place. It is not for everyone, it has its challenges, but it is a neat place. I don't think I'll see you in the woods up here but if I do, I'll help you with finding your way, offer you a gel, and let you buy me a beer.

[cottonmountaineering]

summitrunner - what is your favorite place to eat in leadville?

[summitrunner]

summitrunner - what is your favorite place to eat in leadville?

Treeline
High Mountain Pies
Casa Sanchez
Buchi

[LynnKH]

I guess summitrunner and I are going to continue to enjoy our awesome community along with its high & quiet trails.

[SkaredShtles]

I guess summitrunner and I are going to continue to enjoy our awesome community along with its high & quiet trails.

Seems like hundreds of new housing units along with thousands of new residents will probably impact that solitude... NTTAWWT.

[justiner]

My heart to Leadville, I love that place. It's weird and ugly.

[SkaredShtles]

<snip>
With global warming ... boomers will be retiring there.

Just what Leadville needs.

[Ptglhs]

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I'm getting my information from the year-and-a-half I lived in Leadville, from the year I worked at the mine, from the book I read about the history of the Mine, from the news articles about employment and Taxation, and from census data.

I was specifically commenting on the tax base in Lake County. Not Summit, or Eagle.

[Peak200]

Looks like a big improvement to the nasty pile of rock
And debris left by the mining community. Why not
Rebuild that area what an eyesore that whole section
Was.

[justiner]

Reading the reports, I think it took a few things: foreign money to invest in it, the city running sewage lines to the property, and annexing the land into the city proper.

[nunns]

My heart to Leadville, I love that place. It's weird and ugly.

I definitely agree with the last sentence. How about the whole painted words on the rocks in multiple colors when you come into town? It meets both criteria.

Sean Nunn

[angry]

the City of Leadville is prepared to go full bedroom community/tourism based economy. It is already there with the mine in a supporting role, plans are in place, and it won't be the 1980s.

I actually know the AmeriCorps VISTA that was brought in to “change the economy” with zero guidance from the city. A very young undergrad with no background in economics, housing development or tourism. I’d be interested in reading the plan.

It seems like the race series is what keeps the town going.