This past weekend I was biking around the north side of downtown. This neighborhood is notably quiet on weekends, void of trucks and the din of daytime activity normally found around warehouses and small manufacturing shops.

I’ve seen some of these buildings before, but didn’t realize how unique each one was – from vintage 60s style fonts to modern stainless on brick.

Collectively they give some life and charm to this industrial area. In case you can’t see it up close, the logo for Modern Packaging is a rancher holding a branding iron in the fire, next to worried looking cow.

I like the few small pubs on the main streets. I see a couple when I take York Street south from I-70, and the lot in front of the white brick building always has a few cars in it.

Note that Cadet Sheet Metal has a large, loud, and quite visible security force. (photo below.) I wouldn’t advise breaking in.

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