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In October 2007, the 16th Street Mall will celebrate 25 years of success. (Image : 16th Street Mall on opening day).
Download the 16 Facts on 16th Street Mall brochure!
The idea for the Mall was initiated in 1976 by the City, RTD, and the Downtown Denver Partnership.
Designed by renowned architectectural firm I.M. Pei and Associates.
The pattern of the granite blocks that make up the transit lanes and sidewalks mimics the skin of a Western Diamondback rattlesnake.
Constructed by Weaver Construction,
The Mall was completed in October 1982.
Total cost for the project, including Market Street and Civic Center stations and the RTD shuttles, was $76 million.
RTD secured 80% of funding from the federal goverment, with the remaining 20% provided by local funding
Since 1982, there have been an estimated 300 million boardings on the Free Mall Ride.
IMAGE: 16th and Glenarm under construction
 The centerpiece of Downtown Denver is the 16th Street Mall, the 16-block long pedestrian and transit mall that serves as the retail core of Downtown Denver.
The 16th Street Mall is also the address for residential units, office buildings, hotels and two regional transportation stations. Seating areas along the Mall's tree-lined median and adjacent to cafes and restaurants attract pedestrian activity year-round. More than 60,000 riders board the 16th Street Mall's FREE shuttles on weekdays, with increasing numbers on weekends and weekday evenings.
**In 2006, the 16th Street Mall ranked #1 in metro tourist attractions.**
Adding to its appeal, in April of 2006, the 16th Street Mall became a "hot spot" for wireless internet. Business people, students and visitors alike simply log on to www.downtowndenverwifi.com and surf the web anywhere along the Mall or Skyline Park.
Two Downtown information kiosks are located on the 16th Street Mall, one between Welton and Glenarm in front of Denver Pavilions, and the other in the new pavilion in Skyline Park. The kiosks are staffed with knowledgeable people who can help you find your way around and answer questions.
The 16th Street Mall is the primary shopping and entertainment strip of Downtown Denver.
The Denver Pavilions at Glenarm Place offers more than 50 shops and restaurants, including:
Virgin Records Megastore
NikeTown
Maggiano's Little Italy
Hard Rock Cafe
Gap
Lucky Strike Lanes.
There's also a 15-screen United Artists movie theater.
(Links to members of the Downtown Denver Partnership.)
Tabor Center at Lawrence Street offers:
The
Cheesecake Factory
ESPN Zone
The Purple Martini
The two-block long retail center recently completed a $25 million renovation, and features a revamped interior and exterior, and new shops.
- Quizno’s – 216 16th St.
- Supreme Court @ The Sheraton Denver
- Capitol Bar @ The Sheraton Denver
- Bravo Ristorante @ The Sheraton Denver
- Starbucks Coffee – 303 16th St.
- Johnny Rockets – 403 16th St.
- Corner Bakery – 500 16th St.
- Earls – 1600 Glenarm
- Peet’s Coffee & Tea – 1600 Glenarm
- Cook’s Fresh Market – 1600 Glenarm
- Hard Rock Café – 500 16th St.
- Marlowe’s – 501 16th St.
- Paramount Café – 509 16th St.
- Appaloosa Grill – 535 16th St.
- Starbucks Coffee – 700 16th St.
- Jamba Juice – 701 16th St.
- Suzy Q’s Deli & Frozen Yogurt – 709 16th St.
- Chili’s Too – 951 16th St.
- Good Times – 951 16th St.
- Rialto Café – 934 16th St.
- Starbucks Coffee – 934 16th St.
- Rock Bottom Brewery – 1001 16th St.
- Paradise Bakery – 1001 16th St.
- Tokyo Joe’s – 1001 16th St.
- Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret – 16th & Arapahoe
- Palomino Restaurant Rotisseria Bar @ Skyline Park
- Corner Bakery – 1147 16th St.
- Willie G’s Seafood and Steakhouse – 16th & Lawrence
- Cheesecake Factory – 1201 16th St. (open seasonally)
- Noodles & Co. – 1460 16th St.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill – 1480 16th St.
- Starbucks Coffee – 1490 16th St.
- Illegal Pete’s – 1530 16th St.
- Gumbo's - 1530 16th St.
- Dixon’s Downtown Grill – 1610 16th St.
- Starbucks Coffee – 1750 16th St.
In addition to the shops at Denver Pavilions and Tabor Center, other shopping destinations on the Mall include: Tattered Cover Bookstore (Wynkoop Street), Overland Sheepskin Co. and other shops at Writer Square (Lawrence Street), a number of specialty stores at Curtis Street (Breaking the Mold Candle Co., Ann Taylor Loft, The Children's Place), Ross Dress for Less and Dress Barn (Stout Street), TJ Maxx (California Street) and many, many others.
There are also a variety of merchandise and food vendors along the length of the 16th Street Mall. For more Mall vending information, click here. Be sure to visit The Waffle Brothers on 16th & Tremont - voted 2008 Best Breakfast on the Go by Westword!
Food Vendors
Merchandise Vendors
For a complete directory of Downtown shopping and dining options visit ExperienceDowntownDenver.com
The 16th Street Mall is a pedestrian walkway, but also features the FREE 16th Street Mall shuttle. These special buses stop at every corner between Broadway and Wynkoop Street in Lower Downtown, making your trips up and down the Mall and around Downtown Denver quick and easy.
Using the FREE shuttle, all your destinations on and off the Mall are just a quick shuttle ride away. The Denver Performing Arts Complex and Colorado Convention Center are two blocks from the 16th Street Mall, Coors Field is four blocks from the Mall, and the shuttle runs right through Lower Downtown between Blake and Wynkoop Street. The Pepsi Center arena and City Lights Pavilion are about four blocks from the Mall, across Speer Boulevard.
The 16th Street Mall receives daily cleaning, maintenance and support by the Downtown Denver Business Improvement District (BID), a management organization funded by Downtown property owners. The BID's purple-uniformed crew removes trash, sweeps the sidewalk and transitway, removes graffiti, installs banners and holiday decorations and keeps the Mall clean, safe and attractive seven days a week.
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