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Longmont, CO: Downtown
Longmont is a city and home rule municipality in Boulder County, about 30 miles north of Denver, and is part of the urban Front Range Corridor. The population is around 100,000.
Longmont was developed by the Chicago-Colorado Company in 1871, which envisioned an agricultural utopia where colonists would farm the land and share the benefits of their work. The community was a center for sugar beets and peas. By the 1960s, agriculture was replaced by the technology industry, beginning with IBM arriving in 1965. Longmont also functions as a gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. In the 1980s, Longmont began investing in Downtown. Today, Downtown is a healthy neighborhood with many restaurants, coffee shops, brewpubs, and boutique stores. A brewery at Main Street & 6th Avenue. The brewery is housed in the William Lugg Building, built in 1918, and was a car dealership for decades. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/RZ2z7g.jpg The old Post Office, at Main Street & 3rd Avenue. The structure was built in 1905. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/rQS850.jpg The Longmont Civic Center, on Kimbark Street. The strucutre was built in 1975. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/xCJJzv.jpg The Longmont Development Services Center, on Kimbark Street. The structure was built in 1927 as a service shop. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/2ZjM60.jpg A building on 4th Avenue. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/LEHbmb.jpg The Central Presbyterian Church, on Kimbark Street. The church was built in 1905. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/XbMR6J.jpg Longmont Safety & Justice Center, at the foot of Kimbark Street. The structure was built in 1993. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/PURnvW.jpg A building at 3rd Avenue & Main Street. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/AIYWqP.jpg Buildings on Main Street. On the left is the Neeley Block, built in 1918. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/HregnY.jpg A building on Main Street, built in 1907. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/iOvSaC.jpg The old Trojan Theater, on Main Street. The theater was built in 1939, and is now a performing arts center. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/vmn1qa.jpg Buildings on Main Street. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/6Z41Hh.jpg St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, on Main Street. The church was built in 1881, and closed in 1972. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...922/hgDTzW.jpg A building at 5th Avenue & Main Street. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/4GXhCC.jpg The Hansen Building, on Main Street at 6th Avenue. The structure was built in 1904, and was originally the Longmont Telephone Exchange building. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/Qgf0Wr.jpg A building on Main Street, built in 1916. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/q2s4QM.jpg The Dickens Opera House, on Main Street. The structure was built in 1881. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/QUxSsL.jpg The Burlington Depot, on Main Street at 2nd Avenue. The train station was built in 1900, and is now a liquor store. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/ZCunnH.jpg The old Imperial Hotel, at Main Street & 3rd Avenue. The structure was built in 1880. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/CzwL6B.jpg The Percy Hamm House, on 3rd Avenue. The house was built in 1906. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/xZjJ9o.jpg The Dr. John Andrew House, on 3rd Avenue. The house was built in 1907. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/b0ME7J.jpg First Evangelical Lutheran Church, on 3rd Avenue. The church was built in 1938. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/SmTyMn.jpg The Thomas Callahan House, on Terry Street. The house was built in 1892. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...923/NhbcvW.jpg A house on 3rd Avenue. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/8...924/q5yLcl.jpg |
Very nice. I visited there about 20 years ago on my way to the mountains. :)
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while living in Boulder for a couple of years I got the impression that Longmont had become the more affordable alternative to Boulder. lots of Boulder <---> Longmont commuters. not sure if that's the case anymore.
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The only thing I'd add is that it isn't much of an "alternative" to Boulder so much as it is a very nice mid-sized American city with access to Boulder's job market. The vibe in Longmont is VERY different - it feels more like a nice town you might find in the midwest, but lacks Boulder's one-of-a-kind mix of access to hiking and youthful college-culture. This is the natural outgrowth of Boulder's strong job market and housing supply shortage - some people may choose Longmont for its more laid-back, conservative vibe, but for others it is a purely economic necessity. |
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I kind of got the feel that Longmont a little Midwestern feel. If you couldn't see those mountains just west of town, you could probably convince someone that the town was in Nebraska or Kansas. |
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Zillow says that Longmont's typical home value is currently around $428,000 and Boulder's is around $781,000 - so while not cheap, it is still a big difference. Many renters would find Boulder to be completely cost prohibitive without sharing with many roommates or moving into a co-op or something. Of course Longmont isn't the only bedroom community nearby - the northwest Denver suburbs also serve that purpose. Quote:
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