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Others &#8230; not so much.<\/p>\n<p>I am a bit concerned, street expansion notwithstanding, about being located next to &#8220;the No. 1 tourist destination in Colorado.&#8221;  That may not be hyperbole.  There is a definite number of tourists who come to Colorado (with charter busses to support them) to shop at Cherry Creek Mall, or Park Meadows.  I&#8217;ve never quite understood this, but, then, I don&#8217;t understand a lot of things that people find popular.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An article on the major mall going up across the street from my office. 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