There may be more spots to legally drink on the 16th Street Mall as it reopens this summer, according to Mayor Mike Johnston.
“There’ll be new open consumption locations where you could sit and walk outside and sit on the patio and have a beer, or sit in the park and have a beer or a drink,” Johnston said in an interview with Colorado Public Radio’s Ryan Warner this week.
The city could allow people to take beverages out of businesses and drink along Glenarm Place on either side of 16th Street. The city also could allow drinks in the common areas of the Denver Pavilions shopping mall, according to city records.
Businesses including Henry’s Tavern, Que Rico, West of Surrender, Paramount Theatre, 5280 Burger and Maggiano’s would be eligible to sell alcohol in two separate areas, though it’s unclear if any have expressed interest in participating yet. People would not be allowed to bring their own alcohol to drink…