The delicious USDA prime steaks are gone. So are the well-dressed carnivores. Also gone is the iconic Denver restaurant building — and one of my best friends ever.
The Elway’s Cherry Creek building, a landmark where Denverites enjoyed champion beef between 2003 and 2024, was demolished last week. Soon after, my lifelong pal, Danny Levitt, a stylish connoisseur of steaks, passed away following his courageous fight against cancer.
Danny and I attended nearby George Washington High School in Denver (class of 1974). The Cherry Creek shopping district was just a couple of miles below us, featuring Denver Dry Goods, Sears, Woolworth’s and Baur’s Cherry Creek Restaurant on University Boulevard…