And They Used to Condemn the Hippies

Thank you Denverite for exposing
Arvada, Colorado
December 12, 2024 7:35am CST
..for their communes and all. Now these Boulder snobs are buying up expensive mansions in Denver (like the Starkey Mansion) if you don't mind, not Boulder, and converting them into something called 'Cooperative Housing'. And it is also being labeled as affordable housing. Affordable for who? And they are destroying historical landmarks, like this Butler school. And they're calling their destruction The People's Mansion, oh really now? And a cooperative effort is no more than a fancy name for a commune. Pfft! Out of touch snobs, can't stand 'em. Anyway, did you ever live in a commune? Were you a hippie too?
The Boulder Housing Coalition plans to renovate what they've dubbed the People's Mansion into a 19-bedroom co-op.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Dec
I was never a hippy but some of our friends have names that could only have come from hippy parents.
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
13 Dec
For real.
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
13 Dec
They were pretty wild in those days.
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
12 Dec
I loved the hippee era. Didn't live in a commune, but sure loved their music. I did get to go to the Whiskey A go go. So cool.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Dec
You did Popcicle? Oh you are so lucky! Yes I really miss that era of time.
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
13 Dec
@RebeccasFarm Yeah, it was a really cool and swinging time. I loved that era.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50603)
• United States
14 Dec
It was such a colorful era. The clothing in particular was made of such vibrant patterns. I liked some of the music too. I was a child during that time frame.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (19588)
• London, England
12 Dec
That is happening to a lot of pubs in this area, well that and mini markets. I saw a YouTube video about defunct malls being turned into apartments, in the US
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cterine9991985
@cabuyogty (3053)
• Philippines
12 Dec
It's interesting to see the hippies in the Cooperative Housing for a commune. Have a good day!
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Greenery8
@grenery8 (11087)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
15 Dec
i didn't live in a commune and i wasn't a hippie but i wish that some things stayed in the right hands and not in the hands of these wannabes something.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139782)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Dec
My cousin was a hippy and she enjoyed that life style until she got married and had twins.
DB
@dgobucks226 (35716)
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14 Dec
What is going on with your state! Crazy! Will this be affordable housing for the massive number of illegal migrants flooding into Colorado? Never lived in a commune but give me that free Hippie lovin'!
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