Hot Shops: South Broadway in Denver

Head to Broadway in Denver and sense the creative buzz in the air with some of the city’s best design shops moving in and sticking around. For a day—or afternoon—of hunting home goods in the neighborhood, follow our shop-by-shop, north-to-south guide for hitting the right spots.

Start north at 9th Avenue Collection (formerly “The Collection,” at 899 N. Broadway) to shop one of the greatest antiques inventories Denver-wide. antiquedesign.com

Then venture south to Lee Alex Décor (24 S. Broadway, Suite 104)—a favorite boutique for kicky mid-century furnishings—which has shown its dedication to the ’hood by upgrading to a larger showroom to house its delectable vintage finds. leealexdecor.com

Just a skip away, newish “modern mercantile” Hazel & Dewey (70 S. Broadway) offers a carefully edited mix of clean-lined, cheery tabletop items, kitchen goods and house wares, many of them handcrafted and locally made. hazel-dewey.com

Then browse the flock of showrooms at Denver Design District (595 S. Broadway) or wander Antique Row, an assembly of shops from 1100 to 1800 S. Broadway. antique-row.com

Be sure to set foot inside Alesso Modern Source (1238 S. Broadway), purveying sleek and swoon-worthy European lines, and recently relocated to the SoBo strip from the River North Art District (RiNo). alessomodernsource.com

Also new to the block is The Annex (1534 S. Broadway), an antiques collective curated by Christopher Watson of Watson & Co., that deals vintage style from more traditional to midcentury “funk” (think groovy neon signs and retro lighting).