Essay by Stacy Mitchell
Tax policy – January 2004 – Colorado Central Magazine
TYPICAL OF SHOPPING CENTERS built decades ago, Alameda Square in Denver is a cheap, single-story strip of stores. It’s ugly and rundown. But that does not deter shoppers. Mostly Asian Americans, shoppers come from miles around to patronize more than a dozen Asian-owned businesses, including two grocery stores, two restaurants, a hair salon, a clothing shop, a jeweler and a bakery.