30 Years of the 16th Street Mall - New Westword Cover Illustration from Denver's Shaw Nielsen

This cover illustration from Shaw Nielsen, for the Westword here in Denver, goes along with an article about how the 16th Street Mall is celebrating 30th year in existence. In all that time, the mall has never lacked in good people watching, with plenty of eccentric and (sometimes) illicit things going down. No matter the filth factor, it's part of the city.