Bad Luck Leads to Great Colorado Bar Closing for Good

Running any small business in Colorado can be a struggle, but when "life" keeps throwing things in your way, it's very tough.

Local bars have a way of bringing communities together; big corporate chains like Chili's and Applebee's can't bring warmth and fun to the table like a local joint. The bartenders know everybody, everybody knows one another; it's great.

It's a shame that they got bogged down with unlucky happenings.

Colorado Bar Closes Down After Five Years

If you've ever been to Edgewater, Colorado, you know it's a terrific little city, with charm and character. I have a friend who grew up in Edgewater, he always loved living there. As of late November of 2024, it had one last bar to grab a drink and food with friends at.

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According to Westword, the owner of Providence at 5280 in Edgewater announced that he had closed the bar that he'd opened in 2019 for good. It comes down to a few unrelated bouts with the bringers of bad luck.

• Having opened in 2019, the pandemic struck nearly right after they opened.
• The more than 100-year-old building the bar resided in had a water main break in 2022, while they were still recovering form the pandemic.
• Pedestrian construction on the street where the bar resided slowed business.

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So, after having a great place to go, with the passion needed to keep it up and running, the going just got to be too much, and Providence at 5280 is over.

It is a decent location, being just off of Sheridan Boulevard near Sloan Lake; it won't be long before someone with better luck takes over the space.