The Alamo Placita neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, United States, is named after Alamo Placita Park which is located on the north side of Speer Boulevard between Ogden and Emerson Streets.
The area was developed primarily between 1889 and 1942 and consists mostly of single family homes built in the following architectural styles: Queen Anne (1889-1908), Foursquare (1891-1916), Cottage (1900-1912), Arts and Crafts (1904-1929), Dutch Colonial Revival (1892-1905), Mission Revival (1922-1932), and Tudor (1930-1936). Alamo Placita Park was designed by landscape architect Saco Rienk DeBoer. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The Cherry Creek News is Alamo Placita's neighborhood newspaper.
The Alamo Placita Historic District was created by the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission in 2000, recognizing both the architectural integrity of the area as well as its contributions to the history of Denver.
Barnum Park is a 40-acre community park in Southwest Denver located at the intersection of 6th Avenue and Federal Boulevard. Immediately adjacent to Barnum Park are the north and east parks sharing the same name, contributing an additional 30 acres to the community’s park and open space. While Barnum North and Barnum East fulfill the community’s active recreation needs through heavily programmed athletic fields, Barnum South provides unprogrammed space and both passive and active recreation opportunities for the surrounding neighborhood. The park’s amenities include a 4-acre lake and wetlands, a dog off-leash area, multi-use flat play areas, a playground, tennis and basketball courts, the Barnum Recreation Center, and a newly constructed restroom building. The Weir Gulch passes through Barnum South’s lower park and provides the opportunity to connect the regional trail system to the local neighborhood residents and the greater community. The park’s significant grade change and views of the city skyline make it a unique addition to Denver’s collection of parks and open space.
The area is named after P.T Barnum of the Barnum and Bailey Circus. He purchased 760 acres in 1882 as an off-season winter respite for his show, and originally named many of the streets in the area after famous people.
Berkeley is a city-center neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, located in the area traditionally called, North Denver, today on the west side of Interstate 25. The neighborhood is bounded by Federal Boulevard on the east, Interstate 70 on the north, Sheridan Boulevard on the West and 38th avenue on the south. Berkeley is part of the area traditionally called North Denver. It is bordered by the West Highland neighborhood on the south and is often casually grouped together with the Highlands. The neighborhood contains two lakes surrounded by parks, one eponymous near 46th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard and Rocky Mountain Lake Park on Lowell Boulevard and 46th.
The neighborhood is located just southeast of Denver's Central Business District (CBD) in a well-established residential neighborhood, with commercial centers located along major traffic routes (such as Colfax Avenue and Broadway) and interior intersections (such as East 13th and 14th Avenues). The neighborhood is directly east of the Civic Center neighborhood and the Colorado State Capitol. Over 95% of this neighborhood is developed. The average year of construction for buildings is approximately 1920, with some of the oldest single-family homes in the city.
The characteristics of Capitol Hill are closely related to other east Denver neighborhoods, which include the hospital district and the North Capitol Hill neighborhood. Public transportation and city support services are readily available Parking is at a premium in the neighborhood, and a number of multi-family properties lack off-street parking facilities. Traffic during rush hours (Sixth Avenue and Lincoln Street in the morning and Eighth Avenue and Broadway in the evening) can be quite heavy. The area is strongly influenced on the north by Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, and by numerous other health facilities, medical offices, and general small office buildings in the area. The south portion of Capitol Hill is more residential in nature; both are strongly influenced by their proximity to the Central Business District.
What promises to be a large development in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood is the redevelopment of Children’s Hospital after its relocation to the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Denver's eastern neighbor. The redevelopment of portions of Colfax Avenue is also in the works. This has many officials concluding that the neighborhood will be seeing drastic changes. The entire area is considered mixed-use; commercial uses are typically located on major arterials such as Colfax Avenue, East Sixth Avenue, East 14th Avenue, East 17th Avenue, East 18th Avenue, Lincoln Street, and Broadway. Residential development, including multi-family uses ranging from low to high-density apartments, condominiums and new townhouse construction, and older single-family residences are located throughout the area, both on major arterials and on side streets.
A considerable number of mansion properties have been converted to office uses over the past several years. Office development along this route is typified by smaller-scale office development interspersed in residential developments. The development of newer office buildings is generally located further west in the lower downtown Denver area and along Broadway in the area known as the Golden Triangle. The Capitol Hill neighborhood is influenced by its proximity to the Colorado State Capitol, the hospitals of North Capitol Hill/Uptown, and Downtown.
The Central Platte Valley is located to the north and west of downtown Denver. It was one of the original neighborhoods when the city began in the mid 1880s. At first, the neighborhood was a mixture of residential, commercial, and industrial space that bolstered the burgeoning city. Later the Central Platte Valley neighborhood welcomed railroads, but as industrialization waned, so did the neighborhood. Fortunately, since the 1980s Denver has made major renovation investments in the area, which now blends better into the modern-skyscraper-dominated downtown.
The Central Platte Valley (CPV) neighborhood is largely a blank slate at this time, a 120-acre expanse to the west of Downtown Denver that is home to about 1,600 residential units with another 820 under construction. However, after spending most of this century marked by rail yards, warehouses, viaducts and garbage dumps, the Central Platte Valley area is on track to evolve into an exciting, mixed-use urban neighborhood with even more homes, and more than 3 million square feet of offices, shops, restaurants and hotels. Currently, the most prominent landmarks in this area are entertainment venues: Pepsi Center arena, The Children's Museum of Denver, Elitch Gardens amusement park (one of few amusement parks located in a downtown in the US), Downtown Aquarium in Denver (formerly Ocean's Journey) and the REI superstore (an outdoor goods retailer) in the renovated former historic power plant for Denver's tramway system. Another big shift in the neighborhood has been the addition of 90 acres of parks along the South Platte River (Gates-Crescent, Centennial, Fishback, Confluence, Cuernavaca and Commons Parks, and the exciting new Skate Park--the largest outdoor public skate park in the US). These parks are the anchors for the Central Platte Valley's residential community--"The Commons" neighborhood--that will be built over the next 20-30 years. Commons Park, the 30-acre centerpiece of this park system, was completed and dedicated in 2001.
In addition to these entertainment, recreation and cultural amenities, the Central Platte Valley's biggest advantage is its proximity to Downtown Denver. Shuttle service on the 16th Street Mall--Downtown Denver's primary retail, transportation and pedestrian corridor--was extended through LoDo and behind Union Station in 2001. The extension brings closer access to the Millennium Bridge, a pedestrian bridge over the consolidated train track that remains in the Central Platte Valley. Central Platte Valley residents have a 10-minute walk into Lower Downtown and Downtown's central business district. To enhance access in the CPV, there are plans to develop an inter-modal facility at the historic Denver Union Station that handles passenger trains, regional buses, light rail and commuter rail, making it the hub of Denver's metropolitan transportation system. A 1.5-mile light rail spur recently began operating in the Central Platte Valley, linking the Auraria Higher Education Center and Downtown, with stops at CPV entertainment destinations (such as the Pepsi Center) and future housing and commercial developments.
While the land on the east side of the South Platte River is largely undeveloped, the west side of the CPV between the river and I-25 has some characteristic red-bricked buildings with ground floor retail and restaurants and residential lofts above. Commons Park West, a newly constructed 340-unit apartment complex, is the largest of recent developments, along with East-West Partners' Riverfront Park and Greystar's new apartment complex, The Manhattan. There are also several historic warehouses in the Prospect area (northeast of 20th Street), including WaterTower Lofts, and Jack Kerouac Lofts in Prospect Place Village.
Chaffee Park is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. It is in the area known to many as North Denver. Chaffee Park, along with Regis, are the north denver neighborhoods that border the suburbs of Arvada and Westminster.
The neighborhood is bordered on the west by Federal Boulevard, on the north by the Adams County line, on the south by Interstate 70, and on the east by the railroad tracks. At the western part of the northern border of the neighborhood, Denver protrudes a little bit into Adams County.
Most of the neighborhood consists single-family housing units, with the exception of a few industrial buildings on the eastern edge of the neighborhood. Zuni Park is at the northern edge of the neighborhood, along the Adams County border. Here, 52nd Avenue is the northern border of the City and County of Denver. There is a city park named Chaffee Park, but it is in Sunnyside, the neighborhood south of the Chaffee Park neighborhood.
The beautiful and luxurious residential community of Cherry Hills Village is located in Arapahoe County less than six miles south of downtown Denver and just north of Greenwood Village. The community was incorporated in 1945 and grew up around the prestigious Cherry Hills Country Club. Covering an area of about 6.2 square miles. Cherry Hills Village is one of the most affluent places in Colorado and the United States.
The city hosted two PGA Championships (1941 & 1985) and the 2005 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship at the Cherry Hills Country Club. According to common stories amongst members, the classic Arnold Palmer iced tea drink is reported to have been started at the Cherry Hills Country Club . Allegedly, Palmer grew angry at the bartender because the bartender refused to mix lemonade in his iced tea.
Cherry Hills Country Club and the Glenmoor Country Club provide members with beautiful, luscious green fairways and other recreational venues. The Village Club provides extensive equestrian and tennis pursuits. More outdoor activities, such as hiking and horseback riding on the many bridle paths, can be explored throughout the community’s extensive parks and recreation district, which includes several parks along the Highline Canal and Little Dry Creek.
For residents commuting to work, the proximity of interstates 25 and 225 allows for easy traveling to Denver, and the RTD Light Rail Train is now completed up the I-25 corridor. Denver International Airport is less than 25 miles away and private Centennial Airport, with private plane facilities, is 10 miles to the southeast. Local students from grades K-12 are served by the outstanding Cherry Creek School District, one of the country’s best.
City Park is an urban park and neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The park is 330 acres (1.3 km2) and is located in east-central Denver. The park contains the Denver Zoo, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Ferril and Duck Lakes, and a boathouse. City Park is also the name of the neighborhood that contains the park, though the park is the vast majority of the neighborhood. To the immediate north of the park is the City Park Golf Course. City Park is the largest and most notable park in Denver.
In 1878, the Colorado state legislature passed a bill to allow Denver to acquire 1,280 acres (5.2 km2) of state land to build parks. City Park became the largest of tract turned into a park. The initial park layout was designed by Henry Meryweather in 1882 in the tradition of both English pastoral gardens and Central Park in New York City with a flowing, casual design. By the turn of the century, Ferril Lake, the Denver Zoo, and the landmark boat pavilion, with a Spanish-style design by architects John Humphreys and William Fisher were all developed in the park. Reinhard Schuetze, a German immigrant who was the head landscaper for Denver, formalized the design of the park through the planting of formal gardens. In 1908, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science was built on the eastern edge of the park on the highest elevation in the park (now famous for its views of downtown and the mountains behind them).
Cole is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. It is in the area commonly known as East Denver, or the "East Side".
The shape of the neighborhood is like that of a square with the northwest corner cut off. The neighborhood is bordered on the west by Downing Street, on the northwest by Walnut Street, on the north by 40th Avenue, on the east by York Street, and on the south by 32nd Avenue.
Most of the neighborhood consists single-family housing units. Russell Square Park is in the northeast part of the neighborhood. The neighborhood became part of Denver in 1874. It is named for Carlos M. Cole, a former superintendent of Denver Public Schools.
The Country Club Historic District begins north of the Denver Country Club at 1st Avenue and extends to 4th Avenue, to 6th Avenue along Circle Drive, and from University Boulevard to Downing Street. William and Arthur Fisher, in collaboration with prominent Boston architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., designed the exclusive Country Club Place subdivision between Franklin and Race Streets in 1909. Architecturally fascinating mansions and grand houses designed for Denver's social and political elite define the 380-home neighborhood.
With a broad spectrum of architectural styles, Crestmoor boasts anything from traditional English Tudors and custom 50s style ranch homes to contemporary multi-levels and million dollar mansions. Complete with soccer and softball fields, public tennis courts, serene picnic areas and a peaceful walking path, the expansive Crestmoor Park provides a green escape for residents while mini-castles and two story Georgians dot the perimeter. On the western side, along East Third Street, lies a pocket of commerce, including Hillcrest Grille, a family restaurant with comfort food and a full bar, as well as a dry cleaners, popular pizzeria and a string of specialty shops. Crestmoor, like Hilltop, remains one of Denver's most desired neighborhoods.
Between 6th Avenue, Alameda, Holly and Quebec, is Crestmoor. The mature landscaping, large lots and central location increase property values and make it a desirable place to call home. Many structures have even been rebuilt and include and pop-topped.
Situated near downtown Denver, the Curtis Park neighborhood includes the Clements, San Rafael, and Glenarm Place historic districts. The neighborhood was originally established in the 1860s and 1870s by early Denver residents seeking a fashionable location to live. Since it was established as a quaint suburb, it now is comprised of a wide variety of homes from duplexes with only one story standing next door to recently renovated Victorian mansions. Elegant Queen Anne style homes, complete with second floor porches, are also dispersed throughout the neighborhood.
Located on the west side of Sloan's Lake, encompassing approximately one square mile and home to about 5,000 residents, Edgewater has done much to shake off a less-than-savory history. These days, businesses are moving to the town in record numbers, as are bargain-hunting homebuyers thrilled by prices thousands less than in neighboring Highland. Edgewater's median home price was $179,500 in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to a noteable real estate data provider. That was $39,000 less than the national median calculated by the National Association of Realtors for the same period. Edgewater isn't all that big. There are some really cute, beautiful homes, but some of the homes haven't gotten that renovation yet. People who are good at fixing and flipping may see opportunities, but people who want to live there may want to wait to see what others do.
Imagine spending your day in the fresh, crisp, mountain air golfing, hiking, fishing or snowshoeing. Picture the towering pines, dramatic boulder outcroppings, majestic views of snow-capped mountains and crystal clear lakes. Envision the glow of an evening fire shared with special family and friends. Tucked into 460 pristine acres, Fox Acres is calling you home to a simpler time of life.
At 8,300 feet, Fox Acres offers you one of the most beautiful, unspoiled locations in all of America, with the sort of breathtaking views that are only common on picture postcards. Fox Acres is the kind of resort community every family will want to call home, yet, only a few ever will. Like its namesake, Fox Acres is a rare and special sight to discover. It's a glorious getaway, a wildlife preserve, a place where friends and families can reaffirm their connection to nature and each other. A revitalizing setting like no other, Fox Acres maintains an easygoing charm and is your club in the high country.
There are 15 private lakes, 13 of which are full of trophy trout, provide a superb fishing experience for our dedicated anglers. With an 18 hole, par 71, mountain golf course is both stunning and challenging for any level of golfer and the best part is, you almost never need a tee time!
The Golden Triangle is not a statistical neighborhood as defined by the city of Denver. However, another neighborhood called Civic Center has roughly the same geographical boundaries as the Golden Triangle. These are the boundaries: However, most Denverites including the Downtown Denver Partnership, and the Golden Triangle Neighborhood Association define the Golden Triangle as extending one block east to Lincoln Street, thereby incorporating almost all of Civic Center Park and the institutions surrounding them (with the exception of the Colorado State Capitol in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and a few buildings to the north of Colfax Avenue).
The main arterial street through the Golden Triangle is Bannock Street. 13th, 14th, and 8th avenues are important east-west arterials as well. All of the streets that provide the borders for the neighborhood (Lincoln/Broadway, Colfax, and Speer) are important transportation corridors for Denver. The Golden Triangle is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Denver, with many single family Victorian homes and bungalows built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Between 1904 and 1919, Denver Mayor Robert Speer completed his ambitious plan for the Civic Center area, adding many civic institutions and a neoclassic park to the north of the neighborhood, and placing a leafy concrete urban canyon around Cherry Creek, creating Speer Boulevard, the neighborhood's western and southern border.The Golden Triangle is still undergoing many transformations. The construction of a new justice center recently passed a city-wide vote, with the local neighborhood association being a part of the discussion and approval process for the new center which will contain Denver's jail. There are also some new ideas about expanding Civic Center Park to include the justice center and the Denver Mint three blocks away from where the park is currently. The Denver Art Museum's new wing was completed in fall 2006, further developing the neighborhood's already vibrant art scene.
The Governor's Park neighborhood is anchored by the Governor's Mansion at 400 E. 8th Ave. The Georgian Revival mansion was built in 1908 and deeded to the state in 1959. Every governor since 1960 has occupied the mansion except for Bill Owens, whose term ran from 1999-2007.
Governor Bill Ritter currently lives at the six-bedroom mansion with his family. Special events are also held in the mansion, and free tours are offered June - August. The Governor's Park neighborhood stretches from Broadway to Downing, and is bounded by 8th Ave. to the north and Alameda Ave. to the south.
Green Valley Ranch was designed for people who want to get out and be active. With 500 acres of parks and open space, trails, a state-of-the-art recreation center, playgrounds, an amphitheater, and countless other places to gather, you’ll never be at a loss for something to do. Plus GVR is a true community, with tons of events throughout the year to bring residents and friends together. And the location is ideal, with quick access to all the major highways and short drives to the places you need to go.
An exceptional public golf course, designed by Perry Dye, this course is the perfect blend of harmony with the natural wetlands, creeks and towering cottonwoods that populate this small valley just south of Denver International Airport and within easy access to downtown Denver. The award-winning Golf Club at Green Valley Ranch is the new host of the Colorado Open Championships.
Greenwood Village is one of the most desirable communities to live, raise a family, start a career, retire, operate a business, enjoy a lunch with friends, or have a fabulous evening out. Whatever the occasion, expect a high quality experience and nothing less. The Village is a distinct community of families, business leaders, and professionals who enjoy life to the fullest in a backdrop of natural beauty, unique residential neighborhoods, and a robust and growing small business and corporate environment. Some of the State's finest businesses for service, retail, restaurant, and entertainment call the Village home and have made a lasting impression on their customers and clients. We appreciate your commitment to patronize our businesses. Your ongoing support allows us to provide excellent services for the entire community to enjoy.
The Highlands region originated in 1858 when Denver founder William H. Larimer, Jr., waded across the Platte River to stake out high ground on the bluffs northwest of Denver. Bought and later sold by Reverend Walter M. Potter, the 320-acre area bordered by West 38th Avenue, Zuni Street, West 32nd Avenue and Federal Boulevard became home to many Scottish, German, Italian and English immigrants in the 1890s. Some of Denver's most architecturally diverse buildings exist here.
Hilltop has long been considered one of Denver’s best neighborhoods. The predominant architecture is 1930’s to 1960’s ranches and two stories. Many have been extensively remodeled. Recently, many new homes have been built here as "in-fills". In other words, builders bought vacant lots and built brand new homes. These newer homes have become ubiquitous. They range in price from $1M-$4M and are generally over 3000 square feet…plus finished basements. Smaller and older homes are here too. They generally are priced from $500,000 to $1.2M. Sizes range from 900 square foot homes built in the 1960’s to larger, expansive ranches and more historical homes…both bungalows and gracious two-stories. There are even a few colonial styled homes here. Today, it is one of the most fashionable addresses in Denver. It is very professional in it’s demographics with ahigh average-income per household. The local private school, Grayland, is popular with families throughout the city. It educates students in grades K-8 and the tuition is in the low five figures. There is also a selection process. Local Hilltop residents enjoy easy access to the nearby Cherry Creek Shopping Center, Rose Hospital and Medical Center, the VA hospital and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. There are several large, local parks, The Greek Orthodox Churchand the Jewish Community Center nearby.
Just to the south of the Highland neighborhood, a sweet little community called Jefferson Park sits perched over Downtown Denver. Jefferson Park is named for the 6.7-acre park located on West 23rd Avenue and Clay Street in the heart of the neighborhood. The park was landscaped in the early 1900s and serves as a central gathering place for neighbors and visitors.
Jefferson Park is a neighborhood and public park that overlooks downtown Denver from its perch across Interstate 25 (I-25). Views east from Jefferson Park take in theme park Elitch Gardens, The Children's Museum, Denver's Downtown Aquarium, Pepsi Center, the REI Flagship Store and other attractions in Downtown's Central Platte Valley. Downtown Denver and the Central Platte Valley are quickly accessed from Jefferson Park, using the 23rd Avenue overpass on I-25 and Water Street. In addition, the Light Rail C-Line is located by INVESCO Field at Mile High in the southern part of the neighborhood.
Keene Ranch, located 5 miles south of Castle Rock Colorado, is a custom home, acreage community that allows horses. Home sites average 5-to-7 acres with some sites as large as 35 acres. All of the home sites are designated horse property.
Throughout Keene Ranch you will find breathtaking views of the Colorado Front Range, paved roads, underground utilities and miles of equestrian trails in this prestigious neighborhood. Keene Ranch is located halfway between Denver and Colorado Springs so you can enjoy the opportunities that the big cities provide, yet have the convenience of Castle Rock just a few minutes away. Keene Ranch has an impressive 16-mile trail system that winds throughout the community. The trails, which are reserved for the exclusive use of property owners are common property intended for pedestrian and equestrian use only. They are 50 feet wide within the development and 25 feet wide along the periphery. Trail markers are placed throughout the comunity to guide you.
You can also spend a day playing on the greens at the award winning Golf Club at Bear Dance or hiking in the Pike National Forest - both just a few miles away. If you are seeking privacy in a scenic setting, you have fond it in Keen Ranch Colorado. Keene Ranch is convenient for commuters located 5 miles south of Castle Rock, just off I-25. Approximately 20 minutes from the Denver Tech Center, E-470 and Park Meadows and only 40 minutes from downtown Denver or Colorado Springs. Home currently for sale in Keene Ranch range in price from $700,000 to $3,000,000 with a median price of $1,000,000. Although not entirely built out, vacant lots in Keene Ranch can be difficult to find and when they do come available they tend to sell quickly.
Lincoln Park is a historic, primarily Latino neighborhood with Santa Fe Drive the primary commercial corridor through the area. While only a few infill projects have occurred in the past few years, the area has experienced a wave of historic building renovations that has infused new vitality into the area. Santa Fe Drive now features dozens of art galleries, design firms, and cultural institutions, with more on the way.
Denver's ArtDistrict on Santa Fe is a unique art and cultural district with over 40 galleries, restaurants and shops located just south of downtown Denver, Colorado. The Santa Fe Art District is filled with contemporary, emerging and traditional art including painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, graphic art and textiles. The Santa Fe Art District opens its doors freely to lively Denver crowds for popular events such as the First Friday Art Walk, held every first Friday of the month and Collectors' Night held every third Friday of the month. Whether you are a beginner or avid art collector, or just enjoy viewing art, Denver's Art District on Santa Fe is the place to be.
The neighborhood has relatively few vacant lots, so revitalization will most likely continue through historic renovations and conversions. Located at Mariposa St. & W. 11th Ave., this park features a basketball court, football field, lighted football field, horseshoe pit, outdoor pool, recreation center, softball field grass infield, lighted softball field, tennis court, and sand volleyball court.
With over 100 restaurants, 30 art galleries, numerous loft apartments, clubs and boutiques, the neighborhood bordered by the Platte River, Speer Boulevard, 23rd Street and Lawrence Street has been transformed unlike any other in Denver.
Former early frontier town, 1920s Market Street red-light district and 1970s warehouse center, LoDo now epitomizes ideal urban living. Wooden buildings destroyed by fire in 1863 resulted in LoDo's characteristic simple designs with red brick and arched windows.
Once a robust transportation hub, stagecoaches carrying gold left the Wells Fargo Depot at 1338 15th Street and Union Station trafficked over 80 trains a day.
The Lower Highland (LoHi) is a mashup neighborhood just west of downtown Denver which is exploding with new growth? With a unique mix of new and old architecture, boutiques, shops, happening restaurants, a new contemporary art museum, and other services, LoHi can be found on west side of the bicycle-and-pedestrian Highland Bridge spanning across Interstate 25. The Highland Bridge's triple-rib arch rises dramatically 70 feet above the ground. Completed in December 2006 the bridge has made LoHi more accessible from downtown a boon to the neighborhood's growth.
Lowry is a neighborhood in the City and County of Denver, Colorado. The Lowry neighborhood is located at the site of the former Lowry Field and Lowry Air Force Base.
The Denver U.S. Post Office (ZIP Code 80230) serves the neighborhood. On October 4, 1937 work was begun to convert the grounds of the former Agnes Memorial Sanatorium into a modern airfield. The new field was named in honor of Second Lieutenant Francis Lowry whose plane was shot down by German antiaircraft fire in World War I. Classes in aerial photography began at Lowry in 1938 and aircraft arrived in June of that year. The first aircraft to land on the new paved runway was a B-18 Bolo. The sanatorium's main building became the base headquarters.
In January 1942, in the early course of World War II, the War Department tasked Lowry with annually training 57,000 men. Training continued at Lowry throughout the war, but the end of the war in Europe and V-J Day ended Lowry’s short history as a pilot training school. In 1948, Lowry Field became Lowry Air Force Base. With the beginning of the Korean War, Lowry Air Force Base expanded its training program. Courses taught, in addition to photography and armament, included rocket propulsion, missile guidance, electronics, radar-operated fire-control systems, computer specialties, gun and rocket sights, and electronically operated turret systems. In 1954 Lowry was the interim home for the United States Air Force Academy until construction was completed in Colorado Springs.
On 18 April 1962, Lowry became the first operational base for Titan I ICBMs. The missiles remained on alert until 15 April 1965. In the 1960s, Lowry flight operations were shifted to Buckley Field, now Buckley Air Force Base. All flying activities ceased completely in June 1966 when the last aircraft was flown out of Lowry. Lowry first faced the base closure issue in 1978. Ultimately, the Air Force recommended keeping Lowry open at that time. While Lowry added new training programs courses during the 1980s, the decision was still made to close the base.
On 30 September 1994, the base officially closed.
Nestled between some of Denver’s most sought after neighborhoods, Mayfair is a small community of friends and neighbors residing in a collection of tudors, bungalows, and ranches a short distance east of Downtown Denver. In 1885, Baron Walter Von Richthofen proclaimed Mayfair “The Beautiful Suburban Town of Denver” and advertised the area as a healthy alternative to the moral dilemmas of city living.
The area now known as Mayfair became part of Denver in 1902 but was not officially named until after World War II when returning GIs settled in the area. The area was attractive to these men and their families for many of the same reasons that Mayfair is so popular today. With it’s wide streets, large lots, varied architecture, and proximity to Downtown Denver, Mayfair is truly an example of urban living with a suburban feel. Mayfair also encompasses Mayfair Park, located at 10th and Jersey and Lindsley Park along Hale Parkway, near the Health Sciences Center, while City Park is located just north of Mayfair near the Denver Zoo and the Museum of Nature and Science.
Mayfair has it’s own shopping center at 14th and Krameria Street which has been serving the community for over fifty years while Colfax Avenue boasts its own assortment of shops and restaurants on the northern border of the neighborhood. To the west of Mayfair, at Colorado Boulevard and 8th Avenue one can find Annie’s Café, Starbucks, and a variety of other restaurants offering everything from Thai food to falafel and other Mediterranean fare.
In addition, Mayfair is just up the street from the shops, restaurants, and special events found in Cherry Creek. Today, Mayfair is a neighborhood that continues to evolve. With the continued development of East Denver and the planned communities at Lowery and Stapleton, in particular, Mayfair along with Park Hill, Hilltop and Montclair will continue to grow and mature while retaining the character and integrity that has drawn people to this area for decades.
Between 1952 and 1962, Perl-Mack Enterprises built approximately 5,000 homes in the Denver Metro area (CHS-OAHP 2006). With the success of Front Range communities such as Northglenn, Perl-Mack created the community of Montbello in 1965. Montbello is a converted cattle ranch designed to incorporate residential, commercial, and industrial zones and was the first community in the Denver Metro area planned from the beginning to blur economic, social, and racial boundaries. The land purchased for the community had been owned by the Joe Miller family, who were long time cattle ranchers and pioneers who came west in 1892.
According to Denver Post Archives, two years were devoted to planning 12,000 dwelling units and a 200-plus acre industrial park in the 2,932-acre bloc adjoining Denver northeast of Stapleton, south of the RMA, and next to I-70. KLC Venture, Ltd., a Chicago-based developer, was hired to construct the industrial sections of Montbello, while Perl-Mack was hired to construct the residential areas. Perl-Mack once again teamed with the planning firm Harman, O’Donnel, Henninger and Associates, with whom they had teamed on the Northglenn project. Forward Metro Denver, a privately financed company, helped initiate the project in an attempt to lure industry to the metro area.
Perl-Mack announced that the first single family home would be open to the public in 1966. The industrial sector was open before the residential community was completed. In 1963, the Denver Post reported that the community of Montbello would contain 7,000 single family homes, 5,000 multi-family units, seven elementary schools, seven churches, multiple parks, and one centrally located secondary school. In 1966, the Denver Post reported the community would employ 8,000 and have housing available for 7,000 families.
Perl-Mack “attempted to offer the highest value at the lowest cost, design better house, professionally plan and layout their communities, tap into the broadest possible market with a variety of house sizes and style, offer houses with extras at no additional charge and to provide patios and landscaped backyards” (Noel 1989). Using this business model, the developing company was an integral part of the post-World War II Denver Metro housing boom.
Medema Homes built the Concord Subdivision, as well as other similar subdivisions around Metro Denver, including Aurora's Brookvale Neighborhood and Littleton's Williamsburg. The Medema homes all kept with a "suburban colonial" style and design theme. Medema Homes was bought out in 1980 by American Continental Corp.
The connection between the infamous “Red Baron” of World War I and the Montclair neighborhood can be found in Baron Manfred von Richthofen—he was the uncle of the “Red Baron” and the father of Montclair! Richthofen arrived in Colorado from Germany in 1877. A man of many interests, he started the Downtown Denver Real Estate Company in 1881, was a novelist, and was also a founding member of the Denver Chamber of Commerce.
With Matthias P. Cochrane, Richthofen established the Montclair Town and Improvement Company in 1885. Though promoted as a healthy place to live, away from the smoke and fumes of the city, the Montclair neighborhood was not drawing residents. To demonstrate the wonderful quality of life there, the Baron decided to build a castle of his own at 12th and Olive. He had the Montclair ditch created, which was a lateral of the Highline Canal, eventually flowing into Montclair Park. The water supply enabled many flowers, trees, and shrubs to be planted and to thrive where the land had previously been essentially barren.
The Baron pushed for the Denver Tramway Company to build four streetcar lines on 6th, 8th, and 17th Avenues as well as Colfax. This convenient access to downtown was the beginning of the Montclair boom. To further promote Montclair (as not only a healthy place but also as a prestigious neighborhood), strict building requirements were in place including using only brick or stone, planning for a minimum of two stories, and building on double size lots (twice the size of the typical 25’x125’ lots).
In 1890, the Baron platted his own addition to Montclair and the building continued. With the Colorado Women’s College (1890) and the Fairmount Cemetery (1890), as well as the increasingly well-known reputation as a community for people suffering from lung-related illnesses, Montclair thrived. It was also home to the National Jewish Hospital and Agnes Memorial Sanatorium, one of the largest tuberculosis treatment centers in Colorado. With the Silver Crash in 1893, development quickly halted. However, the foundation had already been laid for Montclair to become a unique and architecturally diverse community. In 1975, the area bounded by 7th and 12th Avenues, from Newport to Pontiac, was designated as a Historic District.
And today, Montclair remains one of the most popular neighborhoods in Denver.
Located southeast of downtown, the neighborhood is bordered on the west by University Boulevard, on the east by Colorado Boulevard, to the south by Yale Way and the north by East Evans Avenue.
The Denver Astronomical Society hosts weekly and monthly events at the University of Denver's historic Chamberlin Observatory, featuring its prized 1894 Alvan Clark-Saegmuller 20-inch refracting telescope. Chamberlin Observatory, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Observatory Park.
Observatory Park real estate is going through a major face-lift (neo-eclectic mansions are popping up block-after-block), anyone lucky enough to own the older ranches remaining in this neighborhood will feel like lottery winners. And for good reason – Observatory Park is a wonderful, well-situated, shady, quiet, wonderful section of the city. This is one of the few neighborhoods in the city that is almost purely single-family. Aesthetically the streets are wide, the trees are tall and intermingled with smaller brother and sister saplings, the sidewalks are separated from the streets by wide plots of grass, and the overall neighborhood tone is one of shady summer walks.
Three miles from the Central Business District and primarily residential, Denver's Park Hill neighborhood begins just east of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on Colorado Boulevard to Quebec Street and from Colfax Avenue to as far north as 52nd Avenue. Montview Boulevard, developed in 1882, and Monaco Parkway are main thoroughfares and typify the wide, tree-lined neighborhood streets. Park Hill's nationally recognized neighborhood organization sponsors an annual tour of the many historic homes in this welcoming community.
Platt Park was originally a portion of the area that was incorporated as the Town of South Denver in 1886. Formed to limit the creation of more saloons and roadhouses, the Town instituted many ordinances to prohibit any nuisance and misdemeanor possible—even including a liquor license fee of $2,500! James Fleming was the first and only mayor of South Denver and originally came from Pennsylvania. His estate, built in 1882 at Grant and Florida streets, initially covered the entire block and included an orchard known as Fleming’s Grove.
The property was sold to the Town in 1891 and was converted into the jail, library, and town hall. After being annexed to the City of Denver in 1894, the Fleming estate continued to serve the community—being used as a library until 1913 and later as the location of the Platt Park Senior Center, built in 1974. With the extension of the Denver Tramway Company’s trolley car line south along Pearl Street from Alameda to Evans and east to the University of Denver, the surrounding neighborhoods, including Platt Park, began to boom.
Between 1900 and 1915 many buildings were completed along this street, both residential and commercial. Businesses including barber and beauty shops, hardware stores, pharmacies, mechanics, movies, and diners popped up to serve the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. Much of the architecture in the neighborhood is turn-of the-century Victorian and bungalows from the 1920’s, 30’s, and 40’s. As throughout the country, the Stock Market Crash and Great Depression impacted the businesses along Old South Pearl and many were forced to shut their doors. However, as the neighborhood continued to grow new businesses continued to move in. With the completion of Interstate 25 in the 50’s, the original South Pearl Street corridor was cut in half. During the 1960’s and 1970’s, many businesses were again forced to close as larger scale retailing drew customers away from the area. Artisans were attracted to the vacant buildings by cheap rents and moved in. In 1978, the Old South Pearl Merchant’s Association began holding its annual street fair and focused energy on improving the look of South Pearl Street. With grants from the City, the association installed the old fashioned street lamps and cobbled pavers.
Today, Old South Pearl Street and its quaint shops, along with Platt Park, and the new light rail station expected to be completed within the next few years, make the Platt Park neighborhood one of the most popular in Central Denver.
Similar to Arlington Park, the neighborhood known as Polo Club has a history involving horses! In 1909 the Denver Country Club formed a polo team called the “Freebooters” and began playing on the grounds of the Denver County Club. Understandably, the club's golfers had a bit of a problem with this use and in 1920 Ira and Albert Humphreys, Lafayette Hughes, and Laurence Phipps incorporated the Polo Club and purchased 160 acres of property for $62,000.
The stables for the Polo Club were built near the polo field at the southwest corner of Alameda and Steele. Fisher and Fisher built the clubhouse at 5 Polo Club Road in 1926. Throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s, polo was played here three times per week. Houses began to spring up-the first being Lafayette Hughes’ home at 2755 Exposition. Gradually interest in polo declined and after 1936 its play was discontinued.
By December of 1941 the Polo Club closed and much of the property was sold. Lafayette Hughes created a Polo Club Home Owner’s Association in 1946 in order to protect the remaining residents and to promote their continued privacy and seclusion. Following his death in 1958, 34 acres were sold to create the Polo Club Place Subdivision. By 1977 the former site of the polo club stables were being developed as condominiums and custom built homes. The most colorful piece of history of Polo Club came between the mid 1950’s and the late 1960’s.
Calvary Temple, led by Charles Eldon Blair, was a major force in the development of southern Cherry Creek. He bought 46 acres of land in the Old Polo Grounds in 1964 and planned a huge expansion of his temple. This expansion was to include a 1,700 space parking lot, four 10-story apartment buildings, a school, and a 4,000-5,000 seat sanctuary. Not surprisingly, the Polo Club residents were not happy with development plans of this scale. They prevented the Temple from progressing with these plans by successfully opposing the rezoning after a much protracted struggle. Later, Blair was convicted of defrauding his investors and congregation of upwards of $14 million and forced to sell the property. Building sites within Polo Club continued to be available through the 1990’s.
Today it remains one of the most exclusive and secluded neighborhoods in the city in spite of its proximity to Cherry Creek and Downtown.
Pradera offers more than stunning beauty and spacious new homes surrounding its renowned private golf course. Included with every home, and club membership, is a real sense of community and belonging. Tucked between Castle Rock and Parker, Colorado resides Pradera. Here, you will find a variety of homes to fit any lifestyle, incredibly large lots, acres of natural open space and the Award-Winning, Jim Engh-designed private golf course. Pradera also features a 26,800 square foot Cloubhouse, pool and playing fields and miles of trails to explore the countryside. Homes start from the high $400s to over $2 million.
Membership in The Club at Pradera is its own reward. Pradera residents and their families are invited to join as Golf or Sports Members. A limited number of Golf Memberships are also available to non-residents. The Club at Pradera is private, without pretense. It offers year-round adventures and recreational opportunities.
Located just north of downtown, River North includes a remarkable concentration of creative businesses, including architects, art galleries, designers, furniture makers, illustrators, painters, media artists, photographers, sculptors and an array of studio spaces.
River North is bounded by I-70 to the North, I-25 to the West, Park Avenue West to the South, and Lawrence to the East. While retaining its industrial roots, the RiNo neighborhood is now fertile ground for arts and artists. The River North Art District (RiNo) is dedicated to promoting and supporting the people and businesses that reside in the area.
The official nickname for the district is "RiNo," pronounced rhino! Created from the first two letters of the neighborhood River North. It's sticking! RiNo is the trademarked name for the River North Art District. RiNo includes creative businesses in River North, Upper Larimer & Globeville.
Situated along the Platte River Bike Path, getting to and around RiNo is fun and easy. The arts district is located near Coors Field and LoDo. Walkers and cyclists can take exits on 31st St. and 38th Ave. to easily land in the heart of RiNo. By car, the district is easily accessible via I-70 or I-25 off of exits for Brighton Blvd. or Washington Street.
Riverfront Park in the most basic sense is an ideally located, downtown residential community. Most places where people live in the downtown area are simply clusters of buildings. Riverfront Park is a genuine neighborhood in the heart of the city. People who live here know each other, play together, party together, walk their dogs in the park together, and many organize and participate in neighborhood events. It’s a first-name basis kind of place. Riverfront Park is a master planned community with a carefully crafted vision, resulting in a global approach to architectural design. In terms of heights and materials used, designs flow from one block to the next, even though buildings do not look like one another. Eventually, as the Central Platte Valley fills in, Riverfront Park will ultimately blend in with downtown versus appear as a stand alone community.
East West Partners, feels a certain sense of pride in playing such an integral role in changing the face of downtown Denver. We hope that Riverfront Park, through the quality of its planning, design, retail, and strong sense of community, will bring a new layer of credibility to Denver’s sophistication in the years to come. Geographically, Riverfront Park is bordered by Cherry Creek, 20th Street, the Consolidated Main Line, and Commons Park. We are approximately one and a half blocks from Union Station, making access to almost anywhere in the Denver metro area exceptionally easy. Eventually, FasTracks, once established, will become woven into the everyday fabric of life at Riverfront Park. Culturally, the easy access to Light Rail and the 16th Street Mall Shuttle allow for effortless access to sporting events, shopping, dining, symphony and ballet performances, museums, plays, concerts, and art festivals. To the north is Coors© Field, to the south is the Pepsi© Center and Elitch Gardens. To the east is historic LoDo - with its endless array of boutiques, restaurants, galleries, museums, and cultural performances. To the west is Commons Park, the Platte River, and Platte Street which is home to the REI flagship store and a stretch of independent restaurants and shops. It is worth mentioning- since we all have to eat- that there are 133 restaurants one half mile from Riverfront Park, 301 restaurants under .9 miles, and 356 restaurants under 1 mile of The Plaza. Walkability, we’re proud to say, is one of our mantras. With access to Commons Park, Confluence Park, Cuernavaca Park, Cherry Creek, and the Platte River just steps away, residents can easily walk out their front door and jog, bike, picnic, rollerblade, or whatever their fancy. They can kayak and fish on the South Platte River, or simply relax and talk on a park bench. Many of the services for everyday living are right in the neighborhood. The Plaza at Riverfront Park houses Little Raven Vineyards wine shop, Rita B Salon, Community Banks of Colorado, Esquire Fabricare dry cleaners, Ink Coffee- where you can get coffee and great sandwiches, Ryburn Davis Riverfront Floral, Colorado Petfitters, the award-winning Zengo Restaurant, McLoughlin’s Restaurant and Bar, Riverfront Athletic Club, and Platte Forum community arts center.
The Rosedale neighborhood is an up-and-coming Denver Neighborhood surrounding the Harvard Gulch Golf Course and Rosedale Park. Located just West of the University of Colorado Denver Campus, this area has come along ways over the last 15+ years. There have been a ton of scrapes in this neighborhood, with older homes being knocked down in favor of brand new luxury homes. Rosedale was recently highlighted in the 5280 Magazine 2009 Real Estate Guide showing a healthy 17% percent appreciation from 2007-2008. Better get your home in Rosedale now, because being highlighted in 5280 will certainly drive some buyer’s to this once overlooked Denver neighborhood.
Two connected lakes, Cooper and Sloan, comprise Sloan Lake's 177 acres and are a focal point of the Sloan Lake neighborhood, bordered by West 29th Avenue, West 10th Avenue, Federal Boulevard and Sheridan Boulevard. Primarily residential with the majority of homes built in the 1930s, pockets of 1800s structures exist in nearby historic districts, including the eclectic mix of houses on 14th Avenue and Stuart Street. Each unique in design, the 1890 Voorhees House, the 1888 Spangler House, the 1890 Smith House, the 1892 McNulty House and the 1892 Bliss House reflect beautiful architectural styles of the era.
The Stapleton neighborhood is being developed on the site of Denver's old international airport. The 4,700 acre site will ultimately contain 12,000 residential units, 13 million square feet of office and commercial space, and 1,100 acres of open space. Approximately 1,100 homes and apartments have been completed, with an additional 900 residential units under construction. The first of several town center commercial areas is also nearing completion.
Stapleton International Airport was Denver, Colorado's primary airport from 1929 to 1995. At different times it served as a hub for TWA, People Express, Frontier Airlines and Western Airlines as well as a hub for Continental Airlines and United Airlines at the time the airport was closed down. In 1995, Stapleton was replaced by Denver International Airport. It has now been decommissioned, and redeveloped as a neighborhood. Stapleton was opened on October 17, 1929 as Denver Municipal Airport, which was later renamed to Stapleton Airfield after expansion in 1944. The renaming was in honor of Benjamin F. Stapleton, the city's mayor most of the time from 1923 to 1947, and the major force behind the project when it began in 1928. Concourse A, the original building from 1929, still was in operations when the airport closed. The facility received a new jet runway and terminal building in 1964. After deregulation, three different airlines operated large hubs out of Stapleton (Frontier Airlines, Continental Airlines, and United Airlines), leading to large levels of congestion. In order to combat the congestion, a new runway was added (18/36) in the 1980s and the terminal was again expanded. Concourse D was built in 1972, and Concourse E was built in 1988. At the time of its closure in 1995, Stapleton sported six runways (2 sets of 3 parallel runways) and five terminal concourses. In 1982, the inaugural flight of the Boeing 767 landed at Stapleton, after a flight from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
The airport scenes in the film Die Hard II were filmed at Stapleton. One scene of The Shining was shot there as well. By the 1980s, plans were underway to replace Stapleton with a new airport.
Stapleton was plagued with a number of problems, including:
The Colorado General Assembly brokered a deal in 1985 to annex a plot of land in Adams County into the city of Denver, and use that land to build a new airport. Adams County voters approved the plan in 1988, and Denver voters approved the plan in a referendum in 1989. On February 27, 1995, the last commercial flight left Stapleton (a Continental Airlines flight to London Gatwick). Stapleton was closed later that evening, and a massive convoy of all airport vehicles (everything from baggage carts to rental cars) headed for DIA, which opened the following morning. Yellow "X"es were placed across all Stapleton runways to keep aircraft from landing at the now-closed airport. DIA dropped DVX and KDVX as its temporary airport codes, adopting Stapleton's DEN and KDEN. Visitors to Denver at this time had the experience of flying out of a different airport as the one they arrived at, although the airport had the same code. All of Stapleton's airport infrastructure has been removed except for the control tower and a parking structure which remain standing as a reminder of the site's former days. This parking structure provides shuttle service to DIA.
While Denver International was being constructed, planners began to decide how the Stapleton site would be redeveloped. A private group of Denver civic leaders, the Stapleton Development Foundation, convened in 1990 and produced a master plan for the site in 1995, emphasizing a pedestrian-oriented design rather than the automobile-oriented designs found in many other planned developments. Nearly a third of the airport site was slated for redevelopment as public park space. The former airport site is now being redeveloped by Forest City Enterprises as the largest new urbanist project in the United States. Construction began in 2001, and as of 2004, over a thousand homes have been built on the Stapleton site. The new community is zoned for residential and commercial development, including office parks and "big box" shopping centers. Stapleton is by far the largest neighborhood in the city of Denver and an eastern portion of the redevelopment site lies in the neighboring city of Aurora.
Eventually, Stapleton is expected to be home to at least 30,000 residents, four schools and 2 million square feet (180,000 m²) of retail. Northfield Stapleton, one of the development's major retail centers, recently opened.
Sunnyside is a city-center neighborhood in Denver, Colorado, located northwest of the original city site, today on the west side of Interstate 25. The neighborhood is bounded by Interstate 25 on the east, Interstate 70 on the north, Federal Boulevard on the West and 38th Avenue on the south. Sunnyside is part of the area traditionally called North Denver. It is bordered by the Highland neighborhood on the south and is often casually grouped together with Highland.
Sunnyside is just north of East Highland, but south of I-70, East of Federal. 38th for a long time was a barrier preventing the gentrification from spreading north, but it's starting to happen now.
Many years ago, the Doud family moved to Colorado with their daughter Mamie, who was 7 at the time. They eventually settled here and Maime grew up to marry Dwight D. Eisenhower and become the First Lady of the United States. In her honor, a beautiful city park was dedicated here in her name. The Maime Doud Eisenhower Park features an outdoor pool, a recreation center, tennis courts, picnic facilities, walking paths, and a soccer field. A full 8 blocks long, it features beautiful flowers everywhere in the spring, summer and early fall.
University Hills is comprised mostly of single-family dwellings, many of which are very upscale. There is a modest amount of renovation, restoration and new home construction in the area at this time. A drive (or stroll) down Colorado Blvd. reveals two great shopping areas - University Hills Plaza and University Hills Mall. They are adjacent to each other separated only by Yale Ave. Some very unique businesses can be found here, one of which is the Chez Artiste Theatre. Just a short distance from the University of Denver, this theatre features the finest in independent films and foreign language cinemas. With 3 auditoriums, it received the Best Movie Theatre award in 2002 as voted by readers of "Out Front Colorado".
The University Park neighborhood is located near the University of Denver campus. Its area is bounded by E. Iliff Ave. to the north, E. Yale Ave. to the south, University Blvd to the east and S. Downing St to the west.
The Upper Larimer neighborhood is quickly becoming the new residential hotspot in Denver. Old warehouses are being transformed into stylish lofts and townhomes. Edgy, modern architecture mixes with industrial design to create a funky urban atmosphere. Local art galleries dot the neighborhood, giving it an artistic flair.
Uptown's eclectic blend of shops, homes, restaurants, and entertainment venues make it easy to find something to do. Tree-lined boulevards separate the streets from the sidewalks, making this neighborhood perfect for relaxing strolls, jogging, or dog-walking.
City Park, home of the Denver Zoo and the Museum of Nature and Science, lies on Uptown's western side. The once gritty Colfax Ave., Uptown's southern boundary, is experiencing remarkable revitalization and recovery. Shops and other retail establishments line this street, and the refurbished Fillmore Auditorium and Ogden Theatre offer live concerts and great atmosphere. "Restaurant Row," a stretch of 17th St. in the heart of Uptown, holds a large and varied selection of eateries.
With its close proximity to various downtown attractions, stores, and restaurants, Uptown promises many opportunities for entertainment and relaxation. A longtime anchor in the Uptown neighborhood has been a complex of hospitals in the neighborhood's core. St. Joseph's, The Children's Hospital, Presbyterian/St. Luke's, and Kaiser Permanente are major presences and employers in the neighborhood, and many hospital supply, doctor's offices and related businesses are located in nearby buildings. The hospitals employ nearly 10,000 workers.
The neighborhood is located in West Denver about two to three miles west of Downtown Denver. The neighborhood is bounded on the north by Lakewood Gulch, on the east by Federal Boulevard, on the south by the 6th Avenue Freeway, and on the west by Sheridan Boulevard, except for a small notch occupying a few square blocks that protrudes to the west of Sheridan Boulevard between 10th Avenue and Lakewood Gulch. Generally, Sheridan Boulevard is the border between Jefferson County and the City and County of Denver.
The neighborhood contains three small creeks: Lakewood Gulch, which provides the northern border for the neighborhood, Dry Gulch and Weir Gulch. The confluence of Lakewood and Dry gulches is located in the neighborhood near the intersection of 10th Avenue and Osceola Street. Martinez, Paco Sanchez, Lakewood/Dry Gulch, and Barnum North parks straddle the creeks as they meander through the neighborhood. Much of the areas around the creeks have a typical riparian environment and are more natural than many other areas of the city as a result. Several bike and pedestrian paths also follow the creeks and connect the neighborhood with the rest of the city. Because of the creeks and a general elevation gain towards the west, Villa Park is a very hilly neighborhood.
In 1871, Developers bough more than 1,000 acres of land in the area that now includes Villa Park and the Barnum neighborhoods. Original plans called for a subdivision with artificial lakes, ravines and beautiful landscape design by Frederick Law Olmstead, the man who designed Central Park. The plan never came to fruition and the land was sold to circus owner Phineas Barnum, whose family was active in Denver real estate.
Virginia Village is a neighborhood in Southeastern Denver, Colorado. The neighborhood bounds the intersection of Interstate 25 and Colorado Blvd, one of Denver's busiest thoroughfares. The neighborhood consists of a mixture of apartment buildings and town homes, single family houses, strip-malls, and mid and high-rise apartments and office buildings. It is served by the Colorado Station on the RTD light rail.
Built in 1899, the 162-acre Washington Park, with Smith and Grasmere lakes each ending the long grassy meadow, is a local recreational haven. The three-story red brick 1926 South High School, complete with griffins perched on its roof, overlooks Washington Park from the southeast corner. From I-25 to Cherry Creek and from University Boulevard to Downing Street, the neighborhood is rich with entertainment, like the cluster of small shops and restaurants on South Gaylord and South Pearl Streets.
The Wellshire neighborhood is located near and south of the University of Denver. Its area is bounded by E. Iliff Ave. to the north, E. Yale Ave. to the south, Colorado Blvd to the east and University Blvd to the west.
Whittier is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, located approximately 2 miles northeast of downtown Denver. The neighborhood is in the area known as East Denver or the "East Side". The boundaries of the neighborhood are 23rd Avenue to the south, Martin Luther King Boulevard (32nd) to the north, Downing St. to the west and York St. to the east. The neighborhood is mostly residential and old (1890s) by standards of the cities of the American West. Most of the housing stock was built prior to the 1940s. The neighborhood is named for a school formerly located at 24th Avenue and Downing St. which was named after John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), an abolitionist poet and a founding member of the American Republican political party. Given the philosophy of Whittier, the neighborhood was integrated from its inception.
Winston Downs is situated close to both Downtown Denver and Cherry Creek’s shopping district and mall. Located just south of the new Lowry community and blocks from Crestmoor Park, Winston Downs is bordered by Alameda on the north, Leetsdale Drive on the south, Monaco Parkway on the west, and Quebec on the east; it truly is a hidden little jewel. The majority of homes are ranch style situated on large lots. Tree-lined streets and friendly neighbors are what make this a very desirable neighborhood.
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