Hello everyone! I'm thinking of moving to Denver and was wondering what the neighborhoods are like...a time honored question I'm sure. I've so far heard that Capitol Hill is nice and that Colfax Avenue is scary. My question: how scary? I don't mind some 'character' in my neighborhood but will I be beaten unmercifully before I get a chance to visit extravagant looking library and, perhaps, get a chance to attend community college and make a life for myself? Thanks in advance i'm sure I'll have more for you later! Benja* uh....I mean...onemanparade.
west colfax has parts that are not too bad...depends which town you live in, If its Downtown Denver I would try the Baker section or even the Highlands section(not highlands ranch) Lakewood is 10 minutes away from downtown, 10 minutes to Red Rocks and it has lots of open space. It is a great town....best areas to look to live = anything West of Wadsworth
Thanks for the reply! I'm 'on the case' now, flipping back and forth from a crime map of Denver neighborhoods and craigslist. But....don't let that stop you! I am open to any and all advice!
I'm in Littleton (and I cover Highlands Ranch for a newspaper. It's a beige yupland, BUT it is a train ride away from a lot) I spend time in Five Points (the traditionally black neighborhood from the late 1880s) and while I'm not willing to go alone because of the agro panhanders, a strong looking male is probaly fine. I also visit clubs on East Colfax (the one known for hookers, but that's farther down than my area) and am Ok with walking at night. what do you need in your neighborhood & what can you afford? I'm next to Arapahoe Community College (yes, Arapaho-e, not Arapaho) and the light rail flies right to the Auraria Campus (Uni of Colorado -Denver, Metro State College, Community College of Denver) Colorado School of Mines is probably the next closest state school, and University of Denver closest private. (i'm looking at a master's and the costs are all close)
I'm broke. I go to community college and have a 4.0 (actually) but well, anyways, that's why I was considering the inner-city, because I need culture, at cost, and where ever I end up needs to be colder than Sweltering San Antonio, which is wear I'm currently located.
so are we, but I think a rewrite and a new petition will be in our future. The man who was basically the face of it really neeeds to expand his debate and persuasion skills. the fact that about a third of voters, and stoners here are notorious for NOT voting, supported this, says it will eventually pass. plus, the vote centers in Denver and Douglas counties has their share of problems= long lines. A good number of folks gave up. living downtown can be pricey because we have loft loving yuppies. Englewood has some good prices, as do some burbs north of denver, but the raill line is already here in the south and running.
Yeah, it's sad to say but I think long lines keep people from voting more often than people suspect. I ended up not voting in 2000 because I kept putting it off because of the lines. It's sad but true, people are busy (esp. people working two jobs with children at home) and these 'little things' that stand in the way of them casting their ballot ...well, if they're removed I think we'd see a more socialist government for sure. Anyways, you sure seem determined to lead me away from downtown, are you a real estate agent or somethin'? Is East Colfax positively lined with prostitutes? Is it just prostitutes or like, all kindsa crazies, too? I can deal with prostitutes, I think. I've never really hung out with 'em but I can't imagine they'd be too terribly threatening. Still, thanks for mentioning Englewood! I'll look into cheap digs there and see what comes up. P.S....ever heard of that group Animal Collective? They rock.
what they are is desparate people wanting to score their drug of choice. Colfax is odd at the best of times (and why people live in the area). I reccommended farther way because you said you were broke. check out rent.com to see some Denver rents. Beware, when searching Englewood, you will also get what is technically Denver Tech Center (expensive).
well, odd makes it interesting people watching, ya know? I've painted (art) with some guy who chose to live on the streets rather than return to his rez and be labeled a failure. we swapped paintings as a memento of the hour or so we chatted while painting. He told me all about a pack of the drunks who panhandle the area (Colfax/ Clarkson, the Fillmore's neighborhood), who is cheating on who, who makes more & who resents it. weird, surreal stuff.
So, does Englewood have any culture to speak of? Coffeeshops? Record stores? Parks? Peace and Justice Centers? Etc?
Mountain High Coffee, very few record shops in the metro at all. best is Twist and Shout at the Lowenstein in Denver (Colfax, but it is the longest city street in the US) Fair number of parks, including a complex of four shared with Littleton. Closest P&J is Boulder's Rocky Mountain P&J Center Gothic theatre, and light rail right in and out of E-wood.
Hello - I am a 16 year veteran of Colorado. Currently i live in Aurora. If you are single and are looking for some cool areas - i would say its not in Aurora! Aurora is great if you are on a budget and have some kids. Some great neighborhoods are: Capital Hill, Cheeseman Park, Baker Historic Area (Although that area seems to be turning kinda yuppie - still great for bars, bookstores, art galleries and antique shops), Highlands area (NW Denver) - parts are still kinda cool but also up and coming yuppie area. Along east colfax just before you get to Capital Hill is cool too (bluebird theater area). NE Denver - curtis park - block to block thing Some cool parts but also some dangerous nieghborhoods. Sante Fe Historic Area (there is an art district just around by the Auraria Campus - downtown area). Platt Park, Bonnie Brae, Lowry, Wash Park - way too expensive and totally yuppied out. Hope that helps!
welcome to the board, livesimplecolorado. Sloans Lake is a decent area. I have friends with a home there and they love it. Remember all these burbs are butted up against one another, so it really is a block by block thing. Even Five Points is falling to yuppies. this is a former "urban blight" heighborhood that non black professionals have "discovered." (it's the heart of Black Denver) I saw an advert for town hoses that START at half a mil. in an area with crip and blood graffiti, and crackwhores.
