05/29/2026
Featured Neighborhood: ROSEDALE
Back when Denver was a young burg, the city had a less-than-savory reputation, which is why more upright-leaning (uptight?) folks found themselves drawn to the area surrounding the Methodist-founded University of Denver.
Incorporated in 1886 as the Town of South Denver—far above the saloons and roadhouses of the rambunctious young Denver—South Denver sprawled from Colorado Boulevard and Pecos Street east to west and from Alameda to Yale Avenues north to south. Its rectitudinous ordinances prohibited vulgar language, lewd dress, gambling, dancing on Sundays, the reckless operation of a horse and they made it all but impossible to open a bar.
In 1894, South Denver voted for the lower taxes and better services Denver annexation would provide, and today, this huge rectangle south of downtown is home to some of the city’s toniest neighborhoods including Belcaro, University Park and Washington Park along with some popular areas such as Harvey Park, Harvey Park South and Rosedale.
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