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The Denver Highland Neighborhood

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Highland is an up and coming neighborhood overlooking the city on the eastern high grounds of Denver, hence the name. Located just east of I-25 and the South Platte River, Highland is a diverse community with an abundance of wide-ranging homes.

From newly constructed lofts to Queen Anne Victorians to post-WW II era single-family detached houses, one can find an array of homes to meet any persons taste. In recent years, much of this transitional neighborhood has become gentrified, driving up home prices in what was once an affordable area. Some bargains remain. Two infill developments, East Bay (east of Sloan Lake Park) and Highlands Garden Village at the sight of the former Elitch Gardens Amusement Park, offer opportunities for new home ownership in established neighborhoods.

The community has been home to many waves of American immigrants--Italian, Irish, German and Mexican-who established the neighborhood's still-thriving churches, businesses, restaurants and cultural events. In the middle of it all is the thriving 32nd and Lowell commercial district.

In the last few years, this town center has added much flare and panache to the Highland neighborhood by the addition of new restaurants such as Bang, Stella's, Mead Street Station and the Coral Room. Stroll along this small 3-block town center and find stores for the hip and the small, the caffeine addicts and the hungry. The Central Platte Valley, the South Platte River and I-25 create a series of buffers between Downtown and Highland, giving residents in Highland the advantage of quick accessibility to Downtown via 15th Street, while the neighborhood remains very much distinct from Downtown's core.
Here are some other highlights of the Highland neighborhood:
  • Potter's Row: A historic district of renovated Victorian houses on Bryant Street between 32nd and 34th Streets.
  • West 28th Avenue Historic District: Tucked into a corner of the neighborhood overlooking the Central Platte Valley, this block-long historic district features beautiful turn-of-the-century flagstone houses and sidewalks. Also known as "Stoneman's Row."
  • Churches: Highland's early immigrant communities built striking churches that still stand today--Asbury, Mt. Carmel, Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Patrick's and others. (Asbury, a sandstone building constructed as a Methodist church, has been empty for some time and is a possible housing development. Its tower can be seen clearly from the 16th Street Mall in Downtown's core.)

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