Defining Denvers Neighborhood (homes, buying, university)

[stevie_2]

In your "old" category let's specify Athmar Park. Located west of I-25, Santa Fe to Federal, from the south, Florida to Exposition (approximately), this neighborhood includes schools that are part of DPS, several small parks, and homes that range from housing the original owners to moderately priced rentals. There are neighborhood bars (like Romes), restaurants (Breakfast King), entertainment (Paper Tiger), and shopping (Romantix).
These homes have been appraised up to 210k, and you may be as lucky as to get the original plastic tiles in the bathroom.

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by vegaspilgrim

I split the metro area into about five different categories of neighborhoods. Each is a significant part of what Denver is:

I would add Northglenn and Federal Hts to the "inner-ring", and create a category "Old/New" for places like Broomfield. It has lots of different ages of houses. What about Boulder County? Except for Superior (and Broomfield, part of which used to be BoCo, but which is now all its own county), no towns are mentioned, yet many in Louisville, Lafayette, and even Boulder work in Denver and vice versa.

[vegaspilgrim]

Originally Posted by Katiana

I would add Northglenn and Federal Hts to the "inner-ring", and create a category "Old/New" for places like Broomfield. It has lots of different ages of houses. What about Boulder County? Except for Superior (and Broomfield, part of which used to be BoCo, but which is now all its own county), no towns are mentioned, yet many in Louisville, Lafayette, and even Boulder work in Denver and vice versa.

It wasn't meant to be an all exhaustive list, just a few examples. I was really tired last night too.

[steveindenver]

Entertaining and in my opinion a well thought out list of descriptions.

[Pilot1]

This will tell you more about areas in CO than anything.

Mattel recently announced the release of Limited Edition Barbie Dolls for the Colorado Market:
Highlands Ranch Barbie
This princess Barbie is only sold at Park Meadows Mall. She comes with an assortment of Kate Spade Handbags, a Lexus SUV, a long-haired foreign dog named Honey and a cookie cutter house. Available with or without tummy tuck and face lift. Workaholic Ken sold only in conjunction with "augmented" version.
Englewood Barbie
This modern day homemaker Barbie is available with Ford Windstar Minivan and matching gym outfit. She gets lost easily and has no full time occupation or secondary education. Traffic jamming cell phone sold separately.
Colfax Barbie
This recently paroled Barbie comes with a 9mm handgun, a Ray Lewis knife, a Chevy with dark tinted windows and a Meth Lab Kit. This model is only available after dark and can only be paid for in cash. Preferably small, untraceable bills. Unless you are a cop, then we don't know what you are talking about.
Cherry Creek Barbie
This yuppie Barbie comes with your choice of BMW convertible or Hummer h3. Included are her own Starbucks cup, credit card and country club membership. Also available for this set are Shallow Ken and Private School Skipper. You won't be able to afford any of them.
Commerce City Barbie
This pale model comes dressed in her own Wrangler jeans two sizes too small, a NASCAR shirt and tweety bird tattoo on her shoulder. She has a six pack of Coors light and a Hank Williams, Jr. CD set. She can spit over 5 feet and kick mullet-haired Ken's butt when she's drunk. Purchuse her pickup truck separately and get a confederate flag bumper sticker bsolutely free.
Aspen Barbie
This collagen injected, rhinoplastic Barbie wears a leopard print ski outfit and drinks Cosmopolitans while entertaining friends at the lodge. Optional Percocet prescription available.
Thornton Barbie
This tobacco chewing, brassy haired Barbie has a pair of her own high-heeled sandals with one broken heel from the time she chased Beer-Gutted Ken out of Commerce City Barbie's house. Her ensemble includes low rise acid washed jeans, fake finger nails, and a see through halter top. Also available with a mobile home and 8-track tape player.
Boulder Barbie
This doll is made of actual tofu. She has long straight brown hair, archless feet, hairy armpits, no makeup and Birkenstocks with white socks. She prefers that you call her "Willow". She does not want or need a Ken doll, but if you purchase two Boulder Barbies and the optional Subaru wagon, you get a rainbow flag sticker for free.
Ft. Collins Barbie
She's basically Boulder Barbie, but with all the accessories of Highlands Ranch Barbie, plus a kayak and mountain bike. As for Ft. Collins Ken, I would expect his accessories to include a teeny tiny little Ph.D. diploma in entomology, which enables him to double as a professional fly-fishing-consultant action figure ($1200 graphite fly rod and miniature accessories licensed from Orvis sold separately) [Thanks to Scott Crawford]
Aurora Barbie
This Barbie now comes with a stroller and infant doll. Optional accessories include a GED and bus pass. Gangsta Ken and his '79 Caddy were available, but are now very difficult to find since the addition of the infant.
Arvada Barbie
She's perfect in every way. We don't know who Ken is cause he's always hunting.
Greeley Barbie
This Spanish Speaking-only Barbie comes with a 1984 Toyota with expired temporary plates and three baby Barbies in the back seat, but no car seats. The optional Ken doll comes with a Meat Packers uniform and is missing three fingers on his left hand. Green Cards are not available for Barbie or Ken.
Four Corners Barbie
This Barbie is the only Native American Barbie, She sits in a booth and sells Native American Art for large sums of money to tourists.
Rifle Barbie
This Barbie comes with various bruises and several restraining orders. Front teeth missing, but optional denture is available as well as broken down barrel horse and shot glass collection.
Glenwood Springs Barbie
This Barbie comes with her own mountain bike. Available with SUV, complete with Kayak on the roof and dog in the back. Optional Ken doll also comes with his own mountain bike and dog.

[steele682]

I am just tryiing to do some generalizations here; Are there categories ar major areas I am missing?

Urbanites
RiverforntPark
LODO
Uptown
Golden Triangle
Capitol Hill
Five Points

Older, historic Homes (200+)(1900-1940)
WashPark
CongressPark
ParkHill
Highlands (all nw denver)
BonnieBrae
AlamoPlacita
PlattPark
City Park

Older, Historic Homes (Higher End)(1900-1940's)
Country Club
Park Hill
Cheesman
7th Ave
Hilltop

Up and Coming
CityPark
Avondale
West Colfax
Five Points

New Urbanism
Lowry
Stapleton



Cul-de-sacs (suburban)
Centennial
Littleton
Highlands Ranch
Aurora
Westminster
Arvada
Lakewood
Broomfield
Parker

McMansions
Greenwood Village (the preserve)
HighalndsRanch
Cherry Hills Village (certain parts – buell, chv west_
Parker

Not Quite old, not quite new (1940-1980)
Southmoor
CherryHills
GreenwoodVillage
Belcaro
Wheat ridge
Lakewood
Englewood
Westminster


Denver Infill
Hilltop, Crestmoor
ObservatoryPark
Cherry Creek
WashPark
EisenhowerPark
University Hills

[borborygmi]

Quick question for Pilot1: does Boulder Barbie by any chance have a twin sister named Durango Barbie? Just curious, because I certainly feel like I've seen her before around these parts...

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by Pilot1

This will tell you more about areas in CO than anything.

Mattel recently announced the release of Limited Edition Barbie Dolls for the Colorado Market:
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Someone doesn't think much of the women of Colorado.

[vegaspilgrim]

I've seen that whole ____insert local____ "barbie" thing a million times before on the internet-- how creative.

[Noahma]

Originally Posted by vegaspilgrim

I split the metro area into about five different categories of neighborhoods. Each is a significant part of what Denver is:

"Historic" (ie-- pre WWII) 1860s-1930s era fully gentrified neighborhoods:
Everything from Washington Park to Park Hill to Cheeseman Park to some of Capitol Hill to Highlands to Observatory Park. Also downtown Golden, downtown Littleton, most of Boulder.

"Old" (anything from 19th century to 1960s era) gritty urban neighborhoods:
Five Points, much of west Denver, much of north Denver and some of Lakewood, some of Capitol Hill, East Colfax, West Colfax, Federal, old/north Aurora, old parts of Commerce City

1940s- 1980s era inner ring, middle to upper class suburbs:
Most of Lakewood, Littleton, Englewood, southeast Denver, western Centennial, Aurora, Westminster, Thornton, Wheat Ridge, Arvada

1990s- present day development:
Southeast Aurora, Highlands Ranch, Broomfield, Superior, Castle Rock, Parker

Semi-rural neighborhoods:
Cherry Hills Village, Foxfield, east of Parker going out towards Elizabeth and Kiowa, Evergreen, etc.

most of the areas that make up 5-points were started in the late 1800's. Curtis park which is Denvers first sub-division was started around 1860's-1880's