La Alma/Lincoln
ParkLincoln Park is a neighborhood and public park close to downtown Denver and the location of the Santa Fe Arts District. The neighborhood is one of Denver's oldest and is just to the south of the area where Denver was first settled in the 1850s. Many houses date from about 1900. Although most of the original structures were lost to floods along Cherry Creek, the neighborhood's character today is still shaped by the age of its homes.
History
La Alma/Lincoln
Park is among Denver’s oldest neighborhoods. La Alma/Lincoln Park dates from the
settlement of Auraria City, where the Auraria Higher Education Center is
presently located. 93% of the residential blocks were developed before 1900, and
the remaining 7% developed between 1900 and 1914. 20 structures within the
neighborhood are listed in the Denver Inventory as having architectural or
historical significance. Additionally, the neighborhood has a residential
district on the National Register of Historic Places. That district, located on
Kalamath, Lipan, and Mariposa streets between West 13th Avenue and Colfax
Avenue, is an example of early Denver's working class neighborhoods. Prior to
1900, only a few sporadic attempts had been made to develop a park system for
the growing city. A notable exception to this was the 15 acre site which the
city purchased in 1885 and named "Lincoln Park".
Today
Today, Lincoln Park
(the park itself) serves as the focal point of the neighborhood. It is the site
of the La Alma Recreation Center and numerous Mexican-American celebrations and
festivities. "La Alma", a Spanish word for "spirit" or "soul," has been joined
to the neighborhood's traditional name, so that today it is commonly called "La
Alma/Lincoln Park".
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