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Park Hill
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Designed to showcase Mayor Speer's City Beautiful program,
Park Hill, located on high ground east of City Park,
remains one of the most coveted neighborhoods in Denver.
Shaded by stately American Elms, Park Hill's exquisite
thoroughfares, 17th Avenue, Forest, and Montview parkways,
are among the most beautiful in the city.
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In addition to an abundance of
mature trees, 17th Avenue Parkway, designed by
noted landscape architect Fredrick Law Olmsted,
boasts a lush landscaped median and generous setbacks.
Many of the neighborhood's first residences were
designed by Fisher and Fisher, for decades one
of the most distinguished architectural firms in
Denver.
Early on, commentators raved that the thoroughfares
of Park Hill - "the most desirable residence
portion of the city" - rivaled Riverside Drive
in New York, the Auteil and Passy in Paris, and
Mayfair in London. Several of Denver's most beautiful
churches are also found here. |
"The homes here
are as stunning as anything you'll find the Country
Club area," says one of the area's many enthusiastic
boosters.
Today's active families will find the charms of
this vibrant community to be as compelling as ever.
Park Hill's international mix of families enjoy
short strolls to some of Denver's finest cultural
attractions and shopping. On the west is lake-graced
City Park, home to the highly regarded Museum of
Nature and Science, Gates Planetarium, IMAX Theatre,
Denver Zoo, and Municipal Golf Course.
Behind the museum, the "H-2-Odyssey" fountain
delights children each summer with its sprightly
array of water jets shooting geyser-like sprays
high overhead. From here, the oft-photographed
view of the Front Range and downtown skyscrapers
is among the grandest in the city. Also in summer,
the park bandstand hosts the free City Park Jazz
concert series. "Hot jazz on warm evenings
in Denver's premier park." |
Although residents enjoy a serene
lifestyle sheltered from the urban hubbub, Park
Hill is just 10 minutes by car from Downtown; world-renowned
Cherry Creek Mall Shopping District; and countless
retail stores, restaurants, and hotels along Colorado
Boulevard.
Park Hill's residents are fond of walking to Spinelli's
Italian Market for gourmet meats and cheeses, fresh
baked breads, scrumptious desserts, and more. Spinelli's
is just one of a cluster of quaint shops on 23rd
Avenue that includes the popular Italian Trattoria
Cherry Tomato, Park Hill Cooperative Bookstore,
Park Hill Cleaners & Tailors, and Uma's Dog
Grooming.
Diners also delight in Little China restaurant
and Joseph's Southern Food. The Park Hill Branch
of the Denver Public Library on Montview, a handsome
example of Italian Renaissance Revival architecture
featuring diamond-paned leaded windows and a spacious
interior bathed in natural light, offers convenient
Saturday hours.
There's a good reason why noted Denver journalist
and poet Thomas Hornsby Ferril chose the shores
of City Park's Ferril Lake for his daily constitution;
it just doesn't get any better than Park Hill and
environs. Experience the enriching lifestyle of
this exceptional neighborhood for yourself, from
the threshold of your own Park Hill home. |
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