Congress Park, Denver

Part of Congress Park in Denver, with the Denver Police and Fire Communications Center in the background.

Congress Park is a park and a neighborhood in the City and County of Denver, Colorado. In 2007, the neighborhood had 11,247 residents and 6,388 housing units.^[1]

Boundaries

According to the 1995 Congress Park Neighborhood Plan, "The Congress Park neighborhood is bounded on the west by York Street, on the north by Colfax Avenue, on the east by Colorado Boulevard and on the south by Sixth Avenue."^[2]

Landmarks

The park contains 8 tennis courts, several athletic fields, a children's playground, a picnic pavilion, and one of Denver's public outdoor swimming pools.

The Denver Botanic Gardens is located to the Park and Neighborhood, on the west side of York St in Cheesman Park. The Communications Center of the City and County of Denver is located at 950 Josephine Street, in the north end of Congress Park, and is easily seen because of its tall antenna. The building houses Denver's 911 call center and its police and fire dispatchers. Adjacent to the Congress Park's north are several underground water storage cistern owned and operated by the Denver Water Department.

The Congress Park neighborhood includes a large section of East Seventh Avenue Parkway, along which runs Denver's largest historic district, the 7th Avenue Historic District.

References

1. ^ Piton Foundation. Neighborhood Facts, Congress Park.
2. ^ Congress Park Neighborhood Plan, 1995, p. 12.

External links

• Congress Park Neighborhood Plan (1995)
• Congress Park Neighbors