Debuting November 13th, 2016, this 8-week series celebrates the connection between people and place. Each week, we’ll uncover the origins of a different Denver neighborhood, explore significant people and places associated with the area and hear from residents about why they love where they live.
Featured neighborhoods include: Capitol Hill, Wash Park, Five Points, Cherry Creek, Lincoln Park, Globeville, Highland and Stapleton.
Drawing inspiration from both contemporary and historical images, designers at Knotty Tie Co. will create a unique textile design inspired by each neighborhood in the series that will be available as a scarf, tie, bowtie or pocket square.
This series is brought to you by Go Play Denver, History Colorado’s Stephen H. Hart Library & Research Center and Knotty Tie Co.
Neighborhood Ties: Lincoln Park- “Every house in that neighborhood is 120+ years old. Our house is 127, I believe. It’s a 1,400-squart-foot Victorian with a great yard. And it’s historic from a foliage perspective too. We have great old trees.” -Ricardo Baca, Lincoln Park neighbor
Neighborhood Ties: Highlands- “I think people forget how cool the river is, I mean the Platte. We see so much wildlife down there. For being in the heart of the city, we’ve seen bald eagles down there, coyotes, hawks, beavers, huge turtles, muskrats; pretty consistently you’ll see something. I think that people forget that that nature fix is right.... Read More
Neighborhood Ties: Globeville- “People actually live here. It’s not just someplace to drive through. There are things going on here and people living their lives here.” -Antonia Montoya, Globeville neighbor
Neighborhood Ties: Cherry Creek- “Where else in the city can you just walk out the door and walk to everything? There’s no where else, really. I walk to the grocery store, to the post office, to the library, to the dentist; there’s everything here. It’s so European.” -Marianne Orkin, Cherry Creek neighbor
Neighborhood Ties: Stapleton- “I feel like there’s a real sense of community here in a way that I did not think there would be. I thought it would be fake or something, but I joined this moms club and I met like a hundred other moms–a hundred!! And I hang out with them and I think that’s so.... Read More
Neighborhood Ties: Five Points- “Some of the greatest musicians and entertainers passed through here. I mean, they were walking up and down Welton Street. So it’s like, okay, Count Basie was here and I’m walking where he used to walk? It’s that connection to the past that I just really love.” – Cha Ka, Five Points Community Advocate Ball Park?.... Read More
Neighborhood Ties: Washington Park- “I grew up in L.A. and I was trying to describe Wash Park to someone out there, so I said, it’s like a beach in the middle of a city. A beach community is small and tight, and there’s always lots of activity all over the place, all of the time. The park is the big draw.... Read More
Neighborhood Ties: Capitol Hill- “I don’t think you can get any more centrally located than Cap Hill. I park my car on Friday and I very rarely turn it on before Monday. You’ve got the whole package here, there are singles and families; there are so many places you can walk to and there are so many events going.... Read More