2892 Denver Route #2
Facilitated by Magnolia Landa Posas & Mateo Vela
Where Are We Going?
As we begin to think about how place shapes our lived experiences within communities, we will strike out together on a journey through Denver, visiting sites that relate to the work that we will be doing over the coming days, weeks, and months. Each unique route through the city will highlight important places of social, cultural, and historical significance.
Today's route will take you to a variety of stops throughout the city. As you move through this route, open your eyes and ears to the sights and sounds as you pause and consider fresh questions about the intersection of people and place.
Now let's begin our journey.
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Green Spaces
Green Spaces is located in one of the most gentrified communities in the country and currently referred to as the RiNo Art District, which was coined in 2005 by two white artists, Jill Hadley Hooper and Tracy Weil. However this community is a part of Five Points, a historically Black neighborhood that was known as Harlem of the West.
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Farm & Market
This specific area of Five Point used to be heavily industrial but through the process of gentrification, businesses and a thriving new art scene have emerged. Consequently, the black community that historically resided or worked in these areas has been displaced.
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Samaritan House Homeless Shelter
Over the last two decades, as gentrification has expanded in communities like Five Points you have also seen an increase in homelessness in Denver with unfortunately not enough shelters or resources for those in need.
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Rise Up Community School
When Jill Hadley Hooper and Tracy Weil came up with "RiNo", unfortunately facilitated a path for real-estate tycoons to gentrify rather than elevate the art that already existed in Five Points & surrounding communities such as Globeville, Cole and Elyria Swansea, all predominantly community of color.
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