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Washington Park, Colorado
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the Washington Park neighborhood is hinged around none other than Washington Park. Three stars for you if you got that one without help. Located in South Central Denver, Wash Park, as it is known among its residents, is an ideal location for young professionals in between owning their first place and still needing a roommate. The Park's eastern edges, flanked by tall, 70s-style apartment complexes and condos are a prime destination for this demographic. On the west, the park is bolstered by Victorian-style brick homes.
The area has been developed for much longer, however. About a century before Wash Park began to burgeon, it was one of Denver's first suburbs. The 162-acre Park itself was designed between 1899 and 1908 by Reinhard Schuetze, and includes an exact replica of Martha Washington's garden at Mount Vernon. Also within the park's confines are two lakes Smith and Grasmere, 54 flowerbeds, a recreation center, a lawn bowling/croquet field, and two playgrounds.
Technically, the neighborhood is split into two distinct areas: Washington Park and Washington Park West. Though they are operated by separate neighborhood associations, the two work in conjunction and the divide isn't more than an innocuous one that goes down Downing Street.
Washington Park has such a broad appeal because of its central location, and because of its proximity to hip coffee shops, record stores, bars and the like. By November of this year, it will also be readily accessible by the light rail as part of a sweeping transit project called T-REX.
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