Baker neighborhood

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my neighborhood is nominally Baker, but is really the residential core of the statistical neighborhood; south of Alameda is not connected; Broadway is another focus for my community — residents on both sides have a common interest for the vitality and to some extent against the over-commercialization of Broadway

i think the progressive creative community, not wealthy but still sometimes gentrifiers, in south-central Denver has integrity; Baker has lost its Latino majority over the last 20 years, but there is still a sense of Latino history and some remembrance of the traditional Westside; Baker became an important LGBTQ enclave in the 80s and 90s; while that community integrates with society much better now, this heritage is still reflected among the residents and businesses in the area

our community is cut off from the Platte River by the highway, the railroad and by the historical expulsion of residents from the west side of Baker in favor of industrial uses; one of the primary economic issues is that rising property values and rents are displacing long-term residents

this is a part of the city where a lot of people know each other, and help each other out; crime often comes from people from other neighborhoods seeking "easy prey"; there is a significant unsheltered homeless population in the area, and they are not mostly the ones forming group campsites — they are often solitary, sleeping in alleys, river banks or in vehicles

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Baker neighborhood

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Economic or Environmental Interests

our community is cut off from the Platte River by the highway, the railroad and by the historical expulsion of residents from the west side of Baker in favor of industrial uses; one of the primary economic issues is that rising property values and rents are displacing long-term residents


Community Activities and Services

my neighborhood is nominally Baker, but is really the residential core of the statistical neighborhood; south of Alameda is not connected; Broadway is another focus for my community — residents on both sides have a common interest for the vitality and to some extent against the over-commercialization of Broadway


Cultural or Historical Interests

i think the progressive creative community, not wealthy but still sometimes gentrifiers, in south-central Denver has integrity; Baker has lost its Latino majority over the last 20 years, but there is still a sense of Latino history and some remembrance of the traditional Westside; Baker became an important LGBTQ enclave in the 80s and 90s; while that community integrates with society much better now, this heritage is still reflected among the residents and businesses in the area


Community Needs and Concerns

this is a part of the city where a lot of people know each other, and help each other out; crime often comes from people from other neighborhoods seeking "easy prey"; there is a significant unsheltered homeless population in the area, and they are not mostly the ones forming group campsites — they are often solitary, sleeping in alleys, river banks or in vehicles
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