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My community still remains partly tied to its once rural agricultural past. With large lots and ample open acreage, the College View community remains a unique appendage of Denver that was annexed to the city in 1962. We are a community set apart in many ways from nearby subdivisions since you can still see farm animals and large active vegetable and farming plots in existence in College View.
My community of College View draws its name from the existence of the former Loretto Heights College that is now under redevelopment. When College View School opened in 1939, the tower of Loretto Heights, built in 1892, was the dominant feature that was viewable from the elementary school--hence College View School. The topography of the neighborhood, which includes sloping hills and high points, meant that until the later 20th century, the Loretto tower was visible from all over College View.
The College View boundaries now include the section of Denver that is adjacent to the Platte River. This area was attached to the neighborhood more recently and has no historical connection. However, more recently, the city of Denver and city of Englewood have completed bicycle and pedestrian connections via the Harvard Gulch West Trail that now connects College View (and Scenic View in Englewood) to the Platte River. College View historically was tied more to services in downtown Englewood but with growth of businesses along Federal and Evans, many residents do shop there (such as the King Soopers) and at the Brentwood Center.
For College View, I feel that close-in economic development opportunities and incentives are being missed that would tie into the community's historic ties to agriculture and truck farming. With all of the land available in College View being turned into houses that are crammed into existing lots, could a focus on greenhouse gardening and sustainable urban agriculture instead be once again common in this area of Denver?
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