“Almost every Friday for two decades, I’ve driven up Welton Street on my way to the Colorado Public Television studios. Welton Street cuts right through Five Points — in fact, it’s one of the streets that creates the actual points. The story of this historic neighborhood stretches back more than a century; a prosperous African-American enclave, it was also a jumping jazz center celebrated by Jack Kerouac in On the Road. It’s also long been considered one of the city’s prime spots for future development, and some of that development finally arrived in 2014: Rosenberg’s Bagels & Deli opened this summer, and Dunbar Kitchen & Tap House threw open its doors just in time for holiday celebrations — and some hating from people who don’t appreciate the changes in the historic neighborhood. “
Calhoun, Patricia. Westword 24 December 2014.
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