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gentrification

Redlined in Denver between 1938 and 2000? The city might help you put a down payment on a new home

22 April 2022 by Welton Corridor

  “Denver’s long history of redlining, through racist zoning and loaning practices, iced out Black, Indigenous and people of color from homeownership for most of the 20th Century. Now the city’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST), is trying to undo some of the damage through a new housing program that will offer forgivable homebuying loans … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Department of Housing Stability, discrimination, gentrification, Mayor Hancock, red lined

Five Points’ Buy Back the Block campaign reaches $50,000 fundraising goal

10 September 2021 by Welton Corridor

  “A grassroots effort to resist gentrification in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood has reached is fundraising goal of $50,000. The fundraiser is called Buy Back the Block and it started last year with a goal of buying a building on Welton Street and creating a local goods emporium owned by long-time Five Points residents. The … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Akiala, Buy Back the Block, gentrification, Welton Street Art Walk

Denver native fights gentrification with Buy Back the Block fundraiser

1 October 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “Jazz music, soul food, and black entrepreneurship once flowed through the Five Points neighborhood as fluidly as the light rail now runs up and down Welton Street. After years of gentrification, Denver native Akiala I said she’s working to restore the neighborhood’s culture by buying back the neighborhood, block by block. “Buildings being demolished, … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Akiala I, Buy Back the Block, Five Points, fundraiser, gentrification

Denver near top cities in nation for gentrification, leaders continue to balance growth & culture

30 September 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “It’s a sign that became a flash point for a conversation that was perhaps long overdue. “Gentrification is another example of entire communities being erased,” said Katia Campbell who teaches intercultural conflict and diversity at Metropolitan State University of Denver. The now infamous sign outside Ink Coffee in Five Points read, ‘Happily gentrifying the … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Akiala I, Brother Jeff's Cultural Center, gentrification, Ink Coffee, Jamie Gielles, Jeff Fard, Katia Campbell, overlay district, Penfield Tate, RiNo

Is This Five Points, RiNo…or Gentrification Station?

8 July 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “”In an effort to reclaim our spaces, our communities, and our history, I have made it my duty to work to regain the essence of Denver Colorado’s historically black neighborhood,” writes the author of a petition that went live on Change.org last week: “Revert The Rino District back to its historical name ‘The 5 … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Brother Jeff, Calhoun, gentrification, Harlem of the West, Jeff Fard, Jill Hadley Hooper, petition, RiNo, Sonny Lawson Park, Tracy Weil, Westword

Is This Five Points, RiNo…or Gentrification Station?

8 July 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “”In an effort to reclaim our spaces, our communities, and our history, I have made it my duty to work to regain the essence of Denver Colorado’s historically black neighborhood,” writes the author of a petition that went live on Change.org last week: “Revert The Rino District back to its historical name ‘The 5 … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Calhoun, gentrification, Westword

Denver is now 2nd most gentrified city in the nation

8 July 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “Mile high home prices and rising inequality have landed Denver second in the nation for gentrification. A new study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition found gentrification is not only growing but impacting more neighborhoods in the city. “What we noticed in the very beginning was a racialized impact because of the way we … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: affordable housing, Candi CdeBaca, CRUSH WALLS, gentrification, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, property taxes, RiNo, Urban Land Conservancy

How to Erase a Neighborhood

13 April 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “It’s been decades since Manning Rollerson cut the grass in front of his grandmother’s home in Freeport, a petrochemical town of about 12,000 that’s situated on the Gulf, about an hour’s drive south of Houston. But he still remembers the way the wild onion would burn his eyes as he pushed a barely functioning … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: *, Brazoria County, discrimination, eminent domain, gentrification, historical, history, Jim Crow, low income, pipeline, Port Freeport, racism, Texas

Carroll: Gentrification not to blame for Denver’s urban woes

5 March 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “When in doubt, blame gentrification. That seems to be the reflex among some who hunt for the source of urban problems that are difficult to explain. The latest example: linking gentrification to a rise in violent crime. This was the case made by an assistant professor at Metropolitan State University in The Denver Post’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: blight, gentrification, Vincent Carroll

NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHT | Five Points sits at the crossroads of prosperity, preservation

25 February 2020 by Welton Corridor

  “From the jazz clubs on Friday evening to the church pews on Sunday morning and all the soul food you could eat in between, Denver’s Five Points neighborhood represented the heart and the hub of the city’s black community for more than half the 20th century. In the new millennium, the place where five … [Read more…]

Posted in: IN THE NEWS Tagged: Blair-Caldwell Library, Candi CdeBaca, Carl Bourgeois, Denver Office of Economic Development, Five Points Business Improvement District, gentrification, Lydian, Mayor Webb, Palisade Partners, Paul Books, Phyllis Wheatley, propety tax, Radio Pharmacy, Rossonian, Ryan Cobbins, Sonny Lawson Park, Terry Nelson, Welton Street Cafe, Wheatley Flats
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Informational links, announcements, and media coverage for Denver, Colorado's Welton Corridor neighborhood meetings, development projects, transit issues, Business Improvement District, and community affairs.

Recent Posts

  • Melody Market will close at the end of January. It’s the latest Black-owned business to leave Welton Street 19 January 2023
  • Haroun Cowans, new chair of the Five Points BID, talks the future of Welton Street 16 January 2023
  • Is Five Points dead? Co-owners of a new business have a few things to say about Denver’s historic neighborhood 6 January 2023
  • History Colorado is heading out on a road trip to research and preserve Green Book sites 5 January 2023
  • Marigold, a plant store and bar, to open in Five Points 5 January 2023
  • After temporary hiatus, Coffee at the Point permanently closes 4 January 2023
  • RTD is officially killing its C and F lines after suspending them during the pandemic 14 December 2022
  • Five Points and West Colfax are hoping people stop by to shop and donate 7 December 2022
  • RTD will shut down the L line for two months in the spring 15 November 2022

Upcoming Events

Feb
8
Wed
2023
7:00 pm Heart of Five Points RNO Meeting
Heart of Five Points RNO Meeting
Feb 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Heart of Five Points webpage https://www.heartoffivepoints.com/ Meetings second Wednesday of the month 7:00 PM
Feb
13
Mon
2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Feb 13 @ 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Denver City Council Calendar https://denver.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Monday Meetings Begin at 3:30 p.m. and recess between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. for the General Public Comment. The council meeting continues at 5:30 p.m. City Council meetings are open ... [Read more...]
Feb
20
Mon
2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Feb 20 @ 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Denver City Council Calendar https://denver.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Monday Meetings Begin at 3:30 p.m. and recess between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. for the General Public Comment. The council meeting continues at 5:30 p.m. City Council meetings are open ... [Read more...]
Feb
23
Thu
2023
10:00 pm Curtis Park Ice Festival @ Stout Street Children's Park
Curtis Park Ice Festival @ Stout Street Children's Park
Feb 23 @ 10:00 pm – Feb 24 @ 12:00 am
Cupcakes, hot chocolate, ice sculptures, games and snow cones for kids at the Stout Street Children’s Park, 25th and Stout. Sponsored by Curtis Park Stewards, Curtis Park Neighbors, and Curtis Park Kids.
Feb
27
Mon
2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Feb 27 @ 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Denver City Council Calendar https://denver.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Monday Meetings Begin at 3:30 p.m. and recess between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. for the General Public Comment. The council meeting continues at 5:30 p.m. City Council meetings are open ... [Read more...]
Mar
2
Thu
2023
6:30 pm Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Curtis Park Neighbors Public Mee... @ Mile High United Way
Mar 2 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
  The Curtis Park Neighbors meets at 6:30 pm the first Thursday of every month at Mile High United Way 711 Park Avenue, Denver, CO.   AGENDA   Curtis Park Neighbors website.   Meeting dates ... [Read more...]
Mar
6
Mon
2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Mar 6 @ 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Denver City Council Calendar https://denver.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Monday Meetings Begin at 3:30 p.m. and recess between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. for the General Public Comment. The council meeting continues at 5:30 p.m. City Council meetings are open ... [Read more...]
Mar
8
Wed
2023
7:00 pm Heart of Five Points RNO Meeting
Heart of Five Points RNO Meeting
Mar 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Heart of Five Points webpage https://www.heartoffivepoints.com/ Meetings second Wednesday of the month 7:00 PM
Mar
13
Mon
2023
3:30 pm Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Denver City Council Meeting @ Cathy Reynolds City Council Chamber
Mar 13 @ 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Denver City Council Calendar https://denver.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Monday Meetings Begin at 3:30 p.m. and recess between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. for the General Public Comment. The council meeting continues at 5:30 p.m. City Council meetings are open ... [Read more...]
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