Last night at Grant’s, the group prayed for me. Some lady said that she heard “Golden Triangle”. She asked what it meant. Another guy said that it was somewhere in Asia.
So, I googled it, and there is actually a Golden Triangle in Denver. PAY ATTENTION TO THE CIVIC CENTER!
Here are the parameters and what Wiki says about it. I will dig into this to see what God wants me to do with it. LORD?
Location:
- North- Colfax Avenue
- West and South- Speer Boulevard
- East- Broadway
The Downtown Denver Partnership, and the Golden Triangle Neighborhood Association define the Golden Triangle as extending one block east to Lincoln Street, thereby incorporating almost all of Civic Center Park and the institutions surrounding them (with the exception of the Colorado State Capitol in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and a few buildings to the north of Colfax Avenue). However, most Denverites[specify] would consider the park to be part of downtown, and only refer to the Golden Triangle as the residential blocks immediately to the south. The main arterial street through the Golden Triangle is Bannock Street. 13th, 14th, and 8th avenues are important east-west arterials as well. All of the streets that provide the borders for the neighborhood (Lincoln/Broadway, Colfax, and Speer) are important transportation corridors for Denver.
History
The Golden Triangle is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Denver, with many single family Victorian homes and bungalowsbuilt in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Between 1904 and 1919, Denver Mayor Robert Speer completed his ambitious plan for the Civic Center area, adding many civic institutions and a neoclassic park to the north of the neighborhood, and placing a leafy concrete urban canyon around Cherry Creek, creating Speer Boulevard, the neighborhood’s western and southern border.
After World War II, the Golden Triangle became a business support area for the central business district and most of those historic homes were bulldozed in favor of surface parking lots, car dealerships, supply stores and other businesses.[citation needed]
Starting in the 1990s, perhaps as the result of the new Central Library, the neighborhood began its transformation into a functional multi-use neighborhood. New condominiumand loft developments came into the neighborhood, and many of the old supply stores and garages were transformed into restaurants, art galleries, and small offices.
Today
The Golden Triangle is still undergoing many transformations. Denver’s new new justice center and jail opened in late 2010. The Colorado State Judiciary building and Colorado State History Museum are scheduled to open in 2011. TheDenver Art Museum‘s new wing was completed in fall 2006, further developing the neighborhood’s art scene, which includes various art galleries and the Curious Theatre Company.
There is some neighborhood concern that the area is developing too quickly. Some Denverites criticize some recent condominium developments of Craig Nassi such as the Prado,[2] a luxury 18-story neo-historic French-style building. There are three of these developments built in the last five years by Nassi, who apparently combined different property’s entitlements to get around the height restrictions of the neighborhood.[3] While the developments are legal, some critics say the zoning does not really intend for his condominiums to be built in the Golden Triangle. Some of the people who purchased units in his buildings have alleged shoddy craftsmanship and bad business practices. The homeowner’s association of Nassi’s Beauvallion property have filed a lawsuit against him.[4] His supporters[who?] contend that Nassi has built some architecturally beautiful and classic buildings that show off Denver as a great place to live. Indeed, Denver Nuggets basketball star Carmelo Anthony‘s Prado penthouse was featured on MTV Cribs.