Article by Mel Ulle
There is just a boatload of greatness pouring out of the small narrow sliver we call Sun Valley, a neighborhood which includes the city’s football stadium, Meow Wolf, a major Denver Housing Authority redevelopment, and Denver’s first Latino-owned brewery, Raices Brewing, among other cultural, food and drink phenomena. It’s one of Denver’s most diverse areas and sadly, many may drive right over, or through it without even recognizing it as a stand-alone neighborhood because of its challenging and historically disjointed street grid. Zoned as industrial right after the turn of the 20th century, housing was not prioritized, which added to the challenges for families in the area. Bordered by 20th on the north, 6th Avenue on the south and hugged tight between Federal and I-25 the neighborhood’s accessibility has been one of its foremost challenges to growth, sustainability and investment.
But that’s changing. Sun Valley is on the rise, and several nonprofits are doing the great work needed to make sure you can’t ignore the neighborhood, an anchor of this great city, for one more moment. This groundswell of activity is being driven by partners including West Colfax Business Improvement District, Westside Stadium Community Coalition, Sun Valley Youth Center, West Denver Renaissance Collaborative, Sun Valley Kitchen + Community Center, the Latino Cultural Arts Center among others.
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