the Cole Neighborhood Page
Walk Score
85
Transit Score
52
The Cole neighborhood is just north east of Five Points. It is a grid that has the borders of MLK Blvd to the South, 40th Avenue to the north, Downing to the west and York Street to the East. The Cole neighborhood was named after a former school superintendent named Carlos M. Cole.
It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Denver, being founded in 1874. It originally brought working class residents-with many of them working in nearby rail yards, smelters and stockyards. As time passed, the cultural makeup shifted from white to African American to Latino. Today it is ethnically and economically diverse.
The homes in this neighborhood consist of Victorians, craftsman bungalows and Denver Squares. Recently there has been an influx of investors ‘scraping’(demolishing) the current home and building a brand new home. I myself lived in Cole for 15 years. I really enjoyed it’s proximity to downtown, along with easy access to City Park and I-70. With I-70, you have can get to the mountains or Denver International Airport efficiently.
Bike Score
94