Confluence Park
| Confluence Park | |
|---|---|
Urban Park | |
| Location | Denver, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39°45′11″N 105°00′42″W / 39.752997°N 105.011766°W |
| Operated by | City of Denver |
| Open | Year round |
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Confluence Park is an
LoDo), a bustling district of 19th-century brick warehouses
and storefronts that has been redeveloped since the late 1980s.
Current usage
The park includes
loft developments, another park bordering the South Platte downstream, train tracks, and Denver's skatepark
.
The
Platte Valley Trolley originates in Confluence Park, running along the west side of the South Platte River from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, and for all Denver Broncos
home games.
History
Confluence Park marks the area where William Greeneberry Russell's party began its local search for gold in May 1858. They found no gold at the confluence, but they turned up "good diggings" at the mouth of Little Dry Creek, about four miles south. The discovery was an immediate cause of the Colorado Gold Rush, and the encampment would become Denver.[1] Part of the site previously hosted an Xcel Energy substation, which was relocated to allow for the expansion of the park.[2]
References
Confluence Park Denver - Lovely Denver
- ^ "A Colorado History" - Carl Ubbelohde, Maxine Benson, Duane A. Smith
- ^ "Denver Neighborhoods - Profile of Cherry Creek Neighborhood in Denver - Denver, CO". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
