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Denver University, Platt Park and Wellshire

The history of Platt Park is prefaced by some confusion if the intention was to name the neighborhood after the South Platt River or to name it after James Platte, founder of Platte Paper Company and early Denver leader. Today, the accepted spelling and official name of the neighborhood is Platt Park. James Fleming was the first and only mayor of South Denver and his estate initially covered the entire block. The property was sold and converted into the jail, library, and town hall. After being annexed to the City of Denver, the Fleming estate continued to serve the community, using it as a library and later the Platt Park Senior Center. With the extension of the Denver Tramway Company’s trolley car line, the surrounding neighborhoods began to boom. Today, Old South Pearl Street and its quaint shops along with Platt Park and the new light rail station completed in 2006, make the Platt Park neighborhood one of the most popular in Central Denver.

The University of Colorado at Denver (UCD or UC Denver) is part of the University of Colorado system and is located on the Auraria campus in Downtown Denver. The university offers wide variety of degrees ranging from the undergraduate to graduate level. The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) has campuses in Denver and Aurora and is host to the University's teaching hospital. There are currently more than 27,000 students at the school's three campuses in Downtown Denver, at the Fitzsimons campus in Aurora and online. The school offers more than 100 degree programs in 12 schools and colleges. The combined campuses award more than 3,400 degrees every year, and grant more graduate degrees than any other institution in Colorado.
UC Denver employs more than 12,200 Coloradans, making it one of the Metro Denver area's top employers. The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center serves more than 500,000 patients a year through its hospital and clinical services.

The University of Denver (also known as Denver University or DU) is the oldest university in the Rocky Mountain region. Nestled within residential neighborhoods, the campus is just eight miles from downtown Denver and 15 miles from the mountains. The University of Denver never lacks for things to do on campus and off. One can cheer for one of the Pioneer athletic teams (hockey is a big favorite); join more than 100 student organizations; take in a theatrical event at the Newman Center; or head downtown for any number of Denver’s cultural events. Additionally, both Swedish and Porter Hospitals have great employment opportunities.

The Parks at Harvard Gulch are split into several components. The Sugarbowl, Rosedale and a beautiful tree park at the corner populate the multi-faceted area. The main park area is the home of various activities including Police SWAT and Academy facilities, Civil Service offices, the recreation center and outdoor sporting areas, a playground area, two softball fields, trails, and a golf course. The Harvard Gulch Golf Course is a fun and sporty par-3 course in South Denver. In addition to the golf course, Harvard Gulch has a city pool and recreation center for those seeking an active lifestyle. There are also beautiful open spaces, community gardens and trails for walking or biking. Nearby Observatory Park enjoys all the convenience of Denver University’s college campus, while preserving an upscale Denver neighborhood. Mansions with attached carriage houses rest on wide streets and the mature-tree-lined Observatory Park, named for the Romanesque Chamberlin Observatory, is a favorite location for rugby games, basketball, tennis, and family picnickers. Observatory Park residents find the most stunning sights are the University of Denver’s structures that stand at attention along University row.

Denver is made up of many diverse and unique neighborhoods. One mile above sea level, Denver is a town with emerging urban personality marked by a growing technology sector and a completely refurbished lower downtown (LoDo) area. While enhancements have been made to mold Denver into a truly modern city, there has also been a tremendous preservation movement with historic downtown. Platt Park, Observatory Park, Denver University, Harvard Gulch and Wellshire’s unique small town charm combined with the booming metropolis, culture and arts of nearby Denver, makes it a family friendly city soaked in natural beauty.