The Jefferson Park Neighborhood

Jefferson Park lies to the south of the Highland neighborhood, overlooking Downtown Denver from its perch across I-25. It is bounded by I-25, Speer Boulevard, Federal Boulevard, and West

Colfax Avenue Views east from Jefferson Park take in Six Flags Elitch Gardens, The Children's Museum, Colorado Ocean Journey, the REI flagship store and the Platte River. Downtown Denver and the Central Platte Valley are quickly accessed from Jefferson Park, using the 23rd Street overpass on I-25 and Water Street.

Jefferson Park is marked by a variety of housing styles and architecture from various eras. Single family homes from the late 19^th and early 20^th century stand next to apartment complexes built in the 1950s and 1960s. The primary retail corridor is Federal Boulevard, the neighborhood's western boundary. Federal is populated by small business including a number of Hispanic restaurants, pastry shops and food stores. Popular restaurants within the neighborhood include Baby Doe's Matchless Mine and Chili Pepper's overlooking the Platte River with views of the Denver sky line, as well as La Fabula and and La Loma, both serving Mexican dishes on West 26^th Avenue. The neighborhood is also the current home of Mile High Stadium, which lies on the neighborhood's south side.

Jefferson Park is named for the 6.7-acre park located on West 23rd Avenue and Clay Street in the heart of the neighborhood. The park is on the site of an old city dump that was filled in and landscaped in the early 1900s. Mile High Stadium also lies on the neighborhood's south side. The neighborhood has approximately 2,500 residents.