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<br />GOLDSMITH GULCH <br /> <br />06velopmont on the flood PI~ln <br />Appro~lm~tely two-thirds ot the tot~1 Goldsmith Gulch <br />basi n I s wIthin the City and County of Denver; the b1l1~nce Is In <br />^r~pahoe County. Scattered development can be tound throughout the <br />length of the basin. Planned residential subdIvisions, wIth shop- <br />ping and service centers, schools, parks, and the customary utIlitIes <br />and transportation f~cllltles, are the predominant development pat- <br />tern. Interstate 225 _ to connect !nterst~te Highways 70 and 25 - <br />is now in the early stages of construction. It will cross the drain- <br />age area a short dlstlloce south of East Quincy Avenue. <br />Popul~tion growth f !gures are not iIt\Iallllble separately <br />for the dr~lnage area. Table 3, however, presents 1965 population <br />figures and projections for certain Community Development Areas. <br />"West Cherry Creek" can be used to represen1" thllt llrea south of <br />In1"erstate 225 while "Hampden" represents the IIrea to the north of <br />wherethllt highway will cross the dralnllge area. Studies conducted <br />bya privateillrchltecturlll concern tor the me1"ropolltan area of <br />Denver indIcated th..t the Goldsmith Gulch basIn would be ilIbout 92 <br />percent developed by 1980. <br /> <br /> <br />View upstream of East Mexico,o,"enue. <br /> <br /> <br />Table 3 <br />POPULATION <br />GOLDSMITH GULCH <br />COMMUNITY OEVELQPYf~T AREAs!! <br /> <br />LocatlOll <br /> <br />1965 <br /> <br />Population <br />1970 1980 <br /> <br />2000 <br /> <br />West Cherry Creek <br />Hampden <br /> <br />1,085 <br />4,000 <br /> <br />7,000 <br />7,000 <br /> <br />20,000 <br />15,000 <br /> <br />45,000 <br />30,000 <br /> <br />,/ <br />from "PopulatIon, Denver Metro Area, Master Plan Report No. 27C" <br />by the Inter-CountyRegional PlannlngConrnlssion, June 190". <br /> <br />Looking downstream ...t Cook M9m0rlal ~rk. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />, <br />