WSP02978

• File Number: 8447
• Description: South Platte River Project
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 8/1/1969
• Author: Chase & Wampler
• Title: Basic Data Report of South Platte River Project for CWCB
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

GENERAL AREA DESCRIPTION

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The general area in which the subject properties lie is
the Englewood-Littleton area, The city of Englewood adjoins
the City of Denver on the south and it is about 8 miles south
of do\vnto\~1 Denver, The city of Littleton is immediately south
of Englewood, and is about 10 miles south of do\vntown Denver.
Both of these cities are considered suburbs of Denver, and are
the main suburbs lying in the south part of the metropolitan
area, The locations of both cities are generally east of the
South Platte River, and are between D, S. Highway 85 (Santa Fe
Drive) on the west and Interstate 25 (D. S. Highway 87) on the
east, Other municipalities in the general area are the small
town of Sheridan and the Bo\~ar residential section, See map
at Exhibit A.

The city of Englewood has existed for many years as an
incorporated area, and has nearly always been connected to
the City of Denver through a major artery--in this case
Broadway. Population as of August 1, 1969 is estimated as
38;600, l~is is primarily a residential to\Yn which has pre-
. dominantly middle- to lower-middle-class housing units, but
does have some expensive houses on the east side. Housing in
the vicinity of the subject properties is predominantly
lower-class to lower-middle-c1ass. Inu~ediate1y east of
Englewood, the Cherry Hills Country Club and the various
Cher~J Hills subdivisions are among the metropolitan area's
finest, Englewood, however, does have a definite downto\Yn
sector, of which the focal point is the new Cinderella City
Shopping Center. This Center is the largest shopping center
in the Denver area, and was completed in 1968 at a cost of
approxllaate1y $50 million, The Center covers approximately
85 acres, and was developed with approximately 1,6 million
square feet of commercial space, The Center is located on
B&mpden Avenue approximately four blocks west of Broadway,
~A,ich was formerly the old downto~m Eng1ewoodo

The city of Littleton is smaller than Englewood, having
an estimated population of 21,000 as of December, 1968. This
also is an older city which formerly existed somewhat apart
from Denver, had a definitive do~mto\Yn area, and only in
recent years has burgeoned with new housing, mostly to the

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