*All BBQ grills must be at least two feet off of the ground and are not allowed on picnic tables. *Weapons, glass objects, and fireworks are prohibited. All other alcoholic beverages are prohibited and all State of Colorado Liquor Laws apply. *Under special permit only beers with a 3.2% alcohol volume may be consumed on park grounds. *Posting signs on trees or other park property is strictly prohibited. *The sales of goods is only allowed under special permit. *Please respect all park property including plants, fountains, monuments, buildings, bridges, backstops, goal posts, etc. *Except in designated areas or under special permit amplified sound is prohibited in all park sites. *All dogs must be leashed and waste removed. *For any picnic party of 100 people or more the Park district does require insurance. To find out more information on acquiring a permit please contact the Park superintendants office. If a person has obtained a special use permit then they have priority over other users. *In any Denver Park there is a usage priority policy. To contact the department headquarters please call 72. There are many multipurpose recreation trails and many multipurpose fields in the park. Now, hopefully, I can concentrate on helping my kids down the slide.ĭavid Harsanyi’s column appears Monday and Thursday.Tags: Denver Colorado Basketball Courts, Denver Colorado Parks, Denver Colorado Playgrounds, Denver Colorado Tennis Courts, Denver Colorado Trails “And so, I think the parks are ingrained in our culture, and that’s why we’re so very proud of them.” “For Denver, if someone comes to the city, one of the top five places you’re going to take them is a park,” says Moehr ing. So, what some see as eccentric names only add to the uniqueness of the city. It was one of the first places I was drawn to in Denver. The park was the first monument in North America erected to honor the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, which was, in turn, the first spontaneous uprising against Soviet oppression in Eastern Europe after WWII. My favorite park, however – notwithstanding its comparatively small size – is the Hungarian Freedom Park off Speer Boulevard. Then again, we also have the Magna Carta Park, named after the historical document that began the idea of constitutional law. So yes, Denver has a park named after the largest mass children’s grave in the world. Of the murdered, tens of thousands were children. It was named after a ravine outside Kiev, Ukraine, where Nazis murdered about 100,000 Jews and other locals, dumping their bodies in a mass grave. In 1970, the Denver City Council dedicated Babi-Yar Park.

Yet, the most appealing park names, for me, at least, are those with a history lesson attached. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, any time soon, look for it. So, should you be visiting downtown Takayama, Japan, or

Brest, France, the first, has been a sister city since 1948.Įach of the cities has a “City of Denver Park” in its town. In total, Denver has 10 sister-city parks. Madras happens to be the fourth largest city in India. Well, Axum happens to be an ancient Ethiopian city, reportedly the capital city of the Queen of Sheba, a biblical character who ruled a kingdom in Africa. What’s with all the “City of” parks? City of Axum Park? City of Madras Park? Yet, there is that other niggling mystery out there. Developed in 1868 and originally named after the postmaster Samuel Curtis, the title was later amended to add “Mestizo” in recognition of the cultural diversity of the city. If a community comes together, they can become part of the naming process.”įor example, the oldest park in Denver is Mestizo Curtis Park. “We have a citizen advisory board that reviews requests for naming – and renaming – parks.

“Sometimes when a park comes online and it’s been developed and then added, we engage the neighborhood in the process of naming them,” explains Tiffiany Moehring, spokeswoman for Denver parks. Why does Denver have such quirky and unique park names? Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu

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