Five Points

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Five Points is a historic Denver neighborhood known as a longtime center of African American culture and jazz.

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Five Points canonical 2
Five Points neighborhood 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
neighborhood
associatedWithMusicGenre blues
jazz
borderedBy Curtis Park
Downtown Denver
linked to: downtown Denver

River North Art District
Whittier
country United States
governedBy City and County of Denver
hasCulturalInstitution Black American West Museum
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater
Various jazz clubs on Welton Street
hasDemographicHistory predominantly African American in 20th century
hasEconomicActivity bars and music venues
restaurants
small retail businesses
hasEvent Five Points Jazz Festival
Juneteenth Music Festival
hasHeritage African American heritage
hasLandmark Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Five Points Plaza
Rossonian Hotel
hasNickname Harlem of the West
hasPublicTransit RTD bus routes
RTD light rail L Line
hasStreet 26th Avenue
27th Street
Washington Street
Welton Street
hasZIPCode 80205
historicallyServedBy Denver streetcar system
knownFor African American culture
historic architecture
jazz
live music
listedAs Denver historic cultural district
linked to: Denver Landmark
locatedIn Colorado
Denver
linked to: Denver, Colorado

United States
namedFor streetcar intersection of five points
partOf Central Denver
recognizedAs cultural hub for Denver’s Black community
region Front Range Urban Corridor
state Colorado
timePeriodOfProminence early 20th century
mid 20th century
underwent gentrification
urban renewal

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Denver, Colorado hasNeighborhood Five Points
Five Points Gang activeIn Five Points neighborhood
linked to: Five Points