Denver's Historic Arlington Park and Alamo Placita Neighborhood

Denver's Arlington Park subdivision in Capitol Hill is part of the larger Alamo Placita historical neighborhood, both being named for the nearby parks. Arlington Park and Alamo Placita Park illustrate the early plan to develop parks facing each other on opposite sides of Speer Boulevard and Cherry Creek. The formal Italian gardens of the Alamo Placita Park section were designed to be viewed from the hillside of Arlington Park (now named Hungarian Freedom Park) which, in turn, was to be viewed from Alamo Placita Park as a meadowed hillside backed by an evergreen forest. Saco DeBoer designed both parks: Arlington Park in 1925 and Alamo Placita in 1927. Take walks through the pleasant, tree-lined neighborhoods and stroll to the nearby affordable restaurants and fine dining establishments. Relax in the Alamo Placita Park and enjoy the Cherry Creek walking and bicycling paths, (Photo taken in 1927).