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Milstein Park is the largest park within Baker, at 5.48 acres (2.22 hectares). It occupies the extreme northwest corner of Baker and is only accessible from outside the neighborhood. Within Baker's residential area are Dailey Park, at W. Ellsworth Ave. and S. Cherokee St. (2.66 acres (1.08 hectares)), and Hector M. Flores Park, at W. 4th Ave. and N. Galapago St. (0.36 acres (0.15 hectares)). Vanderbilt Park East (3.51 acres (1.42 hectares)) is not yet developed, but is a designated park property within the Broadway Station redevelopment. Baker is served by several bus lines and two
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A historic district of 150 acres (0.61 km) (approximately 30 blocks) lies in the northeast corner of the neighborhood with irregular borders that range from within a half block of
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homesteaded a nearby a portion of the riverfront. These were the first long-term non-native settlers in what became Baker. The first subdivision in Baker was platted along Santa Fe Dr. south of W. Sixth Ave. in 1872, and residential development took off in the 1880s. The part of the neighborhood
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1237:Crestmoor
1222:City Park
1176:Goldsmith
1155:Wellshire
1115:Ruby Hill
1069:Sunnyside
1003:Montbello
797:Denverite
600:August 2,
525:March 18,
338:Character
271:Geography
1395:Category
1348:Westwood
1333:Valverde
1110:Rosedale
1100:Overland
1054:Highland
1039:Berkeley
962:Whittier
607:Diggings
261:Colorado
222:85002932
154:Location
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1318:Mar Lee
1282:Windsor
1252:Hilltop
1207:Belcaro
1191:Kennedy
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993:Gateway
942:Clayton
881:Auraria
874:Central
307:History
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354:4.8%,
350:3.3%,
346:5.9%,
257:Denver
234:5DV.51
1262:Lowry
1125:Speer
1090:Baker
1064:Regis
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738:2011
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602:2024
556:2019
527:2013
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472:2010
440:2021
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