La Raza Park in Denver's Northside nears the final step to gain a historic cultural designation to honor its Chicano history.
honors the history of a community and its contributions to the city, while the more common historic designation only acknowledges the architecture and history.
Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval, who grew up near La Raza Park and now serves the area, has been pushing for it to receive a cultural landmark designation for several years. Describing its iconic features, including the 45-foot kiosko and other significant art pieces, Sandoval says that"they'll be preserved, meaning that seven generations from now, they'll still be there. It's ensuring that these features of La Raza Park, as the park evolves in the future, are preserved.
Sandoval began seeking the designation for the park after council approved an official name change from Columbus Park to La Raza Park in 2020. As part of that project, the city published a study titled"," which concluded that public officials need to"diversify the Denver Landmark portfolio with more sites and districts for underrepresented groups."
By the late 1960s, the children of the first Mexican-Americans in the neighborhood had grown up, and"La Raza had become an important location for the nascent Chicano Movement," according to its historic landmark application. Chicanos found a sense of belonging in Denver during that decade by renaming various parks and neighborhoods to reflect their Mexican-American heritage.
"The role La Raza played as a 'liberated' area — under community control — is a source of pride for the community today, as it was in the 1970s," the park's landmark application reads.
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