The Globeville Neighborhood in Denver

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4490787
AutoresDaniel F Doeppers (autor de correspondencia)
Año1967
Volumen57
Número4
Páginas506
Fecha de publicación1967-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
EditorialJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/212930
OpenAlexW2322972290
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6

G LOBEVILLE is an old ethnic community distinctive in modern Denver for just that reason. Among the residents of other sections of the city it is known as a German-Polish working-class residential neighborhood of several thousand persons in the packing-house district. Globeville is now in the second generation beyond the immigrant experience, and distinct departures from the past are taking place. As the old-line families move to the suburbs or pass away, a new group, the Mexican-Americans, is replacing them. Recently, out-migration has been accelerated by the construction of an elevated Interstate Highway through the very heart of the community. Herein lies a fascinating theme for the cultural geographer. What is the spatial expression of such an ethnic community, and how do areal patterns reinforce the identity of a social group? What, indeed, are the neighborhood groupings and patterns in Globeville and how have they changed during the process of invasion? Finally, what is to be the fate of this aging ethnic neighborhood now rudely cleft by a linear mound of dirt and concrete

Geography · Urbanization and City Planning