Union Station is a downtown neighborhood of

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. In 2020, the population of the neighborhood was roughly 5,878. The neighborhood is named for

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, Denver's main railroad terminal. Much of the Lower Downtown Historic District (known as LoDo) is in the Union Station neighborhood, but the boundaries of the two are not the same, and LoDo is not one of the city's official statistical neighborhoods.

Boundaries

*Northwest:

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*Northeast: 20th Street *Southeast: Lawrence Street *Southwest: 14th Street (chiefly)

Redevelopment

Union Station and of land surrounding it in the Union Station neighborhood were slated for re-development starting in 2002. As of 2019, that process has nearly been completed with the addition of a large number of apartments, a 334 unit condo complex, two grocery stores, and the now completed station.

Landmarks

The 16th Street Mall ends in the Union Station neighborhood. It then continues in a northwesterly direction towards the

Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally speaking, upland (or uplands) refers to ranges of hills, typically from up to while highland (or highlands) is ...

neighborhood as a pedestrian route. This route includes three pedestrian bridges: Highland Bridge,

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, and the Platte River Bridge. The neighborhood is anchored by

References

External links

Denver Union Station Master Plan and ProcessDenver Union StationRiver North Art District
{{Neighborhoods of Denver Neighborhoods in Denver