Speer Boulevard, in

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

, is a historic parkway. It runs from Irving St. in the West Highland neighborhood to Downing St. in the

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neighborhood, was built in 1906, and was listed on the

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in 1986. It is part of the Denver Park and Parkway System, which includes 16 parkways and 15 parks. It runs along the channel of Cherry Creek and includes the boulevard and triangles. With Design has been credited to both

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and landscape architect S.R. DeBoer. The National Register Nomination states "Although the basic design was Kessler's, DeBoer's strong hand was involved in much of the planting design..." It includes three contributing structures and a

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. The boulevard is named for Robert W. Speer, "who, according to some, single handedly brought the City Beautiful movement to Denver during his terms as mayor (1904-1912 and 1916-1918)."

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